Singapore Med J. 2009 Feb;50(2):e65-7.
Sathya A, Radhika R, Mahadevan S, Sriram U.
Associates in Clinical Endocrinology, Education and Research, Geo Towers, 3rd floor, Apollo Speciality Hospital Annexe, Chennai 35, India. anjalisathyab@yahoo.co.in
Abstract
Hypothyroidism is a common problem in clinical practice, with diverse manifestations. Neuropsychiatric problems include affective disorders, disturbances in cognition and psychosis. Mania is commonly associated with hyperthyroidism. Only a few selected case reports mention mania as a presenting feature of hypothyroidism. We report a case of mania with psychotic symptoms in a 47-year-old woman who had no previous history of psychiatric disorder. She had signs of florid hypothyroidism. She required both antipsychotic drugs and thyroxine replacement for the amelioration of her symptoms. The report is followed by a brief review of the literature on mania as a clinical presentation of hypothyroidism and its probable pathogenesis. One has to have a high index of suspicion of underlying organic causes in patients presenting with depression, psychosis or cognitive disorders.
PMID: 19296014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
I was doing great on the desiccated porcine thyroid health capsules , but then my pharmacy couldn't get a reliable supply of my dosage, so now I'm ordering the Canadian equivalent, Erfa. Seems to work just as well.
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