Re: Hypo insomnia?!Any relief?

[Guest guest]

, Hey what a great name you have! (I'm too) I too have very

similar symptoms, and have been off my meds a week in preparation for my scan

too. I have the cramps and muscle aches. The warped dreams I am not having

now, but I did have them right after my neck dissection when I was taking

percocets. They were really strange. I dreamed of eating glass, that my

family was trying to kill me etc.. I was really freaked about taking the

percs and quickly weaned myself off and switched to Tylenol. The only thing

I can recommend for the muscles that I do at night, is take a hot bath right

before bed. I sit and soak quite a while and it seems to make me " settle " a

bit better. For any major joint pains (I have them really bad in my hands

even when I'm not hypo) is to wrap them in a heating pad. It really feels

good and works. At least for a little while. Hope you feel better,

The other

[Guest guest]

Please let me what your experiences are and if any thing helped.

the one thing i found that helped was getting exercise, outdoors,

everyday. not a long run or anything big - i get too hypo to do

anything big, and i stop biking when hypo because i'm afraid i'll

forget i'm riding and fall off... but a walk outside in the fresh

air, i find it helps me sleep better and more soundly.

barb

[Guest guest]

To the Jaimie's & others going through the Cytomel Hypo hell... I'm

right there with you! Weird thing- I have not had insomnia- I can't

get enough sleep!! Yesterday I got 14 hrs and woke up tired! But I

think it depends on when you take your Cytomel. I've cut back to have

a

pill (half of a 25mcg) three times a day. I try and take my last pill

with dinner and by the time I go to bed it's worn off.

When I was taking a whole pill, it was like I was on speed! My legs

were shaking so hard I could barely walk, I couldn't keep my hands

still and my heart rate was at 250! What really scared me was that my

insides were going like crazy, but my mind couldn't keep up- I was

affraid I was going to hurt myself!

Jaimie- I had those same type of dreams when I was on Percocet after

my surgeries. Maybe the Cytomel just has that effect on you- the

timing

of taking your meds might help that. Do you feel really tired tho? or

are you wired?

I'm on day 21 of Cytomel-- and it is BAD!!!!! I have to talk to

myself out loud so that my mind and my body are doing the same

things-

I feel like I should be 92 instead of 29!!!

Best Wishes to you guys!! Let me know what helps!!

Portland, OR

[Guest guest]

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Tylenol PM taken at bedtime works for me. It's the only way I can

sleep longer than an hour at a time when I'm very hypo.

ellen

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