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got a diagnosis today

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well i now know what was happening to my heart,,,they called today and said my thyroid medicine was way too high a dose and i was slowley giving myself a heart attack,,,,nice huh...my doc in marrietta had just upped my dosage right before i moved so i was takin 250 ml a day,,,when i was taken to the er i had stropped takin my meds ,,all my meds,,and 5 days after that the palpatations stopped ,,,but now since i had went thru that damned chemical stress test,,my system has been so screwed up i have been having mad insomnia,,two hours sleep a night since last week i am so exsusted,,when i went to my private docs today for my insomnia he said the chemical stress test has caused a chemcal inbalance and he gave me some ambien...i am hoping to get a great nights sleep tonight,,i don't know how much longer i can stand this walking the halls of my house at night like a ghost,,,
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I too was given ambien today by my pain management doc and am hoping for a good nights sleep without interruption. I haven't had that in so long i forgot what it feels like. I wake up allot with pain all over my body and a dry mouth, get up and let the dog out, get a drink, use the bathroom and back to bed to try to find a comfortable position and then up at 2:45 for the rest of the day, exhausted am I so I feel your pain. let me know how it helps and I'll try to remember to post tomorrow, lol.
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OMG, what they don't know really can kill you! So glad they realized what was causing the problem. I was on an anti seizure drug(can't remember the name) several years ago and had the same thing happen. Ended up in the ER with my heart going crazy. The dr in the ER told me if I had taken more than the one dose it most likely would have killed me. You can only be so careful and have to trust they know what they're doing tho different drugs react differently in each person.

I hope you'll be able to get a good nights sleep tonight as you must be exhausted by now! Hugs to you, Dale
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Dorothy,

Glad to hear you found out what was going on. Sounds like in a few nights you should be back to your old self.

Ambien is a good med, but nothing is perfect, take a warm shower, try some hot milk and the pill.

Let us know things go.

Ouch
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I agree with Ouch. I'm on ambien, and even though it knocks me out.. it seems to do better if I do something to relax myself first.. like meditate or something.
And thank goodness they figured out what was wrong!
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