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In article <4kk2t9$69n@lila.thenet.ch>, softice@thenet.ch wrote:

> motzko@ix.netcom.com(Paulette L. Motzko) wrote:
> 
> >My name is Mike and I've been told by a psychiatrist that my thyroid
> >was not in the normal range and that's why they prescribed lithium. 
I[...] > >am taking 1800 mg. of Tegretol daily.  Ever since being on
> >lithium with the Tegretol I have felt tired, forgetful, and downright
> >unhappy.  Can somebody shed any light on my situation?  
> >Thanks to all in advance.
> 
> Dear Mike, (and everybody else, who is interested in)!
> Lithium is a very old method and it doesn't seem to bee the best
> treatment, by the way.Instead of this, you should try a pill which
treats the serotonin-recipients in your brain. For example "Gladem" or
"Prozac".
> Please talk about that with a psycho-therapist first.

A.) Lithium does cause hypothyroidism in people with normal thyroid
levels, and so, if your thyroid level is high, lithium may normalize it.
It's not exactly a "drug of first choice" for hyperthyroidism, but this
"side-effect" is clearly what your doctor has in mind, as well as
(possibly) the fact that lithium has anticonvulsant properties itself.

B.) Never mind the fact that SSRI's and other monoaminergic drugs lower
the seizure threshold, they also interact with carbamazepine in such a way
as to increase the likelihood of toxicity (ie, from carbamazepine). You
are on a pretty huge dose of Tegretol, which I imagine means you have to
undergo frequent blood tests (I hope!), and now you are on lithium -- more
blood tests. You really should avoid adding _any_ medications. You should
probably be off the lithium as well, but that's enough medical advice from
me...

Speaking of which, what is it with these Prozac junkies?(!!!) The guy said
he had epilepsy, and was taking lithium for a thyroid condition. Did you
read the post, Swiss guy? Or are you so jacked up on fluoxetine that the
minute you hear or read that someone is on any kind of medication you've
heard of, you start screaming "NO, take this, take this, it's great, it's
the best, no other drug compares, you MUST take it...!"

Jesus christ...someone call a psychiatrist....

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Samson F. Mischkind                               smisch@tiac.net