Posted by floatingbridge on June 7, 2011, at 18:28:48
In reply to Re: med update » floatingbridge, posted by hyperfocus on June 7, 2011, at 14:44:11
> It's good you were able to come off the Xanax fb. Valium will be easier to discontinue when you choose to. It's progress - you're moving forward.
>Hi hp,
Yes, I agree with you about the above.
> Is your insomnia due to the Emasam you think?Yes, in part. But the insomnia dates back to childhood. Before emsam came aboard, my garden variety sleep aids like
(lovely, lovely) Sonata had cr*pp*d out.
Xanax was already beginning to ramp up.So here's a possible complication. My thyroid was becoming unstable on armour thyroid. I had the gp up my dose. Armour contains some t3. The last time I had t3, well that's what sent me back to the shrink three years ago. Doh.
I get it now. My tsh was measured at .05. Not .5. I was becoming hyper-thyroid. Hence the agitation.>I know you mentioned the anxiety it was giving you, but could you describe
the anxiety - like what does it feel like? Is it like a revved up stimulation thing? Or
is it more like persistent worrying or
doubt or fear? Or like more physical - hands shaking, trembling?Emsam, revved up. It helps push away
the persistent worrying you mention. It's
so mixed.As soon as I took away the armour thyroid, it's like my body said good grief Thank you! I'm back to straight t4, and my pdoc is monitoring it with me.
So an unexpected double whammy.
>Only thing I could suggest to add to
help would be like a small dose of Risperdal. You'd have to ask your doctor about taking it with the other stuff though.It's not off the table, nor is ami. My pdoc somehow is looking at me with new eyes. Good. I'm responding to emsam, but then, it is related to amphetamines, the first bullet to pierce my condition.
Thanks hp, for sharing your knowledge and for your concern. It's a great help.
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