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Posted 6/2/2010 10:28 PM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone. I apologize in advance for all the questions...but I have been a member of the Fibro forum for quite awhile now, and have always found it and all the people so helpful, so here it goes.

My results came back from my bloodwork today. I've been officially diagnosed with hypothyroidism. In a way, I'm kind of relieved. My fatigue has been through the roof lately, (worse then my fibro has been in the past), and I was scared it was just fibro and there was no hope. Now that there is something treatable, I ha
ve every hope in the world that it will get better.

But I am filled with lots of questions.

1. I'm taking 80mcg of Synthroid. How long til I should notice a difference?

2. Are there any of my supplements that I have to not take/adjust? (The ones I take are listed on my signature.)

3. Could my sudden depression symptoms and dizziness be symptoms too?

4. Any foods I should stay away from?

5. Anything else you can suggest to help me out/things I should know?

Thanks in advance!
-Sarah
Posted 6/3/2010 1:54 AM (GMT 0)
1. I'm taking 80mcg of Synthroid. How long til I should notice a difference?

You should feel better in about six weeks. It will come on slowly as it builds in your body. I was so off that I started to feel better the first couple of days.

2. Are there any of my supplements that I have to not take/adjust? (The ones I take are listed on my signature.)

The nexium, vitamins, iron, and malic acid/magnesium needs to wait 4 hrs after you take the synthiod. Also take the synthoid 30-1hr before you eat with a full glass of water.

3. Could my sudden depression symptoms and dizziness be symptoms too?

Yes. I get the waves of blue when I'm low. I do get dizzy sometimes (ringing ears- big time)

4. Any foods I should stay away from?

No.

I also suggest you get the book "Thyroid for Dummies". It's very informative and easy to read.

Any more questions?

Joy
Posted 6/3/2010 2:53 AM (GMT 0)
Joy, thank you so much for answering my questions! My dr seemed to be quite rushed today and didn't really go over everything. I hope it doesn't take a full 6 wees...I'm not sure how much more of this fatigue I can take. lol.

I did think of one more question though. I usually drink a glass of coconut water in the morning before I eat. (It helps with fibro pain because of high potassium). Do I have to wait 30-1 hour for that too, or since it's water is it ok?
Posted 6/3/2010 4:54 PM (GMT 0)
Potassium is okay. Just wait the 30 minutes.

Have you've been checked for sleep apnea. A lot of people who have hypothyroidism develop sleep apnea.

I was just dragging through the day before they found the sleep apnea. The hypothyroidism was discovered about six months later.

Do you seem to fall asleep at the drop of a hat?
Do you snore?
Do you feel like you're waking up all through the night?
Do you wake up exhausted? Like you never rested?
Do you dream?

If you say yes to any of these talk to your doctor about getting a sleep study. It's not that bad. You're wired up like lab rat and told to go to sleep. ;))
If the test is positive you come back another night and sleep with a CPAP.
I love my CPAP. I feel very rested when I sleep with it.

Joy
Posted 6/3/2010 5:33 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks again! I really appreciate all your help.

As for the sleep apnea question...I had a sleep study done about 2 years ago...no signs of sleep apnea, however, they did discover that I had less then a minute of REM sleep the whole night. (Which is common in fibro to not get much of the stage 4/REM sleep.) My doctor things my sleeping problems are from fibro, and I take Lunesta.

It might be worth looking into again.

Thanks :)

-Sarah
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