My psychiatrist emailed me to let me know that my blood work has improved, but it’s still not where he wants it to be. I take Cytomel, a thyroid medication, even though I don’t have a thyroid problem. There have been some studies in the past few years that show high doses of thyroid hormones can act as a mood stabilizer for bipolar depression patients. However, taking this medication has thrown off my thyroid level, so we’re working at finding the right dose that will help as a mood stabilizer and not mess up my thyroid levels. He is increasing my Cytomel and I will do more blood work in one month to see if it has helped. I always get nervous every time there is a medication change or dose increase/decrease.

I'm a 32 year old married woman who has been dealing with Bipolar disorder since the age of 14. This is all about my life, diagnoses, and treatments. If you have any questions, just ask me. I hope that others with Bipolar Disorder or PTSD can relate to my blog and find it helpful.

7 thoughts on “Thyroid Hormone As A Mood Stabilizer”

  1. I know there is some kind of connection between hypothyroidism and depression, so it makes sense to me that medication to treat hypothyroidism would help depression. In my case, it hasn’t. I have hypothyroidism, either due to Lithium or my eating disorder, and thus far my time on medication for it hasn’t helped my energy levels and I think my metabolism is still shot. I have to get my thyroid checked again before I go back so we may raise the medication. I hope an increase helps you.

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