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What is the best antidepressant to take if you are taking thyroid medication?
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All r good: We used to add a low dose of thyroid med to some treatment resistant depressed patients--the combination is no problem.
Answered 8/13/2016
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Best Antidepressant: No best antidepressant exists. Different people respond differently thru trial & error, mostly guided by tolerability & side-effect profiles of the medicines, history of prior response, & family history of response to similar medications.
Answered 5/8/2016
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