RE: T3, sleep and nightmares

[Guest guest]

Now that is interesting. I think I may have a touch of PTSD following an abusive

childhood, but psychotherapy didn't work because most of what happened to me has

been blocked out. However, since I have been on T3 I have slept much better

than for years, which is great, but I have had some very stange dreams, as you

say, about stuff going back 30 or 40 years.

Hmmmmm

D

> Yesterday I googled T3 and nightmares (in scholarly articles), and T3 and PTSD

(which is what I believe the nightmares were about), and some pretty interesting

information came up - in particular about T3 being useful for PTSD. I'm sorry, I

don't know how to do links, but a very little searching should reveal the info.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

You're probably entitled to some help with your heating bills if that diagnosis

has come 'out of the blue'.....

Low serotonin may need beans/chick peas/Houmous to get your protein back in

balance.

best wishes

Bob

>

> Hi all,

> reading several posts about trouble sleeping, I though I'd share my recent

experience.

> I had been on 6xNA and 2grains of Erfa since November. Looking back now I

realise I was slowly becoming hypo, to the point that by christmas I really

couldn't have bothered with anyone and anything - just sitting in a chair all

day. Then I started to have trouble sleeping (despite using melatonin). I

couldn't switch off, and became really anxious as I've been there before, and

ended up in a psych unit (on two occasions).

> It got to the point where I could only get three hours sleep at a time, and

was having awful nightmares, about incidents from up to 40 years ago. I'd wake

extremely distressed, sweaty and feeling spaced out.Sometimes I felt I was woken

by a surge of adrenaline, causing me to feel incredibly anxious and physically

shaky. Usually I sleep very well, and for long periods without waking.

> I wasn't sure if I was hypo or going hyper, but I was heading for a major

depressive episode. I recognised the symptoms, saw my GP to ask for help (she

told me to wait until I visited the ME clinic in 7 days time!). I asked to get

my TSH and T4 checked. Hey presto! TSH 7 and T4

> 8 (12-22). Straight away I upped my Erfa, and within days, the anxiety

attacks, nightmares and adrenaline rushes stopped, my normal sleep pattern

restored.

> I'm not 100% yet, still brain foggy more than usual, searching for words etc

(took me ages to remember what melatonin is called!), but definitely not on the

path to the dark side - Hurrah!

> Yesterday I googled T3 and nightmares (in scholarly articles), and T3 and PTSD

(which is what I believe the nightmares were about), and some pretty interesting

information came up - in particular about T3 being useful for PTSD. I'm sorry, I

don't know how to do links, but a very little searching should reveal the info.

> Maybe this is well known information regarding hypot., however, I'd not come

across it before, and I thought it may be helpful to others.

> Another bonus for me is that the young female GP I saw, who clearly undrstood

little about hypothyroidism or treating with NT, has since offered to try and

get it prescibed for me! Here's hoping it's approved!

> A

>

[Guest guest]

Hi A, Some of us need to increase thyroid meds in the winter time- I find that Winter dose needs to be in force from November to the end of Feb. As for links just paste the the URL from you browser top bar into your text and when the message is posted it will come up blue as a live link. > thyroid treatment > From: Egyptian.1@...> Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 15:11:22 +0000> Subject: T3, sleep and nightmares> > Hi all,> Yesterday I googled T3 and nightmares (in scholarly articles), and T3 and PTSD (which is what I believe the nightmares were about), and some pretty interesting information came up - in particular about T3 being useful for PTSD. I'm sorry, I don't know how to do links, but a very little searching should reveal the info.> Maybe this is well known information regarding hypot., however, I'd not come across it before, and I thought it may be helpful to others.> Another bonus for me is that the young female GP I saw, who clearly undrstood little about hypothyroidism or treating with NT, has since offered to try and get it prescibed for me! Here's hoping it's approved!> A> > > > > ------------------------------------> > TPA is not medically qualified. Consult with a qualified medical practitioner before changing medication.> >