WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 2003: Re: hypothyroid, on levoxyl, can't sleep

Re: hypothyroid, on levoxyl, can't sleep

From: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 13 Apr 2003 09:20:31 -0500 (CDT)

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Sorry to butt in, but has your Dr checked your free T4? I know I didn't feel optimal until mine was at 1.3-1.4. If yours is somewhere around 1.0 or under, you may still experience symptoms, and sleep issues can be one of them, whether hypo or hyper. When I was diagnosed hypo, I had horrible insomnia. May I suggest you check out http://www.about.com and go to the thyroid disease area. There is a world of information available there, and the forums are wonderful! Good luck to you. (Oh, I am now on .075 levoxyl myself by the way) Lisa

At Sun, 13 Apr 2003, Sarah wrote: >
>Thank you Christine! I appreciate the response. I will wait a few more
>weeks and hopefully will sleep more. Regarding TSH, my Dr. said that
>she finds that most patients feel their best with a TSH around 1.5. I
>feel pretty great right now. What is your TSH at?
>
> >>
>>At Fri, 11 Apr 2003, Sarah wrote:
>>>
>>>I've posted here before regarding my hypothyroidism (TSH was 8.1). I'm
>>>currently on 50mcg levoxyl and my TSH is now 2.57. The problem is that
>>>I've gone from a 10-hour a night sleeper to 5 hours maximum and my Dr.
>>>wants to increase my dosage to get me "optimum" to 1.5. I was wondering
>>>if you thought my TSH was okay or if I should increase my dose and if my
>>>lack of sleep is correlated to my lower TSH.
>>>
>>>Thank you very much!

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