You’re exhausted in every inch of your body. ![]() You feel drained already and it’s only 9am. How can I help you?” It comes out quiet and often croaky. You forget for a second what you’re supposed to say, then you muster up a “Hello, _ speaking. Your reflexes are poor, and your arms absolutely aching, with this heaviness that’s like having weights tied to them, but you manage to answer the phone. ![]() ![]() When the phone rings, your heart stops with the shock of a loud noise. You struggle to type on your computer because your fingers individually hurt and your hands are weak. You struggle to get yourself a drink or some food, if you even have the appetite for it. You struggle to get out of your chair and walk to the toilet. When someone opens a window or puts on a fan, your bones ache even more and it makes all your symptoms ten times worse. The room feels freezing, even though everyone in the office doesn’t feel the same. You get to work, and even if you have a pretty sedentary job, it’s going to be a long day. You feel sick, your heart is pounding and you’re having hot flushes. Walking to work/walking to your car/the bus stop is draining every ounce of energy you do happen to have left after that shambles of a night’s sleep. You likely also felt a bit dizzy, light headed or weak whilst doing these things, as well, but you managed them, with enough time and persistence.Īs you make your way out the house, your legs are trying their best effort to stop you. Putting on your trousers left you breathless and getting in the shower almost made you collapse. A body that didn’t want to do any of those things. All of this was hard because it was like you were moving a dead weight. You drag yourself out of bed, because unfortunately you have to work to keep your house and pay the bills, so you have a shower (if you’re lucky, you can manage this), get dressed and make your way downstairs. Yet you feel more tired than when you went to bed the night before. You sleep pretty much straight through, maybe waking briefly during the night, but nothing to hugely disturb the amount of sleep you get, before your alarm goes off at 7am for work. You go to bed at 8pm because you’re so unbelievably tired. ![]() Originally published on 7th April 2016 Last updated on 24th January 2019Īs thyroid patients, we may struggle to truly convey what we mean by feeling tired, fatigued or exhausted.īelow explains a typical day in my life before I was optimally treated for my hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s and addressed my adrenal fatigue (note: it is more accurately referred to as hypothalamic-pituitary axis dysfunction).
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