Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 What's going Rose? Anxiously awaiting to hear, as this is worrying me. I had severe vertigo back in 1998, but I'm still not that sure of the cause. I don't know whether you would call it seizures, I really don't know why I had it because I don't think that it was diagnosed right (lack of insurance and funds). Please tell us. Tx seizures > Has anyone had seizure like or fainting symtoms with hypo. Been > reading here a few weeks and really appreciate all the work you've > done. I have lots more to share, sadly. Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 , I felt like I was fainting. Put my head down, had a mint and recovered. But it happened two more mornings in bed. Went to ER when gatorade didn't help. DR. said I had low blood sugar, but it was 100. Next day went to family doc. He put me on SERAX terrible stuff for me, for anxiety. Made me shake. Like I had my hand on a spinning washing machine. That was the sensation when it was time for another dose. On the medicine I couldn't speak without slurring and couldn't walk. Next step...family doc sent me to neurologist. He did EEG, while on SERAX . I should have started by telling you i'm 61 and for 20 yrs. I was on thyroid meds. for the last 20 no meds. Of course I have all the classic hypo symptoms. Family doc runs tsh only. I'm a mess now I'm on anti seizure meds. Any thoughts? Live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 While I haven't heard of seizures in humans from hypothyroid diseases, I HAVE heard of them in dogs. My guess is that the dogs get alot more hypo before treatment than a human would as they can't tell their owners they are feeling horrible. I have also heard of " Rage Syndrome " and just plain bad temperaments wondrously cured by the addition of thyroid supplementation in dogs. I even read a study at a training kennel that was done on aggressive dogs. 70% responded positively to thyroid supplements and became sweet docile pets! Now I know why I get so darn grouchy! LOL -- * Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV http://mysite.verizon.net/vze6zcr9/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 For your own sake, Rose, if your doc won't prescribe thyroid meds, based only on your TSH, why do you not go to another doctor and get thyroid medication. Obviously, you've been hypothyroid all this time, or you would not have been on meds all those yrs. Your symptoms are hypo, I would say, and your heart rate is probably going down under 60, maybe lower. Have you been taking your temp before moving around in bed in the morning? Do this by placing a shaken down thermometer by your bed, within easy reach, before you go to bed. Then, in the morning, before you've gotten up for ANYthing, take your temp under your arm. It probably will not have climbed to 98.6 yet, but if it isn't at least almost 98, your body temp is not up enough. This is THE most significant sign of hypo. Have you ever had your FREE values drawn for your thyroid hormones? You need those NOW!! Lack of funds? HealthcheckUSA. I swear by them because I, too, have money problems, with no insurance. Tx Re: seizures , I felt like I was fainting. Put my head down, had a mint and recovered. But it happened two more mornings in bed. Went to ER when gatorade didn't help. DR. said I had low blood sugar, but it was 100. Next day went to family doc. He put me on SERAX terrible stuff for me, for anxiety. Made me shake. Like I had my hand on a spinning washing machine. That was the sensation when it was time for another dose. On the medicine I couldn't speak without slurring and couldn't walk. Next step...family doc sent me to neurologist. He did EEG, while on SERAX . I should have started by telling you i'm 61 and for 20 yrs. I was on thyroid meds. for the last 20 no meds. Of course I have all the classic hypo symptoms. Family doc runs tsh only. I'm a mess now I'm on anti seizure meds. Any thoughts? Live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 BTW, a blood sugar of 100 is a very normal BS. Tx Re: seizures , I felt like I was fainting. Put my head down, had a mint and recovered. But it happened two more mornings in bed. Went to ER when gatorade didn't help. DR. said I had low blood sugar, but it was 100. Next day went to family doc. He put me on SERAX terrible stuff for me, for anxiety. Made me shake. Like I had my hand on a spinning washing machine. That was the sensation when it was time for another dose. On the medicine I couldn't speak without slurring and couldn't walk. Next step...family doc sent me to neurologist. He did EEG, while on SERAX . I should have started by telling you i'm 61 and for 20 yrs. I was on thyroid meds. for the last 20 no meds. Of course I have all the classic hypo symptoms. Family doc runs tsh only. I'm a mess now I'm on anti seizure meds. Any thoughts? Live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Rose, I have not had seizures but I did have cold sweats and fainting spells in the middle of the night. I became freightened after the third time and went to see a cardiologist. He ran tests, found a slight valve problem but sent me to see an internist about my thyroid. After my medication was adjusted I have had no more sweats or fainting spells. Of course this was only two of my large mountain of symptoms.\ Good luck. Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Ruth, That's close to how I felt. It Happened 2 times in the morning. Near faining. The family doc. sent me to neurologist after a 24 hr.ekg looked normal. The neurologist ordered heart echo, eeg, and mri. No one investigated the thyroid except for the tsh only in the very beginning. Everyone, please forgive me if I don't use the site correctly, just figured out how to reply on the group site. ,Tx gave me the name of a lab to get tests done on my on. Ruth are you in DFW area? Do you have a good internest? Thank, Rose Texas_Thyroid_Groups , " Ruth McCown " <ruth@m...> wrote: > Rose, I have not had seizures but I did have cold sweats and fainting spells in the middle of the night. I became freightened after the third time and went to see a cardiologist. He ran tests, found a slight valve problem but sent me to see an internist about my thyroid. After my medication was adjusted I have had no more sweats or fainting spells. > Of course this was only two of my large mountain of symptoms.\ > > Good luck. > Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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