4/10 I take my last thyroid pill (no refills on my script), and get my blood drawn to check my levels (yes, cutting it close; no, I shouldn’t have waited nearly so long; yes, I’ve done it before; no, I probably still won’t stop from doing it again. procrastination is a powerful habit).
4/16 I go over my results with my doctor, find out my TSH was too high (that is, my body was asking for more thyroid), and I needed more thyroid even before I ran out.
4/17 After a week of occasionally stealing thyroid from the Boychick to get by (don’t worry, he didn’t go without), I finally get my own, higher, script filled.
4/15-23 I wonder why I’ve been feeling so tired recently, and so foggy in the brain pan.
4/24 Oh… Right… I (finally!) remember low thyroid = low energy & low brainpower.
Moral of the story? Without thyroid, my brain gets so foggy I can’t think of why my brain might be foggy.
(Maybe this is only funny if you are familiar with hypothyroid/chronic illness issues, but it makes me snicker at least. Mine is a dark humor.)
Oh, no, I’m the same way. I used to take prozac for depression and anxiety and occasionally would forget to take it. Even if I realized I forgot it, but the end of the day I couldn’t figure out why I was so moody.
Same thing when I eat poorly. It can take days to figure out that’s why I am so tired. Maybe I should listen when my body is trying to tell me something!
My mother had her thyroid removed and used to forget her TSH meds often when we were growing up, so this post hit the nail on the head in two ways for me. I take mood stabalizers which I’m sure you’re familiar with (Depakote and Abilify). When I don’t take them, I’m an unholy terror who can’t figure out why she’s so tired and upset with everyone around her. I should probably get my thyroid checked again. :)
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