On Tue, 5 May 1998 20:32:12 +0100, Mark O'Connor wrote:
>>Female, 37, otherwise fit and healthy.
>>History of severe catatonia, now resolved. Later diagnosed as
>>depression+hyperthyroidism.
>>Takes Seroxat and 200mcg Thyroxine.
>>Attempt to stop thyroxine resulted in collapse on each occasion. Ditto
>>Seroxat.
>>Is there a link?
>
>Don't know if I missed an earlier mail in the sad-server-saga this weekend,
>but what do you mean by collapse?
Described as 'not a faint', but just falling over followed by
inability to move or do much with eventual recovery.
>2) Known association between Addisons and thyroidal disorder. Is the t4
>drive masking an Addisonian state, which results in a collapse on
>withdrawal?
That's worth investigating. Thanks!
>Yes, we have a Professor Nutt (honest I kid you not .. and we don't want
>another medical name thread thank you!).. He runs a psycho-pharmacology unit
>which I have found very helpful on the occasions I have referred.
Any contact details?
Thanks again.
Ahmad
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