Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 For years now I have been trying to explain to docs that when I go on SSRI's (depression caused by hypo so they treat with SSRI's) I get fatter and have less energy (dramatically so - gain 20 - 30 lbs. within a few months, lose 20-30 lbs. after going off them). They said it was impossible to have that result. Yet here I am, reading so many other stories of patients who gained large amounts of weight on SSRI's. Some people don't, some people do. The shrinks I have been to, have no explanation for this. Found an interesting snippet that might help explain....seems those of us who are undiagnosed hypo or even diagnosed hypo have real problems with SSRI's making us more hypo...this snippet was from a doctor giving advice on a women's health board by the way.... Gentle Paxil activates enzymes in the liver that metabolise thyroid hormone, thus increasing the requirement. In people who are " normal " this presents no problem. However in, people with a diseased thyroid, it may produce hypothyroidism, and the same in people who take their hormone from a bottle. If you stop the Paxil you may not need hormone, but at this point if you continue the Paxil you need to take thyroid hormone supplementation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Hey Gentle! I have been doing research about thyroid disease and depression. I also wrote an article about tat not too long ago. If you want to read it, just say so, and I will dig up the article for you. The SSRI's are ineffective with certain types of depression, and the usuage of thyroid hormones actually helps relieve the depression without all the side effects.I am one that has been helped with thyroid hormones, as opposed to anti-depressants. Besides depression, thyroid disease has been involved with anxiety, paranoia, even eating disorders.Also Bi-polar has a strong correlation.... Hugs, ThyroFeisty(Feisty) SSRI's and thyroid > For years now I have been trying to explain to docs that when I go on > SSRI's (depression caused by hypo so they treat with SSRI's) I get > fatter and have less energy (dramatically so - gain 20 - 30 lbs. > within a few months, lose 20-30 lbs. after going off them). > > They said it was impossible to have that result. Yet here I am, > reading so many other stories of patients who gained large amounts of > weight on SSRI's. Some people don't, some people do. The shrinks I > have been to, have no explanation for this. > > Found an interesting snippet that might help explain....seems those > of us who are undiagnosed hypo or even diagnosed hypo have real > problems with SSRI's making us more hypo...this snippet was from a > doctor giving advice on a women's health board by the way.... > > Gentle > > > Paxil activates enzymes in the liver that metabolise thyroid hormone, > thus increasing the requirement. In people who are " normal " this > presents no problem. However in, people with a diseased thyroid, it > may produce hypothyroidism, and the same in people who take their > hormone from a bottle. If you stop the Paxil you may not need > hormone, but at this point if you continue the Paxil you need to take > thyroid hormone supplementation. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Hi Thyrofeisty! I'd love to read the article! The thyroid medicine took away my depression 100% - I would say the SSRI's made my depression slightly better in some ways but much worse in other ways. So I kept trying one after another hoping for something better. Wellbutrin helped a bit - but that's not an SSRI. Gentle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Hi, , Would you share your article on depression with me, too? Dianne At 12:59 PM 2/1/04 -0600, you wrote: >Hey Gentle! I have been doing research about thyroid disease and >depression. I also wrote an article about tat not too long ago. If you want >to read it, just say so, and I will dig up the article for you. >The SSRI's are ineffective with certain types of depression, and the usuage >of thyroid hormones actually helps relieve the depression without all the >side effects.I am one that has been helped with thyroid hormones, as opposed >to anti-depressants. >Besides depression, thyroid disease has been involved with anxiety, >paranoia, even eating disorders.Also Bi-polar has a strong correlation.... >Hugs, ThyroFeisty(Feisty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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