This is a fully loaded ?? I can't post in the dr. forum it's always full- maybe somene can help....

[scarlet37]

It was recently discovered that I have narcolepsy on top of my thyroid issues, for those of you who don't recall my thyroid was removed due to multi-nodular goiter with hurthle cells.

I was put on a medication called Provigil. Provigil is a central nervous system stimulant to help keep me from wanting to sleep so much -  also I am currently on 150mcg. of levoxyl and 3 weeks ago all my thyroid levels came back normal.

For the last 2 saturdays I have had weird attacks where my body juist wants to give out- i get a weird bad pressure in my head, my body gets numb and I get the shakes,and feel like i'm going to collapse- my brain cannot focus. So my question is this-

If Provigil is a central nervous system stimulant which would speed up the CNS -would it call on  the hipothalamus (which is the direct link to the endocrine system) to increase the entire endocrine system thereby trying to force my body to make more and more thyroid hormone - but if I have no thyroid and cannot produce these hormones without medication would this put undue stress on my entire systems causing these attacks?

I have been through so much testing lately and each doctor wanting to change my meds I think my body is rejecting all this but when I complain to the docs all they want to do is put me on another anti-dpressant! Hopefully someone will be able to answer or even have some insight.

Thanks-

[mamamae4]

Sorry to here about this one.  Hope things get better soon.  Jessi

[ChitChatNine]

so so sorry to hear this new development .. keep trying all diff times to get posting on the Dr. board ............... no answer from me on this one .. sorry :(  C~