specific symptoms: Re: Thyroid Rage question- dosing

March 15, 2005

I had been on LOW dose synthroid forever, .112, finally found a doc

who upped it twice, to 150. Still major fatigue and weight gain, and

lethargy and brain fog very bad. He switched me to Armour (I

couldnt tolerate the Cytomel addition to the synthroid) I am

officially on 120mg armour, but I actually take 150mg, started that

about 2 weeks ago. I just cant beat the fatigue. Its more severe

than I can even explain. I can function, I can drive my child to

school, and pick her up, and order dinner.... but not much more

prodcutive than that. I DRAG around thru my day. My eyes are bagging

half down my face, my body is tired, I look like death, I cant sleep

past 5 or 6 am... I have gotten so cynical and angry.

I really feel like Im falling apart. I even wonder, is all this just

a sleep disorder? You know, you (or at least me) start getting a

little crazed trying to figure out how to feel good again. I am

starting to just feel like giving up this whole thing. And then, Ill

have a good day thrown in, where I can go to walmart, get groceries

and actually get them put away and maybe even a load of laundry!

Then, crash again. This is my cycle.... about 5 bad days and then

one good one. Whats wrong with me?! I want to scream sometimes.

My life is just going by without me. I am sorry.I dont mean to cry

on you all. just frustrated, again. Am I alone with this crasy

feeling?

> >

> > If I switched form synthroid to armour (couple months ago) and

stil

> > feel very fatigued almost all the time...BUT Ive had a few bouts

> > with this " rage " ... could I be over-dosed on armour? It seems

> > ridiculous, considering how crappy I feel. I am sure I need more

> > Armour... except for this ONE symptom. Ever RAGE whle HYPO? I

> > raged with Graves,and this feels the same, but not as severe....

> > ???? NO other syper symptoms, but LOTS of hypo ones....

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