It is easy for our bodies to get out of whack, especially the endocrine system. It is tricky! Also easy to allow peculiar physical problems to be passed off as emotional. Before I went to the endocrinologist, I can’t tell you how many tests my internist put me through, only to be told I was having panic attacks and see a therapist………honestly, there is nothing like an endocrinologist, they are rare and hard to find.
Thank you for all the background.
It is ironic for me since last night I had decided that levo was highly likely to be implicated in this and so I didn’t take this morning’s dose. Since the half-life is so long it should take a lot longer to see a discontinuation effect (your 8 days), but it’s a fact I’m not beside myself with anxiety right now (just a little).
Something changed in late November that made me feel like I was “plugged into” something, like a 24 volt circuit across the chest. I stopped being able to take naps. And yes, it did ease the depression but the flip side as you say is not livable. My depression is chronic and lifelong so it’s a little different from your situation.
Do you recall what your dose was that you were able to stop cold turkey with no drama? Mine is 50 MCG (up from 25 a year ago). Up until November there was no problem. Maybe I will go back to 25. Both are considered small or small-moderate doses.
I am also plagued by what used to be called psychosomatic problems — in various mixes of physical and psychological causes — so it’s quite difficult to disentangle the whole thing.
Also decided that caffeine was worsening it so skipped the Diet Cokes today.