[Buttamama28]

#1019641

Okay so I went to the ER yesterday. Woke up a couple of days ago; with excruciating joint and muscle pain throughout my body. Told the ER doctor I needed my levels checked.. and sure enough I went from tsh levels of .001 to 12.1!

What am I suppose to do now? I don’t have a doctor and I don’t know what to take or how much or nothing. I think I am more scared of hypo then hyper. I now that I put two and two together. I probably became hypo back in Nov. when the PM showed up… I am panicking to the point, I think I should sleep in the bathroom because I think I am going to be sick…

I need help…I know you aren’t THE answer but please let me know if you have ANY because I am fresh out. And my silver lining is getting to be just dull ‘ol gray….

[hyperm]

#1073047

Hey firstly deep breath!
You need to see an endo ASAP as you need to be assessed by a professional. However, why are you more scared of hypo than hyper – the hyper is more dangerous – or so I have been told by my endo.

What does PM stand for?

I think you really need to see a doctor who can prescribe something to keep you calm. I have never taken medications like this before but after being so unwell (gosh you should check out my posts – they will make you feel sane ” title=”Smile” /> )I have being taking them and after 2 weeks of thinking I was going to harm myself or pass out with panic the meds are finally starting to kick in (hurrrayyy I here ski, Dianne and Elf all say! ” title=”Smile” /> )

Please contact and endo or at least a GP asap – its the best option – when you are thinking of sleeping in a bath then if you were well and thinking rational then you would know that you are unwell and need some professional medical health.

Please keep us posted – its this forum that has kept me going the last few weeks after being very ill.

M xxx

[amyl]

#1073048

Hi Buttamama!
Please try to relax. Being Hypo is not such a terrible thing. I was diagnosed as Hypo 16 years ago and I’ve been taking Synthroid ever since. It took a while for my doctor to determine the appropriate level of Synthroid that I should take but once I reached that point, I was fine. I still have to have my levels monitored every 2 months or so but that’s just a simple blood test. If my levels aren’t in the normal range, my doctor makes a minor adjustment to the amount of Synthroid I should take and then I’m fine.
My son has Graves and he’s had an infinitely tougher time being Hyper than I EVER had being Hypo. Tomorrow, call your doctor and tell him/her about your ER visit and ask them if you should begin taking synthetic thyroid meds (like Synthroid).
I really think you’re going to find being hypo is much easier than being hyper.

Good luck!
Amy

[hyperm]

#1073049

just sent you private message back and have asked Dianne (moderator) to PM you as she really helped me…Def agree with amyl – hyper is more dangerous and I would rather be hypo than hyper however that doesn’t help your mood. My endo told my husband that a lady ended up in a mental state prison for killing her husband (there was social issues) but she had an undiagnosed thyroid and it tipped her over the edge.

Please please people post this lady some of your stories like you did for me to help her see she is not alone and we have all had that "mental" feeling at some point. Battamama today is the first day I could go down my stairs and not feel like I was going to rip it apart or commit suicide. Panic attacks well they are still there but I am taking the meds to try and help me.

Please hang in there and I am sure like me you will get some great advice.

mxxxx

[Ski]

#1073050

You need someone to coordinate your meds with you right now ~ it’s important not to be hypo OR hyper, and you can dial in a dose that maintains a good level, but you will need consistent support for a little while. Even if it’s the same free clinic, you must see someone at least every six weeks to make sure you’re managing your levels well.

[DianneW]

#1073051

The trouble for Buttamama is not having access to a free clinic or having the resources to pay for a private endo. That’s why she has been seeing doctors in the ER every few months just to get prescriptions for PTU, with no real management of her levels, which has led to over-medication and thus her current hypo state.

I have asked Jake to help find resources in Florida, but he’s under the weather with his shoulder surgery right now. Dr. Nancy Patterson has also lived in Florida and probably is familiar with resources there. Nancy, can you help? (I’ll send email to her on this.)

[hyperm]

#1073052

Dianne you are a star!
M x

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