Note: I found this late 2023 post and thought ‘what the heck…why not post it!’ For comparison reasons, since I’ll be posting a 2024 update very soon. Tomorrow, tbh.
Latest update since my last post, which I originally wrote in early October (2023). I wasn’t sure I was going to go with it at all. But now here we are going with a second post…
So, here’s the latest since my last post. It’s been almost two months (if not two exactly) since I started taking my medication Levothyroxine (medicine used to treat an underactive thyroid gland-hypothyroidism). I can honestly say that I felt the difference immediately. I didn’t turn into Super-Moni overnight, but there really was a difference. Including some issues that I didn’t know could be related. Which makes me wonder if I’ve had thyroid issues longer. I know one doctor, the one that finally put me on meds, thought so because of some of my other symptoms-especially my sensitivity to cold. When my hands or feet get cold, it’s excessive and painful, and hard to warm up. I was never tested, so I always just thought it was my anemia which I’ve struggled with since I was a kid. Which as I also learned could also be caused by hypothyroidism-to think one test could have had me under control sooner.
Back to my medication, even though being able to use the restroom pain free is a blessing. I have to say that being able to sleep is the biggest change I’ve seen. My sleep has gotten so much better, I’m not just falling asleep but I’m staying asleep. I feel pretty rested in the morning, I’m a light sleeper so sometimes feeling rested is tough-so this just feels amazing!
I have to come clean about something though; unfortunately, I have no clear way of knowing if my medication is the main culprit in these wonderful changes. I would like to think it is the main reason but I’ve also made some major changes in my life since that first post was written.
Some of these changes are:
- Changed jobs, realized that my work environment was affecting my health, I had officially reached a point where respect and appreciation was an issue-I was losing it and I wasn’t feeling it. This made me angry and sad at the same time. Have you ever loved what you do so much that when you start realizing that maybe it’s time to leave you get angry-at them? It was why it was a difficult but necessary decision for me to make. My family had an intervention and said it was time for me to walk away because the effects on my physical and mental health were visible and concerning. I think that was the permission I needed and so I left.
I know I make it sound simple like I just left, but there was an opportunity that came my way at the same exact time I made this realization. Sometimes the Universe is waiting for you to make up your mind about what you want so it can do its thing. So, I got out of my own way and things happened.
- Between jobs I allowed myself some rest, as well as catching up on some items that were on my to do list. However, it was mainly rest.
- During this time I also released the anger I felt because I was forced to leave a job I loved doing. It was so much so that the excitement for my new job didn’t hit me until my second week on the new job.
- I’m also limiting my gluten and sugar intake. Not doing this forever, but seeing how far I can go.
- Finally received my treadmill, and exercise really helps me both physically and mentally.
- Being a little more mindful with my food, I really do need to work on my time management. What does this mean? Planning and prepping my meals, so I’m not just making a meal out of snacks and ordering out. Those add up.
- Self-care, adding more of it to my day. Still trying to figure out what this looks like for me.
These are just a few things along with my medicine that seem to have helped me get a little more pep in my step.I’m a little worried, though. With my new job, I’m getting a new insurance provider so I’m not sure how long it will take for me to get a new doctor and do all my lab work. I didn’t get to it before my insurance was up. I need bloodwork and my annual mammogram. Hopefully it’s not an issue.
Short but sweet-check out post #3.
Voz y Vida™ 