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Originally Posted by Bambam101
Am okay i'm on my second type of tablets for depression and anxiety coz the first set didn't work, and i thought I would be better off without meds...turns out i was wrong. I started these new meds about three months ago and i really thought that were working great, didn't feel down that often was able to function at a normal enough rate with college work, and other every day things, but over the past week Ive been starting to feel ****** again, and its almost constant, and when its not completely taking over me i can still feel it in the back of my mind and no matter what i do to try push the feelings out they just won't go. Am I think i now the reason for it but I'm not sure if it makes sense, a few weeks ago they change the level of my thyroid tablets, and they first they i was on the new set i felt a bit off but i just thought that was normal, and its just a chemical imbalance that will work itself out...and it did for a time. But now i feel worse then ever, its taking a lot not to just ram my head through the wall tbh and other people are starting to notice because I'm zoning out more often then usual, i even look ill, I'm not sleeping great so i look like death warmed up. Does anybody know if it could be the tablets effecting each other badly?
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I don't know of any direct way that thyroid supplements would interfere with psych meds. One thing, however, is to be very careful about taking the thyroid supplements. It's important never to skip or take two doses. The instructions probably include taking it on an empty stomach. I think that is important too do that strictly and it may be important not to drink coffee around when you take them too.
Psych meds often have the problem of "oppositional tolerance." They work for a while, but then poop out, possibly leaving you without much benefit but still unable to quit without crashing. It's like perking yourself up by drinking tons of coffee. If you keep doing that, the coffee will end up having little effect, but, still, if you quit, you will crash.
One thing you can do is to try adding the known healthy safe things you can do that are good for depression like diet, exercise, meditation, etc. (see here
http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html
You've got nothing to lose by adding these, and they might help a lot.
- vital