Question:
What should i do about the side effect of my tablets?
I have an under active thyroid so i have to take Levothyroxine. Ever since i started taking it, it has stopped me sleeping and it gets worse when i increase the dose. I have had this problem for 8 months now and i have not got more than an hours sleep every night for months. I have been to see loads of doctors, a lot of them say it is the thyroxine causing it but i have to stay on it because there is no alternative treatment. I also had a sleep study done at a sleep clinic and they said the thyroxine is keeping my brain awake but all they suggested i do is take melatonin and go to bed and wake up at the same time everyday which i have been doing for 3 months now. The melatonin doesn't really work. I am sick to death of putting up with thi, it's ruining my life! I'm too exhausted to leave the house, it ruined christmas for me as well. Also, i found that the tablets dont even get rid of my other symptoms, despite my blood tests being normal i still have hair loss, cold hands and feet and constipation. No doctors will listen to me. I would like to go on Natural dessicated thyroid hormone but no doctor will prescribe it to me as it is not licsenced in the uk. I dont know what to do!! i cant take it anymore. please help
Answers:
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Perhaps you could take a kelp tablet every day instead of Levothyroxine.
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Ask your doctor if it's OK to take an over-the-counter sleep aid like Unisom. If that doesn't work, as your doctor about some prescription sleep medication.
Whatever you do, DO NOT stop taking the thyroid medication without your doctor's approval and supervision.
See a professional Homeopath. There are a variety of options that can mediate all of the problems you're experiencing without adding to the load of side effects and toxicity to other body organs.