very tired

[nanguschick]

Is anyone else feeling tired and unmotivated?  No matter how much sleep I get I still feel tired and groggy.  I can't figure out if this is just me not sleping well or if it could have something to do with my thyroid.

[nanguschick]

I haven't been taking vitamins but I will def give it a try.  My doctor's office just called back today so I will be having my fna on Tuesday (maybe I will be able to talk to someone about being tired then).  I too am looking forward to having all this stuff figured out.  I am just glad that I went to the doctor when I did, my mom had been trying to get me to go to the gyno for months and I had completely been blowing it off.  I really hope that this new gyno and endo give you some answers, please keep me posted :D

[Cynnieb4]

Yes girl all the time. Are you taking any vitamins?? I found that vitamin c helps get me through the day.! I met an awesome gyno. He is concerned with pcos and my selfesteem. I am having several more tests done. He wants me to see an endo. Apparently we have four here. So hopefully will get to the bottom of this!:) I am so glad they caught yours when you are so young. It can really lead up to a lot of problems. I am full of them at 29. Just make sure that you know as much of your familys history as possible it will help!:) Keep me updated on your endo!

[nanguschick]

Thank you so much for all of the suggestions, sometimes it just makes you feel better to know that you aren't completely crazy, lol.
I really don't know a whole lot yet, my doctors haven't really explained a lot to me.  But I will def keep posting, it helps a lot to get other people opinions and experiences.

[Jules77733]

Yup...I literally can't remember a time when I wasn't tired--that's how long I've been dealing with exhaustion. :( Just hang in there, and eventually it'll get better. At least you've discovered the problem and are taking care of it early! I went through college (just graduated) being soooooooooo tired all the time--sleeping through classes, falling asleep during an exam or two, not having energy to do anything--and not knowing it was sleep apnea and a thyroid problem. I'm glad I'm finally on the path to getting it fixed, though, so I can be awake for the rest of my life. It's nice knowing I'm not the only one stuck on this boat! If you think there's a chance you might have sleep apnea as a result of your goiter (blocking air flow when you're sleeping), have a sleep study done. If you do have sleep apnea, this can be treated with CPAP and potentially Provigil, a drug that successfully combats excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and makes you feel wide-awake and alert. If you work a full-time job or are heading to college in the fall and you're still feeling completely exhausted, talk to your doctor about it; it couldn't hurt.

Good luck and keep us posted!

[stella5349]

Honey

You are so young and I read your journal - thanks for posting that - sometimes it helps when answering questions.

With your goiter issues - you may swing a bit up and down with hypo symptoms. It is not fun at any age.

What treatment are you getting right now? You don't have that listed.

Post your last labs - Do you have them and if you have the report from the scan - touch a bit on that on what they said about the goiter itself.

[jax190]

are you hypo maybe you need to increase your meds or maybe check your iron and adrenals

[HyperT77]

Feel so tired and groggy some mornings, can barely drag myself out of bed.  There are time I sleep for 8-10 hours and feel like I've had not sleep what so ever at all.  Then the very next day, I feel great on only 4-6 hours of sleep.

Thyroid disease certainly has its ups and downs:)