Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Bipolar/Hypothyroidism/Deppresion
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Bipolar/Hypothyroidism/Deppresion
by murray, Feb 12, 2000 12:00AM
I have had to light-moderate bouts with deppresion in the last year, I saw my Doctor, and he thought that I might have had a slight hypomanic episode as well as the 2 deppresions. I have read a lot on Bi-polar and find that I have alot of the symptoms of depresion, some of the manic ( but very suttle,never effecting my work or home life ).
I had read that sometimes people can be mis-diagnosed with Hypothyroidism. I asked to have some blood work done TSH,T4,T3.
If it is Hypothyroidism can your levels of TSH,T4,T3 be abnormal some of the times or will they be off all the time.
The immplications of my condition has alot of importance with my work, I can't do what I do for a living if I'm Bi-polar, so I want to make sure I'm properly diagnosed first or it's the end of my carrer as I know it.
What questions should I ask to my Doctor's to make sure no stone's are unturned.
I had read that sometimes people can be mis-diagnosed with Hypothyroidism. I asked to have some blood work done TSH,T4,T3.
If it is Hypothyroidism can your levels of TSH,T4,T3 be abnormal some of the times or will they be off all the time.
The immplications of my condition has alot of importance with my work, I can't do what I do for a living if I'm Bi-polar, so I want to make sure I'm properly diagnosed first or it's the end of my carrer as I know it.
What questions should I ask to my Doctor's to make sure no stone's are unturned.
Doctor's Answer
by HFHS M.D.-SW, Feb 14, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Murray,
There are a variety of medical illnesses that may present in a clinical picture similar to depression or mania.
These illnesses range from hormonal imbalances to substance induced disorders. There are also a variety of systemic (multi system disorders) that present in a clinical picture of mood disorder.
You are taking the proper steps of a complete physical exam inorder to rule out a medical condition that may attribute to your mood disorder. If you are not comfortable with the initial evaluation, you may consider a second opinion.
It is important to know there are a large number of people who are diagnosed with bipolar that lead healthy and productive lives.
Best Wishes,
HFHS M.D.-SW
There are a variety of medical illnesses that may present in a clinical picture similar to depression or mania.
These illnesses range from hormonal imbalances to substance induced disorders. There are also a variety of systemic (multi system disorders) that present in a clinical picture of mood disorder.
You are taking the proper steps of a complete physical exam inorder to rule out a medical condition that may attribute to your mood disorder. If you are not comfortable with the initial evaluation, you may consider a second opinion.
It is important to know there are a large number of people who are diagnosed with bipolar that lead healthy and productive lives.
Best Wishes,
HFHS M.D.-SW
Iam getting ready to submit to ECT because I am tired of all the medications necessary to keep me stable. Can you tell me the most current thoughts on ECT. Should I be afraid?