'Roid rage!
I'm trying not to obsess about my thyroid. I was barely even thinking about it until it dawned on me that
1) my last two periods have been abnormally light,
2) I've been incapable of putting on weight regardless of how much I eat (but my appetite has not increased much) - I'm looking scarecrowish right now, and people who have seen my troupe perform have taken to calling me "the skinny one", even though there are other girls who are definitely as skinny as I
3) that despite increased strength training and a return to martial arts, I feel muscularly "weak" and have not been able to put on much muscle mass or muscle weight
4) Glen's been complaining that I'm throwing off too much heat, and
5) I've been increasingly intolerant of people who annoy me and am prone to being verbally snappy (read: increased aggression)
Then I realized that I haven't been to the doc for my routine blood tests in six months, which is how frequently I should be getting them. I suspect I was a little hyper.
I had NOT suspected that I was THAT hyper. I was even less prepared for finding out that my previous blood tests six months ago indicated that I was hyper even back then. The nurse practitioner I saw at the doc's office was pretty pissed, as my old lab results should have instantly triggered a follow-up and a change in my Synthroid dose.
The blood work revealed that I am indeed overmedicated, and my dose has been lowered. I'm steeling myself for something of a withdrawl and a temporary return of my hypo symptoms. At the same time, there is a good chance that I will end up being LESS tired, LESS jittery, MORE mellow, and actually be able to gain both muscle mass and a bit of healthy fat. So on one hand, I'm scared about a return of hypo, and on the other hand excited at the potential of feeling like my old normal energy self.
I'm trying not to obsess about my thyroid. It's just a little hard right now.
1) my last two periods have been abnormally light,
2) I've been incapable of putting on weight regardless of how much I eat (but my appetite has not increased much) - I'm looking scarecrowish right now, and people who have seen my troupe perform have taken to calling me "the skinny one", even though there are other girls who are definitely as skinny as I
3) that despite increased strength training and a return to martial arts, I feel muscularly "weak" and have not been able to put on much muscle mass or muscle weight
4) Glen's been complaining that I'm throwing off too much heat, and
5) I've been increasingly intolerant of people who annoy me and am prone to being verbally snappy (read: increased aggression)
Then I realized that I haven't been to the doc for my routine blood tests in six months, which is how frequently I should be getting them. I suspect I was a little hyper.
I had NOT suspected that I was THAT hyper. I was even less prepared for finding out that my previous blood tests six months ago indicated that I was hyper even back then. The nurse practitioner I saw at the doc's office was pretty pissed, as my old lab results should have instantly triggered a follow-up and a change in my Synthroid dose.
The blood work revealed that I am indeed overmedicated, and my dose has been lowered. I'm steeling myself for something of a withdrawl and a temporary return of my hypo symptoms. At the same time, there is a good chance that I will end up being LESS tired, LESS jittery, MORE mellow, and actually be able to gain both muscle mass and a bit of healthy fat. So on one hand, I'm scared about a return of hypo, and on the other hand excited at the potential of feeling like my old normal energy self.
I'm trying not to obsess about my thyroid. It's just a little hard right now.