Sick, admitted, shakeyness, discharged, still shakey, thyroid?

Question

I'm praying that if I get all of this down, someone might know what the heck is wrong with me.
Thanksgiving, I got real sick, tried to go sleep it off, couple days later I went to Emergency room with some sort of Viral Pneumonia. They admit me into the hospital. Check this,. The whole time I was there 3 days, I was sweaty, cold, very restless, Like restless legs in my whole body.
It was like I was wearing a straight jacket. Every 4 hours they would give me Albuterol so after a while I figured the albuterol was making me freak out right?
I really thought as soon as I got home I would be okay. Nothing changed, I pace around like an idiot. It's like I have to move or I feel like I'm going nuts. So, I go back to the doctor and they give me some xanax and put me on some thyroid medicine. I quit the xanax, I feel almost normal when I'm working, but when I try to relax, restless body kicks in, can't sleep, lost 20 pounds. I took a lunesta last night and did not sleep at all. Anyone Help?

Answer 1

I have hypothyroidism, which is when your thyroid is too low, and when I started taking replacement hormones, the dosage was too high and I started experiencing the symptoms that you are describing. You might want to ask your doctor about hyperthyroidism and get a TSH blood test. Good luck!

Answer 2

They gave you thyroid medication? Were you diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism? If so...there are quite a few symptoms from hypothyroidism. Albuterol is for breathing problems. Inflammation. A type of steroid. If they are giving you steroids then this would cause similar symptoms. Do a search on the medication they gave you to find out what the side effects are. Also...the xanax is for calming you down(shakiness, nervousness, anxiety and rapid heart rate) and is often prescribed in combination with other drugs that cause the symptoms you describe. I'm curious to know why you stopped the xanax? Lunesta isn't going to help calm down your nervous system. That's what the xanax is for. Speak to your doctor again and ask questions about why he/she prescribed the specific drugs you are taking. Let him/her know the symptoms you have described again. Also speak to your pharmacist for drug interaction details you may not be aware of. And lastly, Being stressed out and worried about this can cause an exacerbation of symptoms. Relax, get the info you need to take care of yourself and keep in close contact with your physician. Take care.