Thyroid medication, day 23
Feb. 5th, 2012 10:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pktechgirlbackupWhen I went on cortisol (for the hypoadrenia), I immediately felt better. In fact, I immediately felt awesome in ways that were somewhat frightening. For the first week, I didn't need to eat, I was sleeping 4 hours a night, and my apartment was *spotless*. This backslid into a much healthier "better than when I started", but never near the highs of the first week.
The first week on Armour Thyroid, I didn't feel a bit of difference. But slowly, I noticed that while my energy level was the same, I wasn't eating much sugar, and I'd dropped caffeine entirely. And while the much celebrated thyroid medication weight loss hasn't materialized, I'm almost positive I'm gaining muscle. My quads are more defined, there's a bigger shadow when I flex my bicep, and my bra bands are fitting tighter while the cups are looser. I am extraordinarily happy with this outcome; it could only be more perfect if it increased my flexibility as well.
This week, I got sick. I think I recovered faster than I would have without Armour, but without a control universe I'll never know. What I do know is that Sudafed is an entirely different drug now. I used to be able to take it before bed no problem, now I totally see how it's related to meth. Also, even if the pharmacist says sudafed and ibuprofen will not interact with your thyroid meds, and your doctor says to take cortisol when you're sick, do not take all three of them. You will be super jumpy for an hour and feel awful when the cortisol wears off.
The first week on Armour Thyroid, I didn't feel a bit of difference. But slowly, I noticed that while my energy level was the same, I wasn't eating much sugar, and I'd dropped caffeine entirely. And while the much celebrated thyroid medication weight loss hasn't materialized, I'm almost positive I'm gaining muscle. My quads are more defined, there's a bigger shadow when I flex my bicep, and my bra bands are fitting tighter while the cups are looser. I am extraordinarily happy with this outcome; it could only be more perfect if it increased my flexibility as well.
This week, I got sick. I think I recovered faster than I would have without Armour, but without a control universe I'll never know. What I do know is that Sudafed is an entirely different drug now. I used to be able to take it before bed no problem, now I totally see how it's related to meth. Also, even if the pharmacist says sudafed and ibuprofen will not interact with your thyroid meds, and your doctor says to take cortisol when you're sick, do not take all three of them. You will be super jumpy for an hour and feel awful when the cortisol wears off.
