I'm glad you made that change, though it's shocking they don't want to adjust the levels given the fact it's causing such anxiety! At least you were indeed able to make that change so you can get some kind of sleep at night. I hope that side effect either wears off or stops causing such disruptions for you!
Is it Levothyroxin by chance? I'm on that one as well and I know if the dosage is too high it can really mess you up. I take mine first thing in the morning so it doesn't mess with my sleep. No idea why they prescribe it as a bedtime med. Lipitor is the same way, they want you to take it at bedtime but i couldn't tolerate it that way. It gets taken first thing in the morning instead. Made my life tons better.
Nice job! Ultimately it's up to us to manage our meds. I'm a firm believer in that. I'm five years in on these meds now.YES!! It's Levothyroxine! I used to take it at 2AM because I wanted that 4 hour window on both sides where nothing else would inhibit the absorption of the medicine. After a year of doing that, I couldn't fall back asleep so I changed it to nighttime. I had no idea it would cause insomnia and my doctor didn't tell me about it either. I am now taking the pill in the morning before I get out of bed and I have been able to fall asleep in a little over an hour after getting into bed instead of waiting 3 hours now. My headaches are gone too and the calmness I'm used to feeling is starting to return. I had also taken a half dose when I should have taken a full dose and you'd think that wouldn't make a difference, but it did.
I had my blood work done and I was told that because I'm still in range (even though it's at the low point of TSH) that they won't change my dosage because they don't go by symptoms. Well, I don't recommend people do this but when I get to this point again, I'm going to take a half dose one day here or there because that's what my body needs. I have a spreadsheet of my dosages, my levels and how I feel. Pretty soon I'll be an expert at this
Hope you manage to get your meds sorted soon! Sounds like you are already making progress!YES!! It's Levothyroxine! I used to take it at 2AM because I wanted that 4 hour window on both sides where nothing else would inhibit the absorption of the medicine. After a year of doing that, I couldn't fall back asleep so I changed it to nighttime. I had no idea it would cause insomnia and my doctor didn't tell me about it either. I am now taking the pill in the morning before I get out of bed and I have been able to fall asleep in a little over an hour after getting into bed instead of waiting 3 hours now. My headaches are gone too and the calmness I'm used to feeling is starting to return. I had also taken a half dose when I should have taken a full dose and you'd think that wouldn't make a difference, but it did.
I had my blood work done and I was told that because I'm still in range (even though it's at the low point of TSH) that they won't change my dosage because they don't go by symptoms. Well, I don't recommend people do this but when I get to this point again, I'm going to take a half dose one day here or there because that's what my body needs. I have a spreadsheet of my dosages, my levels and how I feel. Pretty soon I'll be an expert at this
Hope you manage to get your meds sorted soon! Sounds like you are already making progress!
My Mum takes levothryroxine and she takes her's first thing in the morning too.
I had worsened anxiety from an antidepressant I was once on (Citralopram). In addition, it gave me insomnia, lowered my appetite and my arms and legs started shaking. The worst part of that was I was already struggling to sleep and had a low appetite, so it just made things even worse! I only took it for 6 days and had to just stop taking them, but felt better from the side effects quite quickly after coming off them.
On a positive note, I'm now off all the medication I had to go on last year when my mental health got really bad! Came off the last tablet about 2 weeks ago, after having been on it a year!
I got ok after I quit my job <3 it's the weirdest thing ever, as I am a workaholic and do a lot of works at the same time, so me getting stressed out from a job was such a strange experience. Now I am doing so much better.
