Waking up breathless

[Ann68]

I have just joined site, I have had under active thyroid for over 20 plus years,my bloods always come back in normal range but I am still on 100 mcg,when I drop of to sleep I wake up after about 30mins feeling like I can't breath and heart rate feels very slow,has anyone else experienced this,I take my tablet in morning.

[Clutter]

Welcome to the forum, Ann68.

Try taking your Levothyroxine at bedtime (2 hours after food/drink/medication) and see whether the symptoms improve.

[Ann68 in reply to Clutter]

Thankyou I have thought about doing that,

[Jackie]

Hi Make sure your B12 and iron is highish in range.

Jackie

[Ann68 in reply to Jackie]

Thankyou Jackie,I have had this problem on and off since having under active thyroid but when I mention it to gp it gets ignored,

[Jackie in reply to Ann68]

Yes, they are good at doing that!

Best wishes,

Jackie

[dgleds in reply to Jackie]

aint it the truth...

[dgleds]

ive woken up in middle of night kind of gasping for air...I must be scared because i sit right up and draw a deep breath in...My daughter stayed with me at christmas, and we had to share the bed...My daughter said its like Im choking....ive been hypothyroid about same length of time as you...I take my pill in AM too..

[Ann68 in reply to dgleds]

Thankyou for replying it's good to hear someone else has experienced this,I frighten the life of my granddaughter when she stays over and she says it's like I am choking,it's really scary when your alone,what to do about it? I am going to try taking meds at night instead of morning see if that helps.all the best Ann

[dgleds]

Maybe see if you can be higher on your pillows some how...I have my window open a bit, to make sure Im taking in good air at night...I don't know if any of that helps, but worth a try... Im on my own, so its very scary....I have a brother with sleep apnea, and I have spoken to Gp about that, but they don't seem to think I have that too...Let me know if meds at night help better please....

[Marz]

Can you obtain your latest thyroid blood test results with ranges and post a new post... Someone will comment and offer advice. What dose are you on of T4 ? Couldn't see any information on your Profile....

Have you had the basics tested - B12 - VitD - Ferritin - Folate - Iron ? They all need to be a optimal levels for you thyroid tablet to work.

Maybe a scan of your thyroid would also help ...

[Ann68]

Hello I have not had any of the other tests you say apart from tsh when I was seen at hospital 5 years ago I had t3 and t4 checked but when I have bloods done now they say that's not needed as ts his normal,I am going to get a print out on my results tomorrow then I will post them on here,