Well hello there, I report that overall I am feeling much better with the increase of my Synthroid from 100 mcg to 137 mcg/day. The only thing I am tangling with right now is some difficulty in the morning with feeling a little off when I take my morning meds after waiting an hour after my Synthroid dose. I feel kinda nauseous, kinda wiggy but it passes. I also on occasion have to deal with some intense anxiety (worry and fear) in the morning, but it resolves by early afternoon. This does not happen every morning, so I’m lucky there.
To manage things, I’ve turned to a meditation app I heard about called Insight Timer. I can listen to people speaking soothingly about how to calm worry and anxiety through breathwork and guided imagery. I wouldn’t say meditation comes easy to me; my mind wanders. I also struggle cognitively and it can be hard remembering what I’m instructed to do. But I’m giving this a go to see if it helps.
I also checked some books out from the library on managing anxiety with CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy). This is what I’m working with Matt on, and I thought I’d supplement things. I don’t know if self-help books are what I need or can actually use, given my cognitive impairment. But I’m willing to try anything and everything to bring this anxiety under control.
As far as the physical problems I’m having from the morning meds, I’m going to give this a few more days, I have an appointment with Dr. Larrimer in four days and I’ll ask him what to do. I’m continuing to hold off from my morning exercise classes because I sprained my ankle, so I don’t need to worry about something happening in a class. I’m hopeful everything will just resolve itself and I’ll be back to feeling good and healthy.
So I guess we are in a wait and see mode. I need to allow my body to get used to this new med regimen. It’s after lunch now and I really feel better. Maybe I need to be eating a good breakfast at 9:00 am when I take my second round of pills? Who knows. Just relax and see how these next few days go.
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