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What causes severe depression while suffering from hyperthyroidism?
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Hello doctor, I am 23 year old girl. Suddenly I have started crying daily and then i went to a psychiatrist and was given antidepressant on 3/11/2017. Few days later i went to family doctor and has been diagnosed with hypothyroid having tsh 11.22 date 8/11/2017 and was given thyrox 25. One month later 8/12/2017 my tsh was 2.3 still I continue taking thyrox 25 daily in the morning. But now on 9th April my tsh was 12.55 and on 14th april tsh was 14.66. So doctor advised me to take thyrox 50 and thyrowel at night. I am still taking antidepressant. Why my tsh is increasing inspite of taking medicines properly? Is it because of antidepressant?
gpt
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Most of antidepressants are safe to use and don't alter thyroid profile. So I don't think the progressive worsening in thyroid levels in your case is related to use of antidepressants. But yes, hypothyroidism can worsen the depression and can aggravate the depressive symptoms. So in treatment of depression thyroid status should also be normalized. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.