Fatigue

[Soundwell1]

When I am fatigued I feel like I'm gonna go comatose. I sit on sofa and my mind is blank.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Sounwell1

Maybe you are undermedicated. What are your latest results, including reference ranges, we may be able to give helpful comments.

[shaws Administrator]

I think that's called 'brain fog' and, as suggested by SeasideSusie its time to get a new blood test if you've not had a recent one - as early as possible, fasting and allow a gap of 24 hours between last dose and test. Ask for a Full Thyroid Function Test, TSH, T4, T3, Free T4, Free T3, and antibodies.

The most important are the Frees. The GP may not do all but you can get those through a private lab - if you wish. I'll give a link just in case you want to do this.

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

[Tuscansun]

From my own experience - my fatigue and sluggish brain were fixed with HRT - to be more precise with oestrogen replacement. The first thing I noticed after the first dosage is my brain started to work again 😊 it’s practically happened overnight. I got my energy back but it took more time.

[Hidden in reply to Tuscansun]

Hmm. Yes could be that as well. I remember reading that the menopause can affect ones memory and concentration too. But I was way past that when becoming hypothyroid.

Trouble is it can so easily be put down to age instead of hormones

[Tuscansun in reply to Hidden]

Aging is a hormonal change and sadly it’s considered “normal” to be sick when you are over certain age.

Also, I’ve read somewhere that hypothyroid could be connected to menopause, at least statistically.

Ulrika Jonsson told during her interview her menopausal symptoms were so bad she suspected dementia.

We all have to go via trials and errors to find an individual treatment to improve the symptoms as we all different and there is no universal treatment.

[Hidden]

That sounds EXACTLY how I was when i first became ill, before starting on thyroxine. And occasionally since, though thankfully not nearly as bad or lasting as long.

I would spend hours just sitting trying to find the energy to get up and do something. Even making a cuppa was like a major operation. I couldn't concentrate enough to think how to do each step of the process let alone do it.

It was also incredibly boring as there was no energy spare to read, watch tv or even think anything interesting!

You sound desperately undermedicated!

[Soundwell1 in reply to Hidden]

It helps me to know I'm not the only one. I've been on thyroxine for 30 years and I didn't have any symptoms of it at all. It was endo for my type 1 diabetes who

found it in blood test.