tony sayer wrote:
In article , Rod
scribeth thus

I know this is going well OT (weren't we pretty much OT already?), but...

One of the less appreciated effects of hypothyroidism can be severe,
suicidal depression. If that is even a possibility, then getting a test
might help to establish a genuine, physiological cause. (On the other
hand, the medical establishment is quite capable of failing to treat
people even when tests come back showing obvious problems.)

I was once told by a psychiatrist that his profession has just come out
of the stone age with what they don't know about the subject;!..

So not that surprising really;!..

After all drugs and research for depressive illnesses don't get that
much attention...


Unless they can flog them like Prozac/fluoxetine has been!

And there is sad irony in existing psychiatric medicines - lithium is
reasonably often used by bipolar disorder. And is likely to cause
thyroid problems in the people who take it. Which can cause depression.

Thank you, Mr Psychiatrist.

--
Rod

Hypothyroidism is a seriously debilitating condition with an insidious
onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
www.thyromind.info www.thyroiduk.org www.altsupportthyroid.org