Hi all,
I found this site while trying to find answers for my many symptoms I've been experiencing, i feel as though my symptoms have taken over my life and I almost feel trapped inside myself.
A little background, im 25 I have a 2+ yr old looking back now i believe my symptoms started around that time but possibly before, i was suffering extreme depression and anxiety before i became pregnant, i was prescribed paxil and immediately stopped when i found out i was pregnant. Fast fwd to after his birth, i didnt feel depressed or anxiois but i felt similar symptoms as i do now but i chalked it all up to me being tired and hormonal from having a baby. . . However, now 2 years later i feel extremely and i mean debilitatingly exhausted, even after a full 8+ hrs i wake up and literally will sit down and fall back asleep, i have NO energy to play with my son, complete housework, even simple things as dishes and laundry and picking up toys. I just want to sleep. Its so sad and unfair. I am normally am a quick thinker and well versed, however i now cant think clearly, i feel foggy and its as if i cant speak clearly or lose my train of thought while speaking or telling stories its embarrassing. My attention span is gone, i cant focus and complete simple tasks without being side tracked, I cant concentrate at all. I am so irratable, and have mood swings which sucks when you have a 2yr old. I have this anxiety when it comes to "adulting"- things like making appointmenst or phone calls give me anxiety, thats unlike me. I used to be intelligent, full of energy, outgoing, and not afraid to deal with adult task AT ALL. And to top it all off, im exhausted all day and then cant fall asleep at night, so i also have insomnia. All of this is causing me to feel depressed.
Some other symptoms i have:
NO sex drive, at all.
Restlessness
Fatigue, achy muscles.
These are things i can remember...as i have memory loss too.
At the beginning of the year i decided i didnt want to feel this way and told myself i had to eat better and push myself to exercise no matter how hard it was, it was hard. But i actually do enjoy exercising even though its about the only thing i do in a day. I use all of what i have in energy for this. I was sure that was my problem and would fix everything.... i was wrong. I still feel awful. I feel like im trapped inside myself. I know i have to complete tasks but i just dont have the energy. Anyways, sorry for the long explanation, but here i am today i have typed all my symptoms and done numerous searches and almost everything has led me to believe i could possibly be hypothyroid. (My half sister is hyper and my maternal grandma was hypo)
it took me months to actually make the apt, but i see a dr. Thursday. However, its a new dr i have never met before and am anxious about that because i dont know what to say.
I don't want to walk in and tell her ive already diagnosed myself, but i also dont want her to brush me off and send me out without thyroid testing...i have made a list of my symptoms to discuss with her. But what else can i do or say to get the help i so desperately need? No one understands my struggle they think im crazy and a hypochondriac, but i KNOW something is wrong with me. I fear she will say im normal and i will be left feeling trapped and still feel so not normal. Please help any advice or opinions are appreciated. Im so lost.
I found this site while trying to find answers for my many symptoms I've been experiencing, i feel as though my symptoms have taken over my life and I almost feel trapped inside myself.
A little background, im 25 I have a 2+ yr old looking back now i believe my symptoms started around that time but possibly before, i was suffering extreme depression and anxiety before i became pregnant, i was prescribed paxil and immediately stopped when i found out i was pregnant. Fast fwd to after his birth, i didnt feel depressed or anxiois but i felt similar symptoms as i do now but i chalked it all up to me being tired and hormonal from having a baby. . . However, now 2 years later i feel extremely and i mean debilitatingly exhausted, even after a full 8+ hrs i wake up and literally will sit down and fall back asleep, i have NO energy to play with my son, complete housework, even simple things as dishes and laundry and picking up toys. I just want to sleep. Its so sad and unfair. I am normally am a quick thinker and well versed, however i now cant think clearly, i feel foggy and its as if i cant speak clearly or lose my train of thought while speaking or telling stories its embarrassing. My attention span is gone, i cant focus and complete simple tasks without being side tracked, I cant concentrate at all. I am so irratable, and have mood swings which sucks when you have a 2yr old. I have this anxiety when it comes to "adulting"- things like making appointmenst or phone calls give me anxiety, thats unlike me. I used to be intelligent, full of energy, outgoing, and not afraid to deal with adult task AT ALL. And to top it all off, im exhausted all day and then cant fall asleep at night, so i also have insomnia. All of this is causing me to feel depressed.
Some other symptoms i have:
NO sex drive, at all.
Restlessness
Fatigue, achy muscles.
These are things i can remember...as i have memory loss too.
At the beginning of the year i decided i didnt want to feel this way and told myself i had to eat better and push myself to exercise no matter how hard it was, it was hard. But i actually do enjoy exercising even though its about the only thing i do in a day. I use all of what i have in energy for this. I was sure that was my problem and would fix everything.... i was wrong. I still feel awful. I feel like im trapped inside myself. I know i have to complete tasks but i just dont have the energy. Anyways, sorry for the long explanation, but here i am today i have typed all my symptoms and done numerous searches and almost everything has led me to believe i could possibly be hypothyroid. (My half sister is hyper and my maternal grandma was hypo)
it took me months to actually make the apt, but i see a dr. Thursday. However, its a new dr i have never met before and am anxious about that because i dont know what to say.
I don't want to walk in and tell her ive already diagnosed myself, but i also dont want her to brush me off and send me out without thyroid testing...i have made a list of my symptoms to discuss with her. But what else can i do or say to get the help i so desperately need? No one understands my struggle they think im crazy and a hypochondriac, but i KNOW something is wrong with me. I fear she will say im normal and i will be left feeling trapped and still feel so not normal. Please help any advice or opinions are appreciated. Im so lost.
Need help and advice?! Possible hypo??
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