I used to take prescribed medication. First they tried me on different dosages of Synthroid. You usually have to get blood tests done every 3 months. I did that for years and then for a few more years the doctor put me on a combination of Synthroid and Armour thyroid. I was still getting the ups and downs from the medicine. I was originally diagnosed with Hypothyroidism ( Hashimotos) which is really hard to control because of the thyroid still being active yet elevating levels keep going up and down. I notice when I am in a slump, exercise helps to gain my energy, but days that I am feeling bad sometimes I just can't get the motivation to do anything. I have been trying natural herbal supplements for it now. They seem to help as much as any medicine has.. which is close to nothing, but I do not see the point of spending useless money on a doctor who cannot cure me and tired of throwing money away.
^ 3 months is an extremely long time to put your whole body through antibiotic treatment.:sad:I've been having a strong desire to dump out the pills into my garbage can while an angry sounding song is playing as I do it, but they are supposed to help, so I'm trying to distract myself from the side effects and keep up the hope that this is the worst of it.
Got insomnia again, here it is 11:41PM and I am sitting in the bed watching the clock again. I have to get some sleep. I have to go grocery shopping with my Mom tomorrow, one of us needs to be half alert. It's gonna have to be me because she claims she is feeling loopsy in her head again. It won't be a pleasant trip .. and guess what it's senior discount day at the grocery store tomorrow.. Lovely.![]()
I don't know what's worse, insomnia .... or geezer day at the grocery store?I'm gonna say insomnia. You can avoid old people to an extent. Its just the nosey ones that i can't stand.
Hang in there Graeme, sorry to hear you are so low. We'll listen to you on here, mate.
Ah know, ah jist don't want tae feel like ah'm complainin', y'know?
That's what this site if for venting when you've had enough.
Depressed, and suicidal.
Finding it difficult tae cope with everything. Depression. Anxiety. Ma physically disability. Life in general...
It's becomin' more difficult fur me tae open up aboot ma issues because, whenever ah do that, I am usually met with anger, hostility and shoulder-shrugging indifference. It appears ma family suck at empathy - and they wonder why ah'm so anxious around them.
Ah cannae keep runnin' fae ma problems - no pun intended, there.
Mate, if your family doesn't understand (or doesn't want to understand) ..well, that's gotta make things tough for you. Is there anyone else that you can talk to?
In any case, we're always here for you *man hug*
Depressed, and suicidal.
Finding it difficult tae cope with everything. Depression. Anxiety. Ma physically disability. Life in general...
It's becomin' more difficult fur me tae open up aboot ma issues because, whenever ah do that, I am usually met with anger, hostility and shoulder-shrugging indifference. It appears ma family suck at empathy - and they wonder why ah'm so anxious around them.
Ah cannae keep runnin' fae ma problems - no pun intended, there.