Hello I had a total thyrotecomy in December 2021 due to suspicious nodules which later turned out to be a micro papillary carcinoma. I was placed on levothyroxine 100mcg daily.
Been having trouble sleeping since. Fragmented light sleep. I don't get any deep sleep at all. I wake up tired and unrested as if i hadn't slept at all.
My bloods are all normal within range
I don't get any quality deep sleep and I wake up so tired and miserable. I've Changed endocrinologist for a second opinion who incorporated t3 and lowered my t4 dose to 75mcg.
I don't think it's helped much.
Doctors have convinced me it could be underlying stress. I've tried both sertraline (worsened insomnia) and mirtazapine but they havn't helped. I've seen a sleep specialist who is going to perform a sleep study for underlying restless leg syndrome or sleep apnea.
Has anyone experienced anything similar following a thyroidectomy.
It has been the hardest 7 months of my life.
