Psychiatrists at Harvard Medical School have recently used low level thyroxine replacement for euthyroid and
suboptimal thyroid normal patients with some success.
Mounting research shows that 10 to 40 percent of people living in the United States have
suboptimal thyroid function.1 Poor thyroid function has been linked to serious health conditions like fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, acne, eczema, gum disease, infertility, and autoimmune diseases, which is why it's imperative that you to learn how your thyroid works and what can cause it to go off kilter.
Not exact matches
While severe deficiency is rare,
suboptimal levels may impact
thyroid function.
serotonin level — there is often a low or low normal serotonin level with low
thyroid because serotonin production is suppressed with low
thyroid and antidepressants will often not work if T3 levels are
suboptimal
Blood tests are used to rule out anemia, infections,
suboptimal iron, B12, and folate levels, under - functioning
thyroid, inflammation, insulin resistance, and hormonal imbalances.
In a limited number of cases where we have tried to boost dogs with
suboptimal but normal
thyroid levels into the optimal range, we have failed to achieve behavioral improvement.
Interestingly, several of the dogs which failed to respond to
thyroid replacement or in which response was
suboptimal have subsequently been treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants either without or with limited success.