Posted by lucy2005 on May 21, 2005, at 13:25:39
In reply to Re: Anxiety and Meds and Stuff » lucy05, posted by Phillipa on May 14, 2005, at 21:03:05
Hi Phillipa! Sorry it took me so long to reply to your posting, I have been thinking about you ever since I read it. What happened to you makes me so angry, I am almost beyond words. I am not familiar with Synthroid, since I was given Levoxyl, but I assume it is the same thing - a thyroid replacement drug. I wonnder if there is any difference in the effect it has on one though? Have you had your levels checked again? I was surprised mine dropped so quickly after having been stable and I am wondering if that will be the cyle for the rest of my life, but I am dealing with it. I just know if I start experiencing the symptoms again, I go get my blood drawn! I am not saying at this point I am 100% symptom free, I still feel some anxiousness but it is manageable - my mind does not race like it did before and the headaches are much, much better. I am focusing on holistic stuff, vitamins and diet to deal with that - it seems to be worse pre-menstral, too, so I am sure hormones are playing a part for me. Working out also seems to help, I work out for at least one hour every day - it helps me to feel healthy and I sleep better. Phillipa, I know there is a way out of what you are going through, and it does not include more drugs - I think it will just take determination, patience and the right resources to find that answer. I am going to continue to research this myself and will keep in touch with you if you would like. I am in California..where are you? I wish you luck and will continue to keep you in my thoughts.
Take care, Louisa> Same thing happened to me. My thyroid went and I experienced severe anxiety. Put on synthroid and things improved until it happened again. This time the pdoc put me on AD's and the cycle began. The stupidist thing I ever did was to stop working as he suggested. It's been 8 years and I'm afraid of my shadow. So I am my husband's shadow and he hates it. I lost all my independance. Fondly, Phillipa
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