I'm freaking myself out again. At least I'm hoping I'm just freaking myself out. I started a new medication for my thyroid condition and I'm having some side effects that I was going to talk to my doctor about. The primary one that's bugging me are really sore muscles after doing anything physical. And I don't mean running a marathon or learning jujitsu. I'm talking bending over to pull out weeds for five minutes and then being sore and tight for a day. Seriously? It's not serious but it is annoying.
Anyway, I've also been having a sore mouth. Yes, a sore mouth. I was going to write a funny post about the conspiracy of my medication giving me cold sores, or food ganging up on me, or something because it sounds funny! You could go a lot of directions with that. Been working that mouth too hard? Where's that mouth been? And so on and so forth. I didn't think it was honestly related to the medicine.
Then I got on the freaking Internet. Along with a sore throat and fever, both of which I have, gum disease could be a symptom of a serious side effect of this medication.
Are you fucking kidding me?
Oral fatigue? Oh brother. Sorry, I couldn’t help it.
Yeah, thyroid meds can do all kinds of weird stuff to people, depending on which medication you’re taking. I’ve seen people gain a ton of weight, and then others lose pounds (and not in a good way).
Maybe there’s something else you can take.
Jay Noel – I’ll be seeing my doctor this week so we’ll talk alternatives. One thing is for sure I am not going back on the sore mouth med!
We have a toddler (JB), and he’s ravenous by 5:30pm, but we don’t usually get home until 5. So, walking the dog and getting food on the table by 5:30 (or even 6) has been a bit of a challenge. This week I have been trying something new. I’m making food after JB has gone to bed, and we’re reheating it the next night for dinner. A reheat takes way less time than full preparation. This means more pleasant time in the evening together than more time trying to cook a meal and manage a toddler at the same time! So far, it’s working great.