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Posted by Mike_Cohen_2 on June 23, 2008, at 14:48:13
Thyroid panel was normal, but doc. said lets try and boost your T3 , so she gave me some Armour Thyroid 15mg/day. I took it for about a week and then stopped, this was about the time I felt my anxiety getting worse. I spoke earlier about the lamictal because I was reducing that dose at the same time. It never dawned on me that the Crazy anxiety I've been having could be from the the Armour Thyroid. I figured it had been 3 days since the last dose, so I never factored it in. I did some reading today and found that the T4 part of the Armour Thyroid has a half life of 4-7 days. Please someone tell me this is why my anxiety is so bad lately. It's not as bad today as the last 4 days, but I almost went to the ER the last few days as even with the benzos on board, nothing and I mean nothing would reduce the anxiety I was feeling.
Posted by Mc Comfortable on June 23, 2008, at 15:17:33
In reply to Thyroid Augmentation med May have screwed me up, posted by Mike_Cohen_2 on June 23, 2008, at 14:48:13
Maybe you've hit upon the reason and with a bit more time things will settle out.
Posted by Phillipa on June 23, 2008, at 16:20:23
In reply to Re: Thyroid Augmentation med May have screwed me up » Mike_Cohen_2, posted by Mc Comfortable on June 23, 2008, at 15:17:33
I agree as tried cytomel T3 with my synthroid like a pot of coffee had to go off it. Give it some time. Phillipa
Posted by fleeting flutterby on June 23, 2008, at 17:29:47
In reply to Thyroid Augmentation med May have screwed me up, posted by Mike_Cohen_2 on June 23, 2008, at 14:48:13
Wow-- you could have figured it out! that's wonderful.
I have hypo-thyroid due to hashimoto's disease(doc found it after I delivered my second child, I was in my twenties)-- I've never been hyper-thyroid...... but I have a sister and a niece that both have been hyper-thyroid(they both had Graves disease) and they've said the anxiety-- heart racing, not being able to sit still, all around nervous feeling, was just horrible. So, from what you've said this could very well be the problem-- perhaps you aren't hypo-thyroid(low thyroid) afterall, and don't need that kind of medication.
Hope you are feeling better.
flutterby-mandy
Posted by Amigan on June 24, 2008, at 14:20:38
In reply to Thyroid Augmentation med May have screwed me up, posted by Mike_Cohen_2 on June 23, 2008, at 14:48:13
If i'm not mistaken, T3 stimulates the adrenal glands to produce more adrenaline. That would explain your increased anxiety.
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