Lactic acidosis and metformin (Glucophage) This is an extremely uncommon problem unless you have risk factors. But, just […]
Category Archive: Hormones
The following information comes from a published letter on measuring estrogen: Shuer Premarin is derived from horses, thus […]
You’d think psychiatry would know more about this. Everyone knows estrogen has something to do with mood, right? […]
Most of the mood experts I’ve read seem to agree: bipolar symptoms can worsen in the 5 years […]
First, before treatment actually starts, you and your doctor must be sure that you don’t have thyroid changes […]
TSH: 1.0 is normal; 3.5 is not? What is “normal” for TSH? This is controversial. But all you […]
This webpage describes the use of thyroid hormone as a treatment for rapid cycling bipolar disorder. If you […]
Here are two reasons to care about thyroid: 1. There is a clear connection between the process of […]
Glad you asked, that means you’re really looking at this question closely. (There are pages on this site […]
(updated 12/2014) [mwm-aal-display] Why Metabolic Syndrome matters in psych’ settings Metabolic Syndrome is important in mental health for […]
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) has something to do with psychiatry? Indeed it appears so, in two ways: first, […]
PMDD is basically PMS (premenstrual syndrome) so severe that it has an official label as a psychiatric diagnosis. […]
We still know far too little For several years there has been little clear new information worth posting […]
Menopause affects mood, especially “perimenopause”, the phase roughly 5 years prior to the end of menses (age 51, on average, […]
It’s amazing how little is known about some really basic things — like what causes PMS, for example. […]