Exhaustion

[tired66]

Hello.  My question is:  what have any of you done to fight your total exhaustion associated with Hashi's if you are not yet ready for meds?  I cannot stay awake!!  Any tips of things that might have worked for you?  PLEASE share!  I'm anxious to put anything into practice.  Thanks to all...

[JenB12]

by the way... i have lots of tips and advise on certain foods and supplements that can make you feel way better but ONLY after you are on the medicine. because most of the supplements that i find make me feel "normal" again are things that help convert T4 into T3.... but if you are not making any T4 or getting it via medicine then i don't have any suggestions.....

[JenB12]

you can always ask for copies of your blood work... my blood work is done at an independent lab and i bring my results to my Dr. so i always make a copy tfor my own records in case i need to see a different Dr.  but if your labs are sent directly for the doctor, tell your Dr. you would like a copy so that you can track your levels. I use the thyroid tracker on this website to document where my blood levels are in relationship to how i feel and that is helpful in terms of at least knowing when there is a correlation between your symptoms and your hormone levels.

Is there a particular reason why you are not ready for the hormone replacement meds? I started with a very very low does since i am also a Hashimoto's sufferer and i knew that my levels would be fluctuating a lot.....

[tired66]

Thank you everyone for your advice.  I will find out more from my MD.  I am positively a Hashi's patient, but I will ask for the specific results of my latest blood test when they call me next week.  (My bloood work was   done last week, but I haven't heard results yet.).  You are right...they always tell you that you are still in the normal range.  I will ask better questions.  Thank you, everyone!  :)

[laura1967]

Be very careful with any over the counter meds or diet drinks. Thyroid patients, especially with autoimmune react very easily to these products (in a negative way).

[mazon15301]

I am not a confirmed case of anything yet, but I am exhausted ALL the time.  Double check with your doctor first, of course, but something in the SlimQuick for women helps me.  I am pretty sure I have the original kind, not the hoodia or etc new ones they have come out with.  Worth a try if all else fails and the doc okays it.

[goolarra]

If you are always totally exhausted and have other hypo symptoms, then, in my opinion (not a doctor, just a fellow Hashi's patient) you ARE ready for meds NOW.

Have you had free T3 and free T4 tests as well as TSH?  If so, did the doctor give you the actual numbers of the results?  Too often doctors tell patients that the tests are "normal", but we find that the testing was inadequate (often TSH only) or the reference ranges used were obsolete.  You need a doctor who will treat based on FT3 and FT4 and will treat your symptoms.

The only way you are going to feel better is to get on thyroid replacement hormones. When I was hypo, I'd drink enough iced tea to send me into permanent tachycardia, but it wouldn't keep me awake in the car!  Passenger, not driver. ;-)

Impress on your doctor how bad you feel and insist on being treated.  If s/he's not receptive, you may have to find another doctor.