Isn't it ironic ... don't you think
So, I quit posting as I don't have much to say....however, if you have kept up with the little bit that's posted you know I have extremely severe insomnia...
As in I take these meds just to sleep 8 hours:
1. xanax
2.Lunesta
3.klonepin (sometimes with Lunesta, not always
4. Seroquel 400mg!
5. Amitriptyline
plus melatonin and valerian sometimes
I also take prescription pain meds several times a day, plus an anti-imflamatory perscription drug twice daily.
It's alot, and I am not someone who likes to take a pill for every thing that's wrong. Until this year I have never taken more than BC Pills, and I started taking Lunesta last July, 2009..So, Whoa, this shit will fuck you up!
Here's the ironic thing..I found out that I have I have Hypothyroidism : an Under-Active thyroid...and most people with an underactive thyroid are exhausted all of the time and sleep alot...I just get the the exhaustion..and Insomnia that makes me even more tired..so I take all of these meds to sleep, yet the meds also make me tired. It's a cruel world. I thought I was just getting old and pitiful, and due to my chronic pain I haven't been as active as I was a few years ago.
Common symptoms of problem with thyroid due to low thyroid or hypothyroidism are:
• Fatigue and weakness
• Low basal temperature ( cold intolerance)
• Dry and coarse skin
• Hair loss
• Cold hands and feet
• Weight gain
• Insomnia
• Constipation
• Depression
• Poor memory, forgetfulness, dementia
• Nervousness and tremors
• Immune system problems
• Heavy menstrual periods
I've been on meds for it for 6 weeks, yet I don't think I feel much different. I go for the results of my re-testing tomorrow. I am looking forward to it, hoping that I need a higher dose, cause I feel like crap nearly every day. The kind of muscle pain and weakness and total exhaustion that makes you say, I can't live like this much longer. Of course I guess I will keep living, but I am hoping to get some good news, that I don't have to live like this much longer, pretty soon my symptoms will decrease, and dare I say that I will actually feel good? I hope so.