Re: Boy, am I confused.....and boy can I relate!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Thanks Kerry,

Are these prescriptions??? I can go to bed at night with relatively no

problems, it's just during the days, I cannot shut my eyes no matter how much I

want too. I think I also toss and turn quite a bit in my sleep. Last night for

instance, I found myself sitting straight up in the middle of the night. My

dog, who normally thinks that any movement means food time, looked at me like I

was nuts and immediately flopped her head back down.

Kerry Ann Faithfull <kerry@...> wrote:

hi Robin

for sleep there are afew things that work for me - valerian is one,

passifloria another but by far the best is melatonin. I began taking one

tablet 3mg per night - it sends me into a deep sleep and I simply can't

wake up to early - now I only need a quarter of a tab to achieve the

same effect. I'm just like you normally " tired and wired " - but this has

been a lifesaver - if you don't get rest your adrenals just will not

heal!

Kerry

Re: Boy, am I confused.....and boy can I

relate!!!!!

Val,

You make me laugh! I can completely relate to having to " remember to

write in it then remember to read it " !!

I didn't mean to make it look like my husband is making fun of me....I

do enough of that myself. He is now finding out that I am not being

overly sensitive to the condition and has come to be just as frustrated

with my endo as I have. He wants me to get some good sleep, but for

some reason....I just can't. I will say that I am going to sleep in and

we'll both chuckle, because I am up at the crack of dawn watching

FoodTV, sending him to the store and making really unhealthy things!

My mother is Hypo as well, but I think for her, she doesn't really let

it bother her that she might not be treated correctly, only because I

think she is chalking her symptoms up to her age.

I got my results yesterday...

..5 was what I came back as and the range he is giving me is .4 to 5.5

He said that I am too high and is decreasing my Synthroid to 1.88 mcgs.

My husband is really upset that they did not test the T4 like I had

asked them to.

<veetee@...> wrote:

My sister in law who is not hypo says 'keep a diary Val so you does not

forget things'. Sounds great if you are just 'normal' forgetful. Being

hypo

we would have to remember to write in it, and then remember to read what

it

is we are not supposed to forget - way too much brain power expended!!!!

You 'ask permission' for a nap?! (Only joking!) I am often spark out,

sleeping at every family function these days, and find the usual small

talk

irritating, whereas before I would join in. I can't keep my eyes open

some

times. Please don't be offended but besides your husband having a laugh

at

you when you say you are going to take a nap, I hope he is supportive as

well. I am divorced and live at home with my youngest children aged 13

and

12. They did not really have me as their mother before I got treated.

For

almost three years I supervised them exhausted from an arm chair and

would

fall asleep mid sentence talking to them. They have been my rock.

Val

Re: Boy, am I confused.....and boy can I

> > > relate!!!!!

> > >

> > >

> > > >

> > > > I tried Armour and didn't feel much of a difference, in fact I

think

> > > it

> > > made me feel more tired. I wish I could find the right answer for

me.

> > > >

> > > > Gracia <circe@...> wrote:

> > > > Just get Armour, don't mess around with mix and match. Just

tell NP

> > > you

> > > > will let her know what dose is good, no more mickey mouse stuff.

TSH

> > > on

> > > > Armour will be very very low, so don't go by that.

> > > > Gracia

> > > > >

> > > > > Hi Ellana, Gracia and Val,

> > > > >

> > > > > I tried to make my yearly appointment yesterday with my endo

and

he

> > > is

> > > > booked out three months! So I went in this morning to see the

nurse

> > > > practioner. I told her that I am " just not right " and that I am

> > > afraid

> > > that

> > > > because I don't have a functioning thyroid, I am burning out my

> > > adrenal

> > > > glands.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Gail,

Thanks for the reply, I will try some dramamine, maybe that will help with the

dizziness I feel too.

Robin

& Gail on <harrison@...> wrote:

Back in the years when I was told I had " Fibromyalgia " and " Chronic

Fatigue " I also tried various things, including Melatonin, which only

helped me for a few months (maybe three), then I had to go off it for

a month before it would work for me again. I was sent by my doctor to

a " Fibromyalgia clinic " at the hospital a few years ago, and we had a

pharmacist for one of our sessions. He asked each of us what we took

for sleep, I told him about my experience with Melatonin. He just

nodded and said that's what he would have expected. I didn't ask why,

as I don't have the brain for sciences.:-) But for the past five

years I have been taking a seasickness pill every night at bedtime

(50 mg Dimenhydrinate) and that has worked for me very consistently.

I was told by a nurse, that that is what nurses on shiftwork take, in

order to get their sleep. Anyway, that's what has worked best for me.

I also find it's really important for me to go to bed at the same

time every night, and get up the same time every morning.

Unfortunately, if I don't get 10 hours' sleep, I will fall asleep

during the day, just by sitting down. I'm hoping at some point that I

won't have to sleep so much!

Gail

> hi Robin

> for sleep there are afew things that work for me - valerian is one,

> passifloria another but by far the best is melatonin. I began

taking one

> tablet 3mg per night - it sends me into a deep sleep and I simply

can't

> wake up to early - now I only need a quarter of a tab to achieve the

> same effect. I'm just like you normally " tired and wired " - but

this has

> been a lifesaver - if you don't get rest your adrenals just will not

> heal!

> Kerry

>

> Re: Boy, am I confused.....and boy can I

> relate!!!!!

>

>

> Val,

>

> You make me laugh! I can completely relate to having to " remember

to

> write in it then remember to read it " !!

>

> I didn't mean to make it look like my husband is making fun of

me....I

> do enough of that myself. He is now finding out that I am not being

> overly sensitive to the condition and has come to be just as

frustrated

> with my endo as I have. He wants me to get some good sleep, but for

> some reason....I just can't. I will say that I am going to sleep

in and

> we'll