I have been out of my medication for over two months and now am lethargic, sleepy and my hands and feet are swollen. I can't get a dr appt for 3 weeks. Should I go to an er?
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I have been out of my medication for over two months and now am lethargic, sleepy and my hands and feet are swollen. I can't get a dr appt for 3 weeks. Should I go to an er?
Yes, you should go to the ER. Thyroid medications should never be lapsed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Msnlute
I went to an urgent care because I was also having sob with this. They did no lab, did a breathing tx and gave me a script for thyroid meds. If my hypothyroid is so out of whack to cause lethargy, should I do this course of tx. I think I need blood work to assess my level before restarting my meds to avoid a crisis or storm.
You went to an urgent care, they treated you for your presenting illness. Many urgent care clinics don't have the lab staff and/or equipment to test for TH, TSH, T3 and T4. These are usually what are called send-out labs for places like this and can take days to get the results back.
You were treated for your SOB and you were given the prescription that you were out of. I'm relatively certain that your discharge orders suggested you follow up with your primary care physician.
Technically you can live without your medication. The life you will lead is pretty much what you were experiencing right now. You've gone through de-tox and this is what happens when you are lacking the hormones that come from your thyroid. Could you have waited for three weeks? Probably, it wouldn't have killed you, but life until then would have sucked royally.
That aside, you should go on the dose recommended by your doctor at your previous visit. You should be having your levels check every few weeks until you've stabilized at a dose and then ever six months to ensure everything is happening within proper ranges. As well, how on Bob's Green Earth did you let your prescription lapse for TWO MONTHS?! With Hypothyroidism you need to be under the constant care of your doctor. There is no excuse for not following through and making the appointments. There are waits to get financial aid and insurance even if you're on welfare or a minimum wage job. Please be more careful with your life.
Hey, don't take tension... take medicines on time and follow a few tips like don't take stress, 8 hours of sleep a night, 5 grams a day of this vegetable to get your iodine levels up and cruciferous vegetables and get fluoride, bromide and chlorine out of your diet and environment. These are good tips as well as take medicines.
Er... The thing with hypothyroidism is that they get 8 hours a sleep a night, maybe even 10 or 12. Diet will play a role but not as much as your suggesting, trust me on this one because it is something I picked up after living with a woman with hypothyroidism for several years. A healthy balanced diet is important. There isn't any harm of ingesting chlorine, bromide, or fluoride in normal amounts or the amounts she's ingesting them normal that there are environmentally absorbed.
The main problem here is not being monitored and renewing medications on time. The rest of it is fine.
Friends.
I did go to ER. My TSH was 147.4. Normal is 0.5-4. So I was in myxedema coma status. I am in hospital now with Bradycardia and I've thyroid. Dr said I was perhaps a day from true coma status. Just wanted to update u all.
I'm so sorry to hear this, however, I am glad that you are getting better. We see now why it is so very important to take medication as prescribed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Msnlute
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