Trying to get used to Cpap mask

[Goldengirl01]

Hi, I’m mainly on the thyroid page of health unlocked but I saw someone had mentioned sleep apnoea and this site so I strolled over. I also suffer from polymyalgia which is inflammation of the muscles and am on pain patches and co-codamol, unfortunately the patches fall off in hot weather and co-codamol gives constipation so lactulose is my friend now and again. I know as Iv had a total thyroidectomy I am now hypothyroid and that can come with sleep apnoea so I’m hoping if I ever get my dosage right I will not need Cpap but I have a fight on my hands getting t3 because it’s expensive and GP and endo say they won’t prescribe it. Have a good day everyone.x

[telephonejunkie]

Hi Dustpan, I am also hypothyroid and suffer from sleep apnea. Unfortunately, I think getting a handle on the hypo symptoms is unlikely because "your levels are within normal range" always means, as we know they aren't listening to the symptoms I tell them I still experience. I have had intermittent results with a CPAP machine and I feel we are unfortunately going to have to "put up " with the status quo, as we are not gong to be helpped by the doctors.

[Goldengirl01 in reply to telephonejunkie]

Hi there, actually I’m not in normal range I’m not converting t4 well to t3. My tsh is low which is good but could go lower and I know I need t3 to feel better so have a fight on my hands with endo as I have now got an appt in November to see him. If you look at the replies from others it tells me I need to get my vitamins optimal before I try and get t3. My gp says I am too low regarding tsh but the aim is to get it low and t3 & t4 in the upper range.