Posted by SLS on March 28, 2002, at 10:22:46
In reply to Re: phentermine and Effexor » andys, posted by SLS on March 28, 2002, at 9:50:38
> > I am EXTREMELY treatment resistant Ultradian Bipolar II, and had a PROFOUND response to phentermine!! Within 2 days, I was completely stable (it acted like a mood stabilizer, in that it controlled depression and hypomania anxiety). And paradoxically, it worked only at very high dose (which, paradoxically, didn't make me anxious at all).
> Have you ever tried high-dosage thyroid hormone? I have seen it mentioned as being helpful in treating rapid-cyclicity. Hoever, I forget which hormone was referred to: T3 or T4.
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> - ScottIt was T4 (thyroxine).
T3 = triidothyronine
T4 = thyroxineT4 gets transformed into T3 within individual cells. T3 is often given the credit for enhancing the therapeutic effects of antidepressants. T3 (Cytomel) made my bipolar depression much worse. I found T4 to be somewhat helpful.
- Scott
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