[ewmb]

#1018979

I am wondering why the level of thryoxine that I started with was so small, 25mcg, when I think that I will end up on a much higher dose eventually. I have gone hypo after RAI and just started with this about 12 days ago but am so tired and draggy now that I had a really hard time getting up this morning and going to work. My brain wasn’t functioning even with writing myself notes as I went through the morning.

The endo said to wait 4 weeks to get blood work done to see how things are but I am wondering how soon you can really tell and how soon should you really go up in dose to help yourself feel better. I have 50 mcg tablets that I am cutting in half so I am thinking that he has in mind that the next jump is to 50mcg.

I know this is a process but I feel so tired………… I am somewhat afraid to drive. Luckily I’m only about three minutes in a car to my job but in the afternoon I am doing the school run.

Any thoughts on other’s experience etc. would be soothing.

thanks,
ewmb

[runlacie]

#1068255

Hi ewmb! Yeah, sounds to me like you need a bigger dose, too. The way my endo explained to me today was that they have to give it 4-6 weeks to see before they change anything. She did tell me she’d probably start me at 50 and then if I felt too hyper right off we would go down to 25. But you took such a long time to finally go hypo, maybe your doc doesn’t wanna have you ending up going the other way again? I totally know how you feel, this sucks and I feel like a slug. I don’t like driving, either. I never fall asleep when I drive but now I feel like I could just take a little nap, everything seems in slow motion! And the scarey thing is I drive all day at work. Last night I forced myself to go run around the neighborhood and thought how easy it would be to fall asleep when RUNNING! I guess it’s better than going a zillion miles an hour. Or maybe not, I don’t know anymore. I have been drinking a ton of coffee (pushing 2 pots) just to stay coherent, and I still feel like just lying down and taking a rest all the time. I swear it’s just like all the food we ate when we are hyper coming back to pack on the pounds now, it’s the same with all of that energy- now it’s saying OOPS, that wasn’t yours and we are coming to make you repay it!

[ewmb]

#1068256

Lacie,
Amen to all you said. I actually had a meeting around lunch time today and had to drive off campus for it and I was worried. I know what you mean about feeling like you can fall asleep at the wheel. Did they say anything about your low heart rate?

ewmb

[runlacie]

#1068257

About the low heart rate, she wasn’t worried about that or the blood pressure. at all. Guess I’ll just keep slugging along. I need to go do ironing and don’t feel like even standing up, but if I take a nap now I won’t get it done before school lets out. I’m procrastinating on the computer. While I drink my 10th cup of coffee.

[ewmb]

#1068258

Just remember that caffeine is a drug and can affect you in ways you don’t want either. Be careful with that hot iron!

ewmb

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