Synthroid and sleep problems
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t see it. I am also taking prilosec and gaviscon for stomach problems and I seem to have my heart palpitations under control with my stomach getting better. ( i believe they were gerd related) Perhaps the prilosec is causing my heartrate to go up. perhaps it is causing me to work through my synthroid faster? What do you all think?
t want to take these but I need to sleep. I had a follow-up visit with the surgeon on 24th and he put on .125 mg synthroid...I have been taking these in the morning plus the Caltrade D about 4 hours later. I still have tremendous difficulty sleeping and an emotional mess, feeling sad / depressed, my mind is going crazy.
I have a visit with my endo on the 30th
I never had problems sleeping or napping during the day before this surgery.....
i've never slept heavy in my life..yesterday i fell into a deep sleep and woke to my daughter crying on my bed. the last thing i remember doing was putting my 6 1/2months old to sleep and i went to sleep..i do not remember waking up, getting her off her bed and putting her on my bed. i been taking synthroid med and now i wonder if it has anything to do with it...is this something i should worry about and call my doc?
I suffer from depression, my doctor had a blood test done and put me on synthroid. I have hair loss, weight gain, dry skin, problems with my digestive tract like constipation and diahrea and acid reflux, constantly feeling tiredneed at least 10 hours of sleep. Is this all related to the thyroid or something else. Usually my blood tests come back normal but I take .1 mg of generic synthroid.
My levo is causing some itchy reaction, so I tried synthroid. I could not sleep and kept having anxiety attacks. Is there a reason for this and how can I combat it? I will be taking levo lavoxly to see if it will help at all. Any suggestions will help. I'm also on 15 mcg of cytomel
Tsh .57
T4 .65 (.61-1.60)
T3 3.28
I don't have the ranges with me right now. I just remember my t4 because its so low. My symptoms are rapid heart rate, my sinuses won't heal, shakiness.
There is a difference in Generic Levothyroxine and Name Brand Like Synthroid, I went from 10mg to 25, 50, 75, and finally 100 mg of Levothyroxine (Generic) At that time I started seeing an Endo, He informed me that when it comes to thyroid meds, Generics are not as consistant as name brand meds, all during this prior period my symptoms were all over the place, they would stop for a few days then reappear and I would feel bad for two days, The Endo put me on a name brand (Synthroid) 100mg, at thi
Thank all of you for responding to my post. Evaleonor I have just recently started talking multivitamins, a whole slew of them in fact. I'm taking amounts that were suggested off of a thyroid information site. Hopefully they will start having some sort of positive affect. Dr. Lupo without trying to make this post a small medical history, my acne and hair problems have been going on long before my sleep problems. Really I'm looking for any other possible connections for these problems.
I asked my Doctor and he said that as coffee is liquid and not a digestive food that it wouldnt make any difference and it hasnt.
I actually changed my med time to bedtime as I find it easier taking it at night now because of going back to work fulltime.
Only difference is I start to feel tired around 7pm ( a few hours before it is due).
I dont think coffee makes any difference at all.
Symptoms of Fibromyalgia are pain, fatigue, anxiety and lack of sleep. It is a vicious circle as one symptom influnces the others. If you sleep badly, then you start to feel more pain, which then causes anxiety, etc...
I was taking xanax for anxiety and it was pretty efficient, but had to stopo due to addiction.
It would be worth to see a specialist.
Have you tried yoga (a routine specifically geared for getting ready for bed), meditation, nightime tea or reading a really engaging novel before bed? Or a bit of a combination of some of those things?
I haven't had my thyroid removed but I can sympothize with what you are going through. I have hypo with heart palps along with mild narcolepsy which equals a nightmare for trying to go to sleep. I've battles sleep problems for many years, it's ridiculously frustrating.
I am on Armour and I am one of the ones who didn't benefit from Synthroid - you are very lucky your found Synthroid to work best for you - it is the thyroid drug of choice and many doctors will not continue Armour if you need to change to someone else.
Go back to what works - and the question is still ot there - Why did you try it if Synthroid was working?
This initally had good results, but I have evolved into mild constipation and the stomach distress and gas seems to be escalating again. I am taking 300mcg Synthroid, 5mcg Cytomel,daily, vitamins, one HCL and a Digestive enzyme with each meal. I feel pretty good with current thyroid regime, though I do need 10hr of sleep to feel normal, it takes awhile to get going am, and still feel moody. I eat well, lots of veges , cooked and raw, fruit, low meat intake, lots of water.
I have taken 50mcg of synthroid for 11 years in the morning, about 1 hour before breakfast and taking my calcium and aspirin. About 4 weeks ago, a pharmacist told me I should take my synthroid 4 hours apart from my calcium and aspirin. So I started taking my synthroid about 2 1/2 hours before breakfast and 5-6 hours before calcium and aspirin.
How long does it take you to adjust each time?
I was suppose to have surgery in March, that's what led to the tsh level test. They won't do surgery because of the level. That is the only test they are performing. And in regards to my bigemeny, yes the cardiologist in the hospital told me that bigemeny is normal for everyone to have, but the way I was having it was not normal he said.I was having it ever other heart beat I think for several days. He said if I had not come into the Er I would have had a heart attack.
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