A member asked:

I read seroquel (quetiapine) can cause hypothyroidism as a rare side effect. is this true with other antipsychotics too? i got the hypothyroidism but don't know

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Probably not: B"sd This is a new one for me – the package insert states; In clinical trials, about 0.4% (10/2386) of patients treated with quetiapine experienced TSH elevations, and 6 of these subjects required thyroid hormone supplementation.1 From my review it seems that this is seen even less (or not at all) with other antipsychotics. Lithium however commonly leads to hypothyroidism.

Answered 2/14/2016

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