[melischa]

in reply to: Not Feeling Myself #1073625

Ah okay, I only ask because i tend to forget to take my meds so I take them all at once when I think about it in the morning. That’s why I asked. I’m actually starting to feel a bit better, maybe my new meds are kicking in slowly but surely. Thanks for all your help.

[melischa]

in reply to: Not Feeling Myself #1073622

You are very welcome. I had to have 2 doses of RAI and I have to say I had to wait a year to get pregnant because of that, I miscarried my first pregnancy only 5 wks along and no heartbeat, was more disappointed than upset really to be honest, but the same year I got pregnant with my daughter who is a joy.. too smart… LOL

And thank all of you… so just to get this right I should also have my T3 tested as well as a free T tested I’m really not sure I understand that term. She tested my T4 is this last blood test. She has been working with me she said that I could tell her how I was feeling and adjust my dosage as we went along but when is the madness going to stop.. grrrr… I’m so glad to have found this or ppl have directed me to this website. I actually thought it was down but then Peter the founder I guess wrote me from the facebook group and let me know to post and I’m so thankful I am not alone in this world of Graves. Noone I know around me has it. No groups no nothing so it’s a bit difficult for me to get people to understand. I can’t just go around saying oh I feel this way because I have Graves right? And I can’t say it’s my thyroid because it attacked my thyroid so I got rid of it… blah blah blah…. so does anyone have any suggestions??? I don’t know.. I get so mixed up and confused sometimes. I’m on so many meds for anxiety and depression and agitation. I will tell you what my pills are and the dosages

Effexor is 375mgs per day, Risperidone is 0.5 mgs X 2 per day, Cipralex – 10mgs per day, Synthroid – 0.125mgs per day… now it does say have on an empty stomach but honestly I have been just taking it just before I leave for work and that’s pretty much on a full stomach.. what is the difference? And I haven’t changed meds since last May so does it really affect it?

With all those pills in mind.. .keep in mind I have problems with lashing out with no warning signs, crying, aggitation, zoning out, feeling down and out… etc.. cloudy too… I joked with my doctor and said just wean me off of everything and restart…. she didn’t comment at all.. but I really wasn’t kidding at the time.. I’m sick of all this and I do pretty much everything she says to do..

Oh I’m also taking B12 vitamins for my metabolism but I honestly really don’t think it’s working…

I love this site and all replies thanks guys!!!

[melischa]

in reply to: Not Feeling Myself #1073619

Thanks for the replies. And yes Dianne that is correct I my labs proved hyper I got it mixed up. Thanks for reminding me. As for the dosage. I was on the same dosage for over a year but the thing is you are correct because my labs proved hyper a long time from that dose. Thing is I was feeling okay and then all of a sudden my labs changed. I don’t quite understand that part of it. Why does all of a sudden the labs change? As for the other symptoms of depression I was diagnosed with that before I got the Graves so that’s probably what it is, alot of it is low self-esteem as I’ve been heavy all my life which I am working on myself thru therapy to make me love myself, the Graves does not help. But in truth with the anxiety I think that is hereditary as my mom and brother have it too, but the agitation… I totally think that one is Graves.

I have another question though, now I had RAI would I still have a thyroid or just lost the actual hormone that it produces? Would I feel better if I got the actual gland totally removed or is it still there? I only had RAI due to the fact that I wanted to get pregnant so… and the condition worsened after I had Mackenzie. I even went to a post-partum physciatrist which in fact she told me the symptoms I’m feeling and the questions I answered from her perspective was not post-partum but was my thyroid. I get so confused…. grrrrr. I wish a magic genie would just take it all away and make it easy for me to lose weight instead of struggling, now mind you I do love my chocolate. LOL

Thanks for listening and answering!!!

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