To Kidbobo - An Anti Seizure Med Question / Other Meds

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I am curious if what you took was Neurontin - which I have been taking for maybe

4 years for fibromylagia.

I was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism and prescribed 50mcg Synthroid. I

also have a thyroid nodule which was biopsied and is benign so it was not

removed & get another sonogram in December.

I also take Cozaar 100mg (high BP), Lipitor 10mg (cholesterol control), Klonopin

10mg & Ambien CR for sleeping, the Neurontin 2-300 mg & Synthroid.

I am 57.

My fibro symptoms have subsided greatly since I was diagnosed except for an

occasional flare but my weight gain, loss of hair when I wash or brush it,

depression & stress issues have not.

Taking 6 pills a day really makes me wonder if I am over-medicated. I have

cut-down from 3 neurontin pills a day to 2 and only take half a klonopin.

Even though I sleep, I never sleep well. Very poor REM sleep.

Scared to stop taking them as I have been on the Cozaar, Lipitor & Ambien for 10

years or so.

Just curious if taking so much medication has exacerbated or caused or is not

helping thyroid problems.

Thanks.

> Turns out, a popular anti-seizure med, prescribed for two years post brain

surgery, just beats the devil out of one's thyroid. I took it for two years and

gained more weight than I every imagined I could or would. And my head was so

foggy I really didn't do my job very well and was happy to be laid off.

[Guest guest]

hi mbmb972,

I was on Tegretol (carbamazepine) for two years after surgery.

I am not familiar with Neurontin. Have you read the prescription insert? That's

where side effects should be noted.

The only drugs I take are prescription thyroid meds, a prescription Vitamin B

supplement (flotx) plus 15 (!) vitamin and mineral supplements I take on my own.

If I hadn't found good doctors and better information, I likely would also be on

a statin, because my primary care physician was twisting my arm because my

cholesterol was going up.

One doc told me that thyroid meds used to be the first drug of choice for

cholesterol problems; then statins came along and nobody remembers that low

thyroid can cause high cholesterol.

I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis. My oldest sister also has fibro. It's

not a picnic.

The first doc who helped me, now retired, said that when a body is hypothyroid,

it's a stressor to the body, and can cause the stress hormone cortisol to go up,

causing poor sleep and weight gain.

I had sleeping problems, too. On a long trip to China, my room mate offered up

that I had sleep apnea.

I also didn't get REM sleep; I felt I was on the border line to sleep, not

really sleeping. All night long I was thrashing around and pillows and blankets

flew everywhere.

For me, with the cause of my hypothyroidism unknown, or idiopathic, getting more

appropriate amounts has made a big difference, a positive difference in my life.

I sleep better. I don't wake up with hypoglycemia. I have ups and downs but I

would no longer describe myself as a functional depressive.

For me, the best thing I did was maintain a symptom log, month by month. I have

several years of records now. They help me see patterns, like the affect of the

menstrual cycle on my symptoms. I suppose that's not for everybody; I'm a data

diva at heart, I guess.

good luck and good health to you,

kidbobo

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> > Turns out, a popular anti-seizure med, prescribed for two years post brain

surgery, just beats the devil out of one's thyroid. I took it for two years and

gained more weight than I every imagined I could or would. And my head was so

foggy I really didn't do my job very well and was happy to be laid off.

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