Posted by fluffy on November 5, 2003, at 10:50:26
In reply to Re: hypothyroid » BarbaraCat, posted by katia on November 5, 2003, at 0:31:43
Hi you guys.
I went to the pdoc this past monday. I found out that my thyroid is definitely within the normal bounds...(like you, Katia, around 1.75). My pdoc and I both decided in light of my normal week, that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. So I'm currently still at 200mg Lamictal, 600mg Trileptal.
My so-called stability seems to be crumbling a little. I don't want to be alarmist, but god--today, I feel like total crap. I went to sleep at 10:30, barely able to keep my eyes open that long. I awoke several times during the night, unable to get back to sleep.
I woke up this morn with the edgy, sleep deprived, jumping out of my skin feeling. Tomorrow is another day. Maybe today is just a bad day. I guess I'll take Temazepam tonight if I'm having trouble resting. I don't get it...seemed like my sleep-wake cycle and appetite was returning. I just don't know how much more instability I can stand. One year of drug trials, with barely a dent in my symptoms....esp. this rapid cycling hell. I thought maybe my thyroid was to blame, but I don't have any of the other "symptoms" of an abnormal thryroid.
One other suspicion....I don't remember who was saying that they had a hormonal fluctuation that caused bad stuff around their period. I was having cramps a couple of days aqo, and now the ol' breast tenderness before my period. This seems to start like 7 days before my period. I have an IUD (that releases progestin in my uterus) that my gyno claims does not cause mood swings. My period seems to have been out of whack since the thing was "installed".
How does one know about hormone levels? Is this a huge can of worms to open? I guess I'll call and get the damn contraption removed and see what happens. Since I'm boyfriend-less now, it doesn't really matter.
I hope you all are well and closer to answers. We all could use some now.
Take care,
Katy
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