Guest guest Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 My daughter Dalia (age 14) was diagnosed with severe OCD 20 month ago and her OCD is still not better. She is mainly at home. What is worse, 20 month ago she was at least physically healthy, now she is not (the biggest problems are joint pains). From January she is on third antidepressant, Anafranil (she tried Prozac and Lexapro before, first one caused mania and second one severe depression). From the end of August she is also on Lithium, because she had always severe mood problems (at least this medication works, but her psychiatrist still doesn't believe in children bipolar). However, since she started taking Lithium several health problems appeared. She has her blood checked for thyroid regularly and our doctor always said that it was OK. Just recently I have got hold of her blood results and it seems that her thyroid results are not OK, at least I cannot understand what is happening there. As I founf out, over time her TSH value increased: 2.72 Sept.22 and 4.08 Jan.4 and it seamed that Lithium is affecting her thyroid (as it in many cases does). It seemed that she had a hypothyroism and also her symptoms suggested this (joint pains, depression, constipation, fatique, depression, cold intolerance, hot flashes, some hair loss). One week ago she had a check done again for TSH and free T3 and T4, and the test showed a sudden drop of TSH (1.41 Feb10 and FT4: 15 pmol/l and FT3: 3.8 pmol/l), but her symptoms remain. She started to take Anafranil in January (now she is at dosage 100 mg with no improvement in OCD symptoms). Is it possible that Anafranil caused the drop? Our doctor refuses to treat her for hypothyroism, although her free T3 is right at the boundary level. Thank you for any advice you may offer, Marcela No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2688 - Release Date: 02/20/10 23:34:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 My 2 cents...Lithium would be the suspect on the thyroid problems here. Bonnie > > > > My daughter Dalia (age 14) was diagnosed with severe OCD 20 month ago and > her OCD is > still not better. She is mainly at home. What is worse, 20 month ago she was > at least physically healthy, now she is not (the biggest problems are joint > pains). > > From January she is on third antidepressant, Anafranil (she tried Prozac and > Lexapro before, first one caused mania and second one severe depression). > From the end of August she is also on Lithium, because she had always severe > mood problems (at least this medication works, but her psychiatrist still > doesn't believe in children bipolar). However, since she started taking > Lithium several health problems appeared. > > She has her blood checked for thyroid regularly and our doctor always said > that it was OK. Just recently I have got hold of her blood results and it > seems that her thyroid results are not OK, at least I cannot understand what > is happening there. > > As I founf out, over time her TSH value increased: 2.72 Sept.22 and 4.08 > Jan.4 and it seamed that Lithium is affecting her thyroid (as it in many > cases does). It seemed that she had a hypothyroism and also her symptoms > suggested this (joint pains, depression, constipation, fatique, depression, > cold intolerance, hot flashes, some hair loss). > > One week ago she had a check done again for TSH and free T3 and T4, and the > test showed a sudden drop of TSH (1.41 Feb10 and FT4: 15 pmol/l and FT3: 3.8 > pmol/l), but her symptoms remain. She started to take Anafranil in January > (now she is at dosage 100 mg with no improvement in OCD symptoms). > > Is it possible that Anafranil caused the drop? > > Our doctor refuses to treat her for hypothyroism, although her free T3 > is right at the boundary level. > > > Thank you for any advice you may offer, > > Marcela > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2688 - Release Date: 02/20/10 > 23:34:00 > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 It's been sent to him, will post his reply as soon as I receive it. Chris > > > > My daughter Dalia (age 14) was diagnosed with severe OCD 20 month ago and > her OCD is > still not better. She is mainly at home. What is worse, 20 month ago she was > at least physically healthy, now she is not (the biggest problems are joint > pains). > > From January she is on third antidepressant, Anafranil (she tried Prozac and > Lexapro before, first one caused mania and second one severe depression). > From the end of August she is also on Lithium, because she had always severe > mood problems (at least this medication works, but her psychiatrist still > doesn't believe in children bipolar). However, since she started taking > Lithium several health problems appeared. > > She has her blood checked for thyroid regularly and our doctor always said > that it was OK. Just recently I have got hold of her blood results and it > seems that her thyroid results are not OK, at least I cannot understand what > is happening there. > > As I founf out, over time her TSH value increased: 2.72 Sept.22 and 4.08 > Jan.4 and it seamed that Lithium is affecting her thyroid (as it in many > cases does). It seemed that she had a hypothyroism and also her symptoms > suggested this (joint pains, depression, constipation, fatique, depression, > cold intolerance, hot flashes, some hair loss). > > One week ago she had a check done again for TSH and free T3 and T4, and the > test showed a sudden drop of TSH (1.41 Feb10 and FT4: 15 pmol/l and FT3: 3.8 > pmol/l), but her symptoms remain. She started to take Anafranil in January > (now she is at dosage 100 mg with no improvement in OCD symptoms). > > Is it possible that Anafranil caused the drop? > > Our doctor refuses to treat her for hypothyroism, although her free T3 > is right at the boundary level. > > > Thank you for any advice you may offer, > > Marcela > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2688 - Release Date: 02/20/10 > 23:34:00 > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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