I found it interesting I guess, cause I have Hashimoto's disease (hypothyroid with nodules) and once the doc's gave me the right dosages of Synthroid and Cytomel, I more or less became "normal" (balanced) as far as moods,etc.
I also had abnormal monocyte count before thyroid treatment.
Sooooooooooooo, I ask myself what came first, "thyroid disorder (most likely) or the so called DX for Bipolar-II I received back in 2000. Duh?
My personal feeling is if my doc had listened to me, first, and treated me properly for my thyroid problem, I may have been able to avoid the "Bipolar" DX and different former meds.
Just my opinion . . .