Synthroid and antidepressant

My 82 yr old mother was prescribed Synthroid last May after tests on her carotid artery showed a problem with her thyroid (she had no symptoms). In June, my father started calling me and telling me how strange she was acting. So I called the Dr., and he said she was getting dementia, so put her on Aricept. Then she started getting depressed, not doing all her favorite things, not driving, etc. I called Dr. again and he put her on an antidepressant. I now know that this whole situation was caused by the Synthroid. It is so obvious. I am taking her off it for a few days to see how she acts. I sympathize with everyone who posted.

I have read a lot of these blogs and I am seeing that many other people have the same side effects. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism when I was in 6th or 7th grade I think and I am now a high school senior so about 5 years taking Synthroid. the doctors said that my antibodies had completely destroyed my thyroid gland so I wasn't getting any of the hormones I needed which became very noticeable when I started gaining weight and loosing energy in 5th grade. I haven't really seen any weight gain in a while but I still look like I am overweight. I am 5'6 and 130 lbs so I am about average. Side effects that are also occurring are rapid mood changes, one minute I am happy and something sad happens or I think about something and ill be tearing up. I feel depressed a lot. I am currently on 150 mcg. also during 9th and 10th grade I was put on this drug to stop my puberty so that I could grow more while on the Synthroid I guess it helped a little with height but I still look like a freshman. I don't know if I should stop taking it or keep taking it because I stopped for about a month once and started getting really sick, I would get really bad nose bleeds at random, had constant migraines and felt sick to my stomach. I started taking the Synthroid again and felt fine. I really don't know what to do.

I started taking 0.05 mg of Synthroid a few weeks ago because my thyroid test results were on the low side of normal. I get so tired and some weekends spend one whole day in bed. I'm on an antidepressant that usually works really well for me, but I'm wondering if the Synthroid is "overriding" it. Since I started the Synthroid I've lost a few pounds, but I am more tired than ever!!! In fact, I'm permanently tired and haven't been able to get out of bed the last couple of days and called in sick. I also feel like the Synthroid is making me feel depressed. I'm considering stopping this medication on my own.