Initial doses

After trial and error with my doses. It's day 3 for me and I'm getting more of the error side so far!

I have 20mcg tablets, was advised by the gp to take one tab every other day. However this seemed like awful lot in one go. The thyroid uk website people advised 10mcg a day. So split my tablet once. Then to split it again to take some morning and some afternoon. The first dose I took 5:30pm Tuesday.

The first time I took it I felt amazing. Warm hands for the first time in my life. Not icy cold, or boiling hot, red and swollen. Just normal. I felt awake, happy, energetic. I did not have my normal red blotches. I was actually able to speak sentences without getting my words muddled and even remember what I was saying if I had to pause.

I took my next dose 6am the following day. Then slept for an hour before having coffee and cereal at 7:30am. First thing in the morning I did actually feel good. I slept well and woke up feeling refreshed and ready for the day. I had no pins and needles in my hands, no ringing in my ears. The weird thing I noticed was it was easier to wee! I have no idea what that was about. I'd never realised it was difficult til yesterday when it was easy!

As the day went on I began to slide. The energy began to disappear. After I ate at 12:30, I had no motivation. Couldn't remember what i had to do. I spent my afternoon going up and down the stairs forgetting what I was doing. Took me an hour and a half to do a small amount of washing up which should only have taken 20mins! I felt like I was on auto pilot without the settings. I felt cold. I just wanted to lie down and sleep.

Wanted to take another dose but as I'd had food new it probably wouldn't work.

I felt bad between 12-3pm. Then had my 2nd daily dose at 4pm, just before I went swimming. Started swimming well tired very quickly after 40 lengths. But still more awake afterwards.

The evening not a lot of difference. Very middle ground. Felt very tired about 9:30. Forgot to charge my phone, and toothbrush, very unusual. Then again slept well.

This morning have had my first dose at 7:30am in the hope it's less time between when I'm without. No coffee, cereal at 8:45.

Today definitely worse. Woke up very depressed and hopeless. Tired. Have headache. Hands very numb, but wrists painful, very difficult to type this! Ears ringing. Cold. But on a separate note fire isn't working which doesn't help.

I do think I need a dose at lunch time, but im already cutting a tablet into 4, I think cutting it into 6 will be impossible! If it gets really bad I might up my dose earlier than advised so I can have it at lunch.

Today is first day back at work. So we'll see how that goes.