I don't know what I will do if I can't find a remedy for the extreme fatigue I'm experiencing. It never goes away, and from what I can tell, it's caused by my thyroid. Not sure if I have a definite appt. booked with the endocrinologist, but I may send her a msg asking if there is anything I can take to give me back some energy. Maybe I need a tonic or something, although I hate to diagnose and treat myself for something like this.
I am trying to push myself to go to the gym often, and this evening I will meet Jeannie there when she gets off work. I can get through the routine, but it doesn't energize me, just wires my brain so I have trouble going to sleep later in the evening.
Because of this I don't have much to blog about these days. I would miss it terribly if I stopped altogether, but I may skip a day or two now and then and I hope nobody worries if they don't see a post every day.
I sure hope you are all doing better than I am at this time.
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Better get your heart examined. That might be the cause of your fatigue. I feel for you.
ReplyDeleteI am under the care of a cardiologist, and know I have mitral valve prolapse. The fatigue has only been evident starting 1-2 yrs ago, and in all the reading I've done I truly believe it is due to my thyroiditis. I see my regular doctor next week but she only looks for things she can write an Rx for. Not unusual for most doctors here these days.
DeleteI've been thinking about you and do hope you find the solution.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Janet. I hope so too. I'm debating sending a msg to the endocrinologist but I sure hate to go in for an appointment.
DeleteMessage your endocrinologist and get the blood tests to check your hormone levels. I am on the medicine, and it is cheap(ish) and I have no issues with it. Mom has been on it for decades and did have issues after a couple of decades, but is on a different version now and is back to driving and living a full life again at 86yo. Get the checkup.
ReplyDeleteI think maybe my condition has worsened since I saw the endocrinologist and took the tests, and maybe they should look at it again.
DeleteI have heard there are doctors that specialize in thyroid disease only.
ReplyDeleteThere are more than the 3 main tests that most doctors give you. Very
detailed ones. It would help you to at least get a diagnoses or go a different
direction.
I feel for you.... So frustrating . Don't give up!
I have had the tests and the diagnosis, but I guess I didn't need to take medication according to the test results. I a going to ask the doctor again.
DeleteI had my thyroid destroyed with iodine (therapeutically) in 2004. It took a while to get the dosage right, but the thyroid replacement has been doing a good job at allowing me to have a normal life. It is a nuisance to need to take a pill EVERY DAY, but don't let that deter you from getting checked over by an endocrinologist.
ReplyDeleteVirtual hugs,
Judie
Thanks for sharing your experiences. I do have an endocinologist, but she determined from a battery of tests that I didn't warrant taking medication yet. I am going to ask her to check again because this just isn't the way anyone should have to live.
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