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What Causes Increased Energy With Increased Thyroid Medication?

Posted on Sat, 26 Jul 2014

Question: I am presently on natural thyroid, Vitamin D, Magnesium. I am trying to wean off antidepressants and want to start to wean off Oxyicontin if possible. I feel lots better since the increase in thyroid but have sweating, increase in itchy scalp. I have increased energy but my husband says I seem over stimulated. I sleep well when I sleep but do not sleep as much as when I was living on antidepressants. I do fear that I might crash but hate to worry since I am feeling so-o-o much better. I feel somewhat like I felt before being diagnosed with MS. I tried different MS therapies and didn't do good on them and the MD would put me back on strictly antidepressants and narcotics. I also changed my diet when going to the NMD which encouraged me to stop sugar and artificial sugars and eating protein and vegetables that hadn't been processed. This changed my habits of sodas and other sweetened beverages to water. I hate to trust my care without a MD but wonder if my changes will cause me to crash and leave me in a more unhealthy condition?

Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Hello

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Good day.
I understand your concern. You have been started on thyroid hormones and that would have increased your energy. I would like to know what was your thyroid function test prior to starting this.

I do not want to disappoint you and i am glad that you feel better. However, we need to make sure that you are not taking too much of natural thyroid medication.This in excess can certainly weken your heart ad bone. It may be better to do a TSH and Free T4 and based on the results, we may be able to ( your holistic MD) adjust the thyroid medication. In excess, it does bad things.

I hope you are on calcium supplematation along with Vitamin D

Regards
Binu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (26 minutes later)

I was on generic thyroid before he changed me to WPThyroid but it was increased three times because of the TSH levels. My last TSH was .583 and the dosage was reduced 1/4 to the 1.75 Grain. When my TSH was 2.667 one month before he increased the thyroid again but has reduced it back when it was the .583 level and will test me again in 3 months. How long would it take me to wean off narcotics when I have been taking 40 mg's twice a day for probably 12 years and would you think I would return to my former pain levels that didn't seem controlled without narcotics?

Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hi

Detailed Answer:
hi,
TSH of 2.6 seems to be reasonable and doesnt warrant an increase or decrease in dose.
Dear MS is a disease with remissions and relapses. Some people never relapse and some people are frequent relapsers. Hence it is very difficult to predict when you will be able to come off narcotics, especially since you have been taking them for a long time. e may have to carefully plan a pain killer regimen for you. This may include paracetamol with analgesic patches. Some narcotics may still be needed for breakthrough pain.

I recommend that you seek help from a pain medicine consultant who will be able to closely supervise your transition from narcotics. I think that is the way to go.

Regards
Binu

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar