Re: lexapro and/or antidepressants during thyroid treatment?

[Guest guest]

Hi --

If you are having severe problems with depression, please contact

your local religious group, United Way or your health care provider--

these options will provide you with good, low cost, professional

therapy. (For instance, I go see a therapist through the

Catholic Church in conjunction with United Way-- it's on a sliding

scale, and the therapy is not religious-based at all.) I would

not have survived the frustration of being ill without a

therapist.

I have met several people on the thyroid.about.com network who

take Lexapro. They all say it was effective for them.

HOWEVER, my experience on Lexapro, was that it increased my anxiety

symptoms to the point where I actually felt physically ill-- and I had

to take tranquilizers to counteract it. So, needless to say, I

quit Lexapro within a four week period and haven't looked back once.

I'm sure other people will weigh in-- some of the antidepressants

actually affect thyroid function, so you have to be really careful.

Wellbutrin (Zyban), for instance, can have that effect.

The key to good antidepressant use is to find a practitioner who

knows what antidepressants actually do. You will also need

someone-- a friend, a family member, to keep an eye on you while you

adjust to the meds --to make sure you are not having a reaction that

you are not even noticing.

I agree that you definitely need to do something, or a

combination of therapy and psychotropics, but I hope you use the same

caution you have used while treating your thyroid disorder.

Best--

Courtenay.

what is the general thought on taking antidepressants

during thyroid treatment? is it going to hurt me?

does anyone have any experience with lexapro or know

anything about it? my friend that reccomended it said

it works differently than like prozac, etc.

thanks in advance for your help.

rachel.

[Guest guest]

Hey --

My problem is purely chemical too. Even the anxiety

attacks. Those only started right before I was diagnosed, and I

suspect it has to do with adrenal issues. I wasn't making a

comment on your mental health, but I have found that a therapist can

advocate for you with a doctor to make sure they don't try to throw

all of your thyroid symptoms into the depression basket.

i am trying to be so cautious. i don't think that

these kinds of drugs are anything to mess around with.

i'd rather not take them at all. the question for me

now is, is my situation so bad that it would be worth

taking the risks of antidepressants in hopes of

positive outcomes?

Only you can determine that. Input helps, but without

knowing you and your situation, no one can really make a clear

assessment.

Best--

Courtenay.

[Guest guest]

Okeydoke, . Thank you for writing back! I just

don't want you to suffer alone. Real depression runs in my

family, and when it manifests, the results can be sometimes

scary.

Courtenay.

oh, courtenay, i didn't think you meant that. it's

just that the last thing i want right now is another

appointment, you know? i'm tired of spending money on

doctors, etc. i think maybe right now i have about

all the professional opinions on my health that i

need. i'm afraid that another voice in the crowd

would be too much!

rachel.

[Guest guest]

Okeydoke, . Thank you for writing back! I just

don't want you to suffer alone. Real depression runs in my

family, and when it manifests, the results can be sometimes

scary.

Courtenay.

oh, courtenay, i didn't think you meant that. it's

just that the last thing i want right now is another

appointment, you know? i'm tired of spending money on

doctors, etc. i think maybe right now i have about

all the professional opinions on my health that i

need. i'm afraid that another voice in the crowd

would be too much!

rachel.

[Guest guest]

I hope you don't mind me asking this, but what exactly was this

self-assessment tool?

Courtenay.

i'm taking SAME and 5HTP right now, actually. i just

started them last week, so i guess i should give it

some time before i consider a more drastic

pharmacuetical option. i'm just SO sick of feeling

this way. and i got freaked out by my results on that

selfassessment tool. i knew it was bad, but to have

it confirmed was intense.

rachel.

[Guest guest]

I hope you don't mind me asking this, but what exactly was this

self-assessment tool?

Courtenay.

i'm taking SAME and 5HTP right now, actually. i just

started them last week, so i guess i should give it

some time before i consider a more drastic

pharmacuetical option. i'm just SO sick of feeling

this way. and i got freaked out by my results on that

selfassessment tool. i knew it was bad, but to have

it confirmed was intense.

rachel.

[Guest guest]

I just had wanted to add that I, too, have a family history of depression

and like Courtenay said, the results are scary. I know for my part that I

started out using Prozac with much success, but then thought I could

treat my depression with " natural " remedies. In the end, I

discovered that I am very suicidal without meds, so now, I am currently

on Lexapro with much success. I am also hypo and have my ups and downs

with my thyroid treatment. Though part of my depression may be thyroid

related, I know how I get without depression meds and have decided that

it's in my best interest to remain on medication. If you feel you need

medication for depression, by all means, take it. Depression is nothing

to play with. I wish you the best.

At 02:24 PM 10/25/2004, you wrote:

Okeydoke, . Thank you for writing back! I just don't want you to suffer alone. Real depression runs in my family, and when it manifests, the results can be sometimes scary.

Courtenay.

oh, courtenay, i didn't think you meant that. it's

just that the last thing i want right now is another

appointment, you know? i'm tired of spending money on

doctors, etc. i think maybe right now i have about

all the professional opinions on my health that i

need. i'm afraid that another voice in the crowd

would be too much!

rachel.

[Guest guest]

Far be it from me to tell anyone not to take any antidepressant at all, but

the one you're planning on taking (Lexapro) is in exactly the same class as

Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, and the other SSRIs. I know, they say that it works

" differently " , but what's not on the warning label is the fact that more

than one of the SSRIs has been found to block the thyroid hormones, Prozac

being the daddy of it. These are the most popular, best selling group of

them right now, so that's generally what's being prescribed out here. There

are the old TCAs, as in imipramine (which I took for way too long, 4 yrs),

trimipramine, and some others in that class. There is also Trazodone, which

also helps with sleep, but gives some people panic attacks, for some reason

that I'm not aware of, I guess. They are not expensive and don't make the

big companies much money any more, so they're not being pushed like the

SSRIs. I just don't understand why doctors are ONLY prescribing SSRIs, if a

person feels like they must take them. Sometimes I think that I may still

need one, but I've taken over a month's trial run of every single SSRI out

there, including Lexapro, but they made me feel very ill, more depressed

than what I was, my skin turned a very yellow color, and I told people on

this forum before that, while I was taking any one of these, I could have

witnessed a murder, and it wouldn't have bothered me, i.e., a dead, lifeless

feeling, with a rum dumb, stoned feeling, and generally sick. This is the

only way that I know to describe it, but it was during the time that I was

severely undertreated for thyroid disease that I took all these

antidepressants, approximately a time period running between 2 to 4 yrs ago.

The old imipramine worked wonders for me, but I was on it for way too long,

and I feel like it did some things to me, not on acct of what it did, but

rather the length of time I was on it. I took one full dose at bedtime, and

that worked for me. Some people do well on different antidepressants, and

some have even said that they do great on the SSRIs, but are they low in

thyroid at the time? I was, and I know that you are. The doc prescribed

and settled on the imipramine because I was also having panic attacks at the

time, and it's also good for social phobias, but that class can also induce

manic episodes in someone who is prone, i.e., hyperthyroid, as far as I'm

concerned. May I ask what type of depression you are having, and can you

describe it? For instance, are you having any psychotic type of symptoms,

are you having panic attacks, or does everything seem unimportant, and you

can't get out of bed? Are you pacing, as in a nervous state, yet can't

concentrate on anything, or just so darn depressed that you can't move to do

anything? I've been in every single one of these states for an extended

period, and I'm not saying that the antidepressants didn't help, but which

class of these you take depends on the characteristics of your particular

symptoms. Temporary help is good, but it needs to be the RIGHT one, and

not for long extended periods, like mine was. Just trying to help here.

lexapro and/or antidepressants during

thyroid treatment?

>

> guys, this is kind of a tough question for me to ask,

> so go easy on me ok?

>

> i know that my depression is related to my thyroid

> being out of whack. i know that beyond a shadow of a

> doubt. but i also know that realistically, it is

> going to be some time before my dosage is optimized

> and my thyroid levels are to the point where i will

> feel like myself again and the depression will abate.

>

> it's pretty bad right now. i took a depression-self

> assessment last night and it came back that i was

> severly depressed. that's not really a surprise to me

> at all.

>

> antidepressants scare the heck out of me, but i think

> that i may need something to get me through this time.

> i'm so tired of not caring about anything, of having

> no motivation at all, of doing nothing.

>

> what is the general thought on taking antidepressants

> during thyroid treatment? is it going to hurt me?

> does anyone have any experience with lexapro or know

> anything about it? my friend that reccomended it said

> it works differently than like prozac, etc.

>

> thanks in advance for your help.

>

> rachel.

[Guest guest]

Somehow, I failed to mention the Wellbutrin, and I'm amazed at myself

because I did quite well on it. I was on it for a few months and due to

money issues is why I stopped taking it, but today, that would be my choice,

if I HAD to take an antidepressant for a short while. Reason being that it

ups all 3 of these major brain chemicals, dopamine, serotonin, and

norepinephrine, instead of just one. That may be good for some people and

not for others. It seems that I keep reading that thyroid patients do better

on that one more than any of the others, and it doesn't do anything to your

thyroid hormones, from the literature I've read. It is not an SSRI.

Re: lexapro and/or antidepressants during

thyroid treatment?

>

> > If you are having severe problems with depression,

> > please contact

> > your local religious group, United Way or your

> > health care provider--

> > these options will provide you with good, low cost,

> > professional

> > therapy.

>

> at this point, i really don't think it's therapy that

> i need. i believe that my problem is PURELY chemical,

> and not related to unresolved issues, etc.

>

>

> > I agree that you definitely need to do something, or

> > a combination of

> > therapy and psychotropics, but I hope you use the

> > same caution you

> > have used while treating your thyroid disorder.

>

> i am trying to be so cautious. i don't think that

> these kinds of drugs are anything to mess around with.

> i'd rather not take them at all. the question for me

> now is, is my situation so bad that it would be worth

> taking the risks of antidepressants in hopes of

> positive outcomes?

>

> rachel.

[Guest guest]

>I'm sure other people will weigh in-- some of the antidepressants actually affect thyroid function, so you have to be really careful. Wellbutrin (Zyban), for instance, can have that effect.

I've read the exact opposite on Wellbutrin, that it is the ONLY one that doesn't affect the thyroid hormones, so it is the choice among doctors who know a lot about the thyroid. The SSRIs, on the other hand, DO affect the thyroid hormones, and it is certainly well known that Prozac and Zoloft do. I took ALL the SSRIs in a trial period of over a month, and was very ill on the, as I described to . The same features came forward with each of them (huh, my thyroid hormones were probably almost totally blocked and on a further downhill slide), but one I forgot to mention that was peculiar to every one of those was that it was mentioned to me on more than one occasion that I was not blinking for the most part. I did begin to notice that, after that, and it was true. I was having these weird stares and rarely did I find the need to blink, which is not a normal thing, not to blink the eyes periodically.

Re: lexapro and/or antidepressants during thyroid treatment?

Hi --

If you are having severe problems with depression, please contact your local religious group, United Way or your health care provider-- these options will provide you with good, low cost, professional therapy. (For instance, I go see a therapist through the Catholic Church in conjunction with United Way-- it's on a sliding scale, and the therapy is not religious-based at all.) I would not have survived the frustration of being ill without a therapist.

I have met several people on the thyroid.about.com network who take Lexapro. They all say it was effective for them. HOWEVER, my experience on Lexapro, was that it increased my anxiety symptoms to the point where I actually felt physically ill-- and I had to take tranquilizers to counteract it. So, needless to say, I quit Lexapro within a four week period and haven't looked back once.

I'm sure other people will weigh in-- some of the antidepressants actually affect thyroid function, so you have to be really careful. Wellbutrin (Zyban), for instance, can have that effect.

The key to good antidepressant use is to find a practitioner who knows what antidepressants actually do. You will also need someone-- a friend, a family member, to keep an eye on you while you adjust to the meds --to make sure you are not having a reaction that you are not even noticing.

I agree that you definitely need to do something, or a combination of therapy and psychotropics, but I hope you use the same caution you have used while treating your thyroid disorder.

Best--

Courtenay.

[Guest guest]

Is THAT why, when I took it about 3 yrs ago, that it raced up my heart and made me feel generally uncomfortable? That's exactly why I stopped it, after taking it for about a week or so. Didn't know that.

Re: lexapro and/or antidepressants during thyroid treatment?

St. 's Wort is a goiterogen. Even if it helps in the short run, it will make you more hypo and more depressed in the long run.

[Guest guest]

(and ),

I've been on a boat load of anti-depressants, and of all of'em I've tried, Lexapro is the best for me. I was leary about the thyroid hormones being blocked, but I felt I just had no choice, dig? It will take several months to work though. I'm currently on 3 grains armour (on the way to 5 grains since I've been listening to Tish), 25 mgs Cytomel, 5mgs hydrocortisone 4 X day, and every supplement Shomon ever even considered taking. Occasionally I supplement my supplements with some low carb/low glycemic chow. Oh, and wheatgrass juice too, which I think is an excellent thing for sick folks like us.

Ben

lexapro and/or antidepressants duringthyroid treatment?>> guys, this is kind of a tough question for me to ask,> so go easy on me ok? >> i know that my depression is related to my thyroid> being out of whack. i know that beyond a shadow of a> doubt. but i also know that realistically, it is> going to be some time before my dosage is optimized> and my thyroid levels are to the point where i will> feel like myself again and the depression will abate.>> it's pretty bad right now. i took a depression-self> assessment last night and it came back that i was> severly depressed. that's not really a surprise to me> at all.>> antidepressants scare the heck out of me, but i think> that i may need something to get me through this time.> i'm so tired of not caring about anything, of having> no motivation at all, of doing nothing.>> what is the general thought on taking antidepressants> during thyroid treatment? is it going to hurt me?> does anyone have any experience with lexapro or know> anything about it? my friend that reccomended it said> it works differently than like prozac, etc.>> thanks in advance for your help.>> rachel.

[Guest guest]

Nice to have the Groups, isn't it? It may or may not be your problem. It's

a battlefield out here in hypo land isn't it? Though I certainly am far

from having the money that had, I've been feeling like he did

in his last psychotic days, lately. I feel like running my fingers along

the windowsills and saying " Dirt, we MUST get rid of the dirt. " And then

I'm reading all this stuff, the parts that have been proven, and I'm

thinking the same thing again. You are NOT alone, that's one thing for

sure.

Re: lexapro and/or antidepressants during

thyroid treatment?

>

>

> --- Jan wrote:

>

> > St. 's Wort is a goiterogen. Even if it helps in

> > the short run, it will make you more hypo and more

> > depressed in the long run.

>

> well, crap. that's good to know NOW after a month on

> it!! yikes. i stopped taking it a few days ago

> because i ran out and i was taking the SAME and 5HTP.

> yikes!

>

> rachel.

[Guest guest]

I've heard that its good from thyroid.about.com members,

but I actually had a grand mal panic attack on Zyban (also known as

Wellbutrin) and had to call EMS. Also, Shomon mentions it

in her hypthyroidism book as one of the psychotropics that interfere

with thyroid meds. (I loaned my book to a friend, otherwise I'd

quote her here.)

In addition, my doctor said that in thyroid patients, Wellbutrin

tends to cause panic attacks.

Best--

Courtenay.

Somehow, I failed to mention the Wellbutrin, and I'm amazed at

myself

because I did quite well on it. I was on it for a few months and

due to

money issues is why I stopped taking it, but today, that would be my

choice,

if I HAD to take an antidepressant for a short while. Reason

being that it

ups all 3 of these major brain chemicals, dopamine, serotonin, and

norepinephrine, instead of just one. That may be good for some people

and

not for others. It seems that I keep reading that thyroid patients do

better

on that one more than any of the others, and it doesn't do anything to

your

thyroid hormones, from the literature I've read. It is not an

SSRI.

[Guest guest]

I've heard that its good from thyroid.about.com members,

but I actually had a grand mal panic attack on Zyban (also known as

Wellbutrin) and had to call EMS. Also, Shomon mentions it

in her hypthyroidism book as one of the psychotropics that interfere

with thyroid meds. (I loaned my book to a friend, otherwise I'd

quote her here.)

In addition, my doctor said that in thyroid patients, Wellbutrin

tends to cause panic attacks.

Best--

Courtenay.

Somehow, I failed to mention the Wellbutrin, and I'm amazed at

myself

because I did quite well on it. I was on it for a few months and

due to

money issues is why I stopped taking it, but today, that would be my

choice,

if I HAD to take an antidepressant for a short while. Reason

being that it

ups all 3 of these major brain chemicals, dopamine, serotonin, and

norepinephrine, instead of just one. That may be good for some people

and

not for others. It seems that I keep reading that thyroid patients do

better

on that one more than any of the others, and it doesn't do anything to

your

thyroid hormones, from the literature I've read. It is not an

SSRI.

[Guest guest]

Hey Ben--

Does wheatgrass make your body, er, purge?

Courtenay.

Oh,

and wheatgrass juice too, which I think is an excellent thing for sick

folks like us.

Ben

[Guest guest]

If I drink it on an empty stomach you'll end up with some kinda poopfest??? But if I drink it with food I do not. I think those "colon cleansing" folks use it that way. Just depends on if your taking it for the easily absorbable vitamins, or if you want to do that cleanse business.

Ben

Re: lexapro and/or antidepressants during thyroid treatment?

Hey Ben--

Does wheatgrass make your body, er, purge?

Courtenay.

Oh, and wheatgrass juice too, which I think is an excellent thing for sick folks like us.

Ben

[Guest guest]

If I drink it on an empty stomach you'll end up with some kinda poopfest??? But if I drink it with food I do not. I think those "colon cleansing" folks use it that way. Just depends on if your taking it for the easily absorbable vitamins, or if you want to do that cleanse business.

Ben

Re: lexapro and/or antidepressants during thyroid treatment?

Hey Ben--

Does wheatgrass make your body, er, purge?

Courtenay.

Oh, and wheatgrass juice too, which I think is an excellent thing for sick folks like us.

Ben

[Guest guest]

That's what I'd heard. Poo as far as the eye can see.

Do you make wheatgrass at home, or do you buy it at a health food

store? I'd been wanting to try it, but I have been afraid, very

afraid, of the scary poo business.

What vitamins does it contain besides cholorphyll?

Best--

Courtenay.

If I

drink it on an empty stomach you'll end up with some kinda

poopfest??? But if I drink it with food I do not. I think

those " colon cleansing " folks use it that way. Just

depends on if your taking it for the easily absorbable vitamins, or if

you want to do that cleanse business.

Ben

[Guest guest]

That's what I'd heard. Poo as far as the eye can see.

Do you make wheatgrass at home, or do you buy it at a health food

store? I'd been wanting to try it, but I have been afraid, very

afraid, of the scary poo business.

What vitamins does it contain besides cholorphyll?

Best--

Courtenay.

If I

drink it on an empty stomach you'll end up with some kinda

poopfest??? But if I drink it with food I do not. I think

those " colon cleansing " folks use it that way. Just

depends on if your taking it for the easily absorbable vitamins, or if

you want to do that cleanse business.

Ben

[Guest guest]

Hey --

The problem I found with the Lexapro quiz is that half of the

questions included symptoms that are common to hypothyroid sufferers.

The Intelihealth quiz also seems problematic because the answers are

so obvious that it is too easy to skew the questions depending on what

you " think " about your mental health, versus what state your

mental health itself dictates.

I found a patient-advocacy site, called the National Mental

Health Organization that was started in 1909. Here is a link to

what they have to say on depression:

www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/21.cfm. This fact sheet also

notes that hormonal disorders can skew results of depression (i.e.

thyroid issues).

If you were to call anyone and get some straight answers, I think

these are your people. Or if you would like, I can call and

check them out.

Best wishes--

Courtenay.

i don't mind. the one i took was on the lexapro site,

but they are all over the 'net.

http://www.lexapro.com/english/about_depression/self_screener.aspx

http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8271/9025.html

rachel.

[Guest guest]

Hey --

The problem I found with the Lexapro quiz is that half of the

questions included symptoms that are common to hypothyroid sufferers.

The Intelihealth quiz also seems problematic because the answers are

so obvious that it is too easy to skew the questions depending on what

you " think " about your mental health, versus what state your

mental health itself dictates.

I found a patient-advocacy site, called the National Mental

Health Organization that was started in 1909. Here is a link to

what they have to say on depression:

www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/21.cfm. This fact sheet also

notes that hormonal disorders can skew results of depression (i.e.

thyroid issues).

If you were to call anyone and get some straight answers, I think

these are your people. Or if you would like, I can call and

check them out.

Best wishes--

Courtenay.

i don't mind. the one i took was on the lexapro site,

but they are all over the 'net.

http://www.lexapro.com/english/about_depression/self_screener.aspx

http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8271/9025.html

rachel.

[Guest guest]

This one worked well for me, but I don't believe in taking anything like that long term any more, as the doctor had me on imipramine for 4 solid yrs. I kept asking him if I should come off of this, and he kept telling me no. That's when I finally took it into my own hands and weaned myself off of it gradually over a 3 month period. I felt like it was contributing to blood pressure problems, antsyness, and sort of a hypomanic type thing. I was right. This is why it always says not to remain on these things long term because we don't really know what kinds of damage they can cause. Every place I've read about antidepressant treatment for thyroidians on the internet has said that, if one has to be taken, that the Wellbutrin is the best choice. I want to know where Shomon got the info. Yes, if you have a low seizure threshold, almost any antidepressant is a risk, but in the larger amts, as you go upward on the dosage. I couldn't tolerate that large timed release amt of the Zyban, timed release my butt! I think that stuff releases all at once, and it's too large a dose at one time. And I definitely could never take a dose of it before bedtime because I would be awake all night and into the next day. That happened to me, so I asked him to change me to a different dosage form that didn't last that long.

Re: lexapro and/or antidepressants during thyroid treatment?

I've heard that its good from thyroid.about.com members, but I actually had a grand mal panic attack on Zyban (also known as Wellbutrin) and had to call EMS. Also, Shomon mentions it in her hypthyroidism book as one of the psychotropics that interfere with thyroid meds. (I loaned my book to a friend, otherwise I'd quote her here.)

In addition, my doctor said that in thyroid patients, Wellbutrin tends to cause panic attacks.

Best--

Courtenay.

[Guest guest]

This one worked well for me, but I don't believe in taking anything like that long term any more, as the doctor had me on imipramine for 4 solid yrs. I kept asking him if I should come off of this, and he kept telling me no. That's when I finally took it into my own hands and weaned myself off of it gradually over a 3 month period. I felt like it was contributing to blood pressure problems, antsyness, and sort of a hypomanic type thing. I was right. This is why it always says not to remain on these things long term because we don't really know what kinds of damage they can cause. Every place I've read about antidepressant treatment for thyroidians on the internet has said that, if one has to be taken, that the Wellbutrin is the best choice. I want to know where Shomon got the info. Yes, if you have a low seizure threshold, almost any antidepressant is a risk, but in the larger amts, as you go upward on the dosage. I couldn't tolerate that large timed release amt of the Zyban, timed release my butt! I think that stuff releases all at once, and it's too large a dose at one time. And I definitely could never take a dose of it before bedtime because I would be awake all night and into the next day. That happened to me, so I asked him to change me to a different dosage form that didn't last that long.

Re: lexapro and/or antidepressants during thyroid treatment?

I've heard that its good from thyroid.about.com members, but I actually had a grand mal panic attack on Zyban (also known as Wellbutrin) and had to call EMS. Also, Shomon mentions it in her hypthyroidism book as one of the psychotropics that interfere with thyroid meds. (I loaned my book to a friend, otherwise I'd quote her here.)

In addition, my doctor said that in thyroid patients, Wellbutrin tends to cause panic attacks.

Best--

Courtenay.

[Guest guest]

This one worked well for me, but I don't believe in taking anything like that long term any more, as the doctor had me on imipramine for 4 solid yrs. I kept asking him if I should come off of this, and he kept telling me no. That's when I finally took it into my own hands and weaned myself off of it gradually over a 3 month period. I felt like it was contributing to blood pressure problems, antsyness, and sort of a hypomanic type thing. I was right. This is why it always says not to remain on these things long term because we don't really know what kinds of damage they can cause. Every place I've read about antidepressant treatment for thyroidians on the internet has said that, if one has to be taken, that the Wellbutrin is the best choice. I want to know where Shomon got the info. Yes, if you have a low seizure threshold, almost any antidepressant is a risk, but in the larger amts, as you go upward on the dosage. I couldn't tolerate that large timed release amt of the Zyban, timed release my butt! I think that stuff releases all at once, and it's too large a dose at one time. And I definitely could never take a dose of it before bedtime because I would be awake all night and into the next day. That happened to me, so I asked him to change me to a different dosage form that didn't last that long.

Re: lexapro and/or antidepressants during thyroid treatment?

I've heard that its good from thyroid.about.com members, but I actually had a grand mal panic attack on Zyban (also known as Wellbutrin) and had to call EMS. Also, Shomon mentions it in her hypthyroidism book as one of the psychotropics that interfere with thyroid meds. (I loaned my book to a friend, otherwise I'd quote her here.)

In addition, my doctor said that in thyroid patients, Wellbutrin tends to cause panic attacks.

Best--

Courtenay.