[jaqeinquotation]

#1059667

Hi Everyone,

2 weeks post TT and my worst fear is back. ANXIETY. It’s not as bad as it was before but it’s definitely back and I can feel it getting worse; I’ve had anxiety all day today. I first noticed it rearing it’s ugly head a day or so ago but I had none after surgery???!!! I guess I was hoping that after the surgery I would be done with that for good.

I’m wondering if my body is telling me that the Levothyroxine Sodium (100mcg)is kicking in (I recently posted that I was taking Synthroid but I was mistaken) and telling me that it needs to be tweaked? It has me feeling scared to be alone-thank God my 13yr old doesn’t mind sleeping with me. So far Im sleeping maybe 5-6hrs if it’s quiet but I notice that between this morning and yesterday, when I awoke, it was difficult to fall back asleep without my mind racing.

I see my Endo in 2 weeks but I doubt he will acknowledge the anxiety. Like many other Endo’s mentioned on this site he also refuses to connect the disease and the effect it has on our emotions. I think I will visit my family physician tomorrow. I’ve heard that valium may help but the thought of all these medications in my system is disheartening but what are we to do?

I do have plans to meet with a Holistic Dr. soon. And she did tell my that she could prescribe some treatment for anxiety but I have to pay out of pocket and I don’t quite have the funds yet.

Any suggestions or ideas or experiences regarding on Holistic or Western for Medicine for anxiety? forgot tot mention that my neck and chin are still numb from the anesthetic…could that have anything to do with it and is that even normal?

[Kimberly]

#1176640

Hello – This is an interesting video from our 2012 conference about the emotional aspects of Graves’ disease. Sometimes anxiety can come from having thyroid hormone levels out of balance, but other times there is really a separate underlying disorder that requires separate treatment.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB8_5rbCso8

Hoping that this is just a temporary setback — and that you will see some relief as you get dialed in to the “sweet spot” of replacement hormone that is right for you!

[adenure]

#1176641

Hi!

My anxiety did go away after surgery, but I did have what I call “anxiety breathing” on and off after surgery. It’s kind of a feeling where I can’t get a real deep breath. It’s like I have to focus on it and I notice my breathing seems shallow. I never had that before Graves Disease. I did deal with it for a good 3-4 months post surgery. I still have it happen if I haven’t had enough sleep (7 hours). So, it could be that your hormone levels are still trying to get settled. 2 weeks isn’t much time yet for that, so it could be that the anxiety is a reflection of your hormones trying to find their levels still. I had insomnia, headaches, some anxiety type symptoms while tweaking the Synthroid. And, even today, it isn’t perfect. But, it is good enough I think. Hoping it’ll improve as time goes on. I’d see your doctor, but also give the Synthroid dose a good 2 months to take full effect on you, get labs done and go from there. I know it’s hard; it takes months to get everything close to normal and feeling better. I really wouldn’t doubt that some of the anxiety is your hormones, but it can’t hurt to check with your doctor as well.

[jaqeinquotation]

#1176642

Thanks so very much for responding. I did visit with my family doctor who suggested that the Levothyroxin may be too much for me (100mcg) but agreed that we should wait until I check my levels which will be in about 3 weeks. He also checked my pulse and found that it was beating too fast. He prescribed some meds for 1week that he said would help with sleep and anxiety.

I know I also need to work on getting to bed early enough to get a good nights sleep. I just hate laying there not being able to fall asleep so I turn on the tv….bad choice. Anyways it’s a work in progress:/

[snelsen]

#1176643

(smiling) in reference to TV, try getting a small radio you can reach by your bed, and find an NPR station, then push the “sleep” button, it will play for around 40-50 minutes, then shut off by itself. Bet you will go to sleep!

Glad you saw your doc, waiting for the lab seems a good thing, and then you will know more. It absolutely does take at least 2 months to get labs that reflect you, and for you to evaluate if you are gettin too much or too little.
Yep, I don’ t like any of this, either!
I hope you catch up on your sleep this week, sleep deprivation makes everything worse.

I think you’ll be happy with your TT. the numbness and tingling will go away, pretty par for the course right now. so is fatigue and lack of how you usually feel (if you can even REMEMBER!) but I am referring to the anesthesia, takes longer than you think to get energy (not the hyper kind)
Shirley

[jaqeinquotation]

#1176644

Thanks Shirley..I honestly love reading your posts and I really appreciate you taking the time to respond.

The goal last night was to get to sleep by 10:30pm last night but I ended up resetting the sleep button on my tv twice..I think I finally feel asleep around midnight and woke @ 5:47am, fell back asleep until 7am (my tv auto turns on). So i’m getting there.
I’ll try the radio idea for sure but what is the NPR station?

Until next time,

[adenure]

#1176645

NPR is national public radio. It has a lot of talk/ news and kind of drones on- a little boring… so it might help you sleep. http://www.npr.org/

[jaqeinquotation]

#1176646

LOL..now I get why Shirley suggested it. I will try:)

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