To stay off work tomorrow?

[ginorwine]

I have a responsible job and am very commuted to it. I have been diagnosed with a thyroid problem - underactive- and I have felt a bit odd since starting the meds : in particular weepy, unclear thinking and very tired in a underwater feeling way.
The issue is before I was diagnosed I felt ok ish and now I have the diagnosis and meds I feel worse.
I don't want to be taking on a I'm ill identity and im worried I'm thinking myself ill ! Mind thinking I'm ill.
I told the gp how felt as I'm not a person that relates to being ill and never go to docs as I wanted to ask why I could be feeling worse. She did not think it could be the meds and that since diagnosis I've given self permission to recognise ive been feeling unwell. However I know for sure that prior to diagnosis I did not feel as groggy as I feel now .
I went to work last week an struggled to co centrate and I felt anxious in meetings were I have to represent my profession as I felt I was doing a bad job. I finished the week early and felt a little better for it.
I don't feel really ill and not sick but I am worried I will not do my job v well and I don't know if I should go in or not - especially as I'm sure I won't feel better by next week anyway so might as well go in and struggle ? Anyone else struggled with work with underactive thyroid and did you go into work and what stratagies did you employ with less energy and diminished brain power?!

I think the meds could be making you feel like this. I had exact same thing. I felt worse on meds to the extent that I would stop taking them then eventually the over active thyroid would take it's toll. I actually had my tablets changed and that was much better. I can't even remember what they where now.

It took me about a month to start feeling as If the thyroxine was starting to do its stuff. I was started on 50mcg od, but now take 150mcg and my levels have been stable for the past 18/12.

I take my thyroxine as soon as I wake. I was advised my the endocrinologist to crunch the tablets (they're tasteless) and not eat for at least 1/2 hour after taking them. That seems to work for me.

If you feel that you could pose a risk to patient care, then you really do need to speak to your managers and get to occ health. They may be able to take you off frontline care until things have reached a more even keel.

Keep us posted.

It'll also be interesting to get the test results in 6 weeks. I was taking too high a dose for a while after a GP misread the results and I felt awful. Pretty much as you described actually. It could be that your levels are not quite fine tuned yet.

I would take a week or so to get to grips with the medication and to feel well.