Carbimazole - Graves

[nooneimportant]

Ok hang in there with me on this ....

A few weeks ago I posted that I was struggling on 5mg - everything pointed to too higher dose, fair enough so gradually lowered to 2.5mg - I lost my beautiful and beloved Labrador after a cancer battle in early March 💔and attributed a lot of my depression to this devastating loss initially, however, realised I was drinking something with aspartame that might have been causing depression, anxiety, aches and hair loss etc so cut that out - felt better pretty much overnight, but heart rate didn't come down - it's been rather warm here in the UK. However, as stated previously due to a biotin incident I'm not due to have my bloods done now until 4th July, again it is what it is, but I thought maybe my thyroid level had jumped up as well so I upped the meds four days ago back to 5mg (as prescribed by Consultant). I don't feel awful or cold but it's not cold, heart rate has kinda stabilised, but within four days I am already starting to feel fatigued (couldn't do the usual morning walk today), bloated, swelling again (puffy in my face, hands and feet), constipated, and hunger has disappeared again... like it has GONE, and I feel a bit ... woo?! my very minor hand tremors come and go anyway so discounting that. NO symptoms of anxiety or depression since removing aspartame, but my eyes are heavy like I could just nod off again.

The issue I have now is my son is coming home for the summer now he's finished Uni and I'm now concerned he's going to come back to a mummy zombie as I'm gradually starting to feel like sh!t 😭 On very much better news though that amazing young man of mine has just scored an upper second in Astrophysics yes you read that right ASTROPHYSICS?! 😱 (he does NOT get that from me).

Any recommendations of what I try and do in the mean time before the blood test, really not sure what I am actually asking for here especially without blood results but cutting those tiny pills into quarters is a damn nightmare!? even with the pill cutter 🥴 maybe if anyone would like to press a pillow over face? that would be greatly received?! 😂🤷

[PurpleNails Administrator]

Sorry about your Labrador, how sad.

Well done to your son!

Don’t feel bad about being zombie mum, he can take care of you.

You have a mix of hyper / hypo symptoms. You know you’re not right but you won’t know exactly what your levels are up to until you test.

I don’t think there is anything you can do right now but take it easy & try not to complicate your dose until you can get an exact reading. Once you have results you’re going to know what to do next.

[nooneimportant in reply to PurpleNails]

Thank you - if I had the energy I'd scream 😤