For the first three months I was off, I still had heart palpitations and difficulty remembering things but they did seem to be occurring less frequently. The big thing was my sleeping. I would sleep 12-14 hours each day then get up and usually fall asleep in the chair. At first I thought I was trying to get “caught up” on my sleep but it never seemed as though I was gaining any ground. No matter how much I slept it never seemed like enough.
Being the patient that good nurses make – NOT! I did not go to my family doctor until September 2009! I know, I know, if it was someone else I would have told them to go to the doctor much sooner but I’m sure you’ve heard that doctors and nurses make the worst patients!
Anyway…. I told the doctor about the sleeping and he checked to see if they had done a TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) level. They had and it was high indicating hypothyroidism so I was started on Synthroid which is an artificial hormone replacement drug. I really did not notice any difference for a few months and an increase in dosage but now I am only sleeping 12 hours in bed and then I’m not falling asleep in the chair. To some this may not be a big deal but it is a big deal to me. I still have a lot to learn about hypothyroidism but at least I feel as though I’m on the right track!
More later!
Linda <3
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
Personal Health
In January 2009, I took a medical leave of absence from my job for health problems that I believed were related to stress. Boy was I wrong!
At that time, I was experiencing heart palpitations and was extremely fatigued even though I was sleeping soundly aat night. I would have to drag myself out of bed in the morning just to go to work. Then I would find myself falling asleep at the computer in the afternoon. I would be so tired that I literally would have to talk myself into leaving for the day because the idea of walking to the car was exhausting. I was having some difficulty concentrating at times, along with trouble remembering things. I blamed all these symptoms on work related stress.
I had been seeing a psychiatrist for a few months and now had a diagnosis of Adult Attention Deficit Disorder. She felt the time off would help me adjust to medication and allow me to learn how to work with the ADD instead of it running me. I was hopeful some time away from work would be beneficial, what I didn’t realize was just how long I wouldn’t be working. The Lord had plans for me.
Thanks for stopping by!
Linda
At that time, I was experiencing heart palpitations and was extremely fatigued even though I was sleeping soundly aat night. I would have to drag myself out of bed in the morning just to go to work. Then I would find myself falling asleep at the computer in the afternoon. I would be so tired that I literally would have to talk myself into leaving for the day because the idea of walking to the car was exhausting. I was having some difficulty concentrating at times, along with trouble remembering things. I blamed all these symptoms on work related stress.
I had been seeing a psychiatrist for a few months and now had a diagnosis of Adult Attention Deficit Disorder. She felt the time off would help me adjust to medication and allow me to learn how to work with the ADD instead of it running me. I was hopeful some time away from work would be beneficial, what I didn’t realize was just how long I wouldn’t be working. The Lord had plans for me.
Thanks for stopping by!
Linda
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