half concious state

[princess1234]

Hi All ,

For the past one month i am experiencing half conscious mental state.I will explain in detail below

I am having hypothyroid for the past 7 yrs and on levoxyl 137 mcg.In june and july 2009 i took birth control pills for my ovarian cysts.As i was taking the pills i had severe hot flushes,inability sleep and palpitations.My TSH was 0.2 and my T3 and T4 levels were also high.So my gynec asked to i reduce the dosage to 125 mcg in aug and the same symptoms continued after a month also.So i reduced my dosage to 100 mcg in September.On Sept 20 -th i followed a slow carb diet which i took only for 10 days.I didnt have any symptoms of getting my periods.So i just wanted to see if i get my periods when i stop the thyroid tablets.When i stopped i got my periods on the same day i stopped.I thought i was getting into hyper because of high dosage and so didnt take the tablets for 5 days until my periods stopped.From the next day on wards i started the tablets again but had dizziness in the mornings when i wen to gym around 6 am. after having the tablets only i used to go to the gym.So i came back from the gym unable to exercise for one week.The next week i had severe lightheadedness.When i get up from sitting position or sleeping position, i feel like falling.this went on for another two weeks.So i was mostly confined to home alone.then the symptoms worsened i could stand and walk but when i have my tablets around 8.00 am and have coffee around 8.30 and breakfast around 9.00.By 10. am i will feel very uneasy and will want to lie down.Even if i lie down in sofa with head little up no good.I will feel so uneasy that i have to lie down in bed with head flat

The main problem is here.As soon as i lie down i go down into a half conscious state.I hear sounds and feel as if someone is inside the house and i am trying to get up.There will be a constant struggle for getting up for one hour.I will shout but my voice dosent come out.I try to grab the phone and call my husband but cannot lift the phone which is in my hand.It is as if i am shouting and no voice is coming out and after great struggle i come out of that state.Its very scary.I feel like my brain is in half consious state.But i recover after this one hour and feel fine afterwards.Since i didnt have proper insurance i didnt go for blood work.Just to see if the medications caused these problems i stopped taking the tablets for 5 days.I didnt get this half consious state and was fine but after three days i started getting hypo symptoms.After 5 days of stopping the tablets i took blood test which showed tsh 20.0 and t3 and t4 within the lower range shoiwng hypo.So i have my resumed my initial starting dosage of 137 mcg which i used to have before taking the birh control pills.I was fine for two days after taking the tablets and today again i had the same half concious state.

Can anyone help me .... Its very frigtening as i get this when i am alone at home and i get it around 10.30 to 12.00 am ...approx after 2.5 hrs of taking my medication...

Thanks

Princess

[Smilerdeb]

Dont always blame everything on the thyroid which I have made the mistake many times.
Personally I thnk you have gone Hypo and may need labs done before increasing your meds.
Very often Hyper symptoms 'mimic' Hypo symptoms and they can both be the same.
I dont think you are Hyper as you would be running round at 100 miles per hor with severe anxiety and palpitations if you was hyper.
I think maybe with swapping, changing and missing T4 med doses, you have gone hypo.
It only takes a matter of a few days of missing or decreasing meds to go hypo.
I would strongly suggest a thyroid lab panel done and if that doesnt pick up the reason, then go see your Doc for further testing.
It sounds ike your blood pressure is very low.
Have you taken your pulse first thing in the morning at all?
Usually you are Hypo if your pulse is low.