At some point this summer, my thyroid stopped working. It was pretty bad by the time I got around to seeing a doctor (first TSH test was 137 on a scale of .3-3.0..after three weeks it was down to 75).
The doctor put me on levothroxine and I have an appointment with an endo in October.
But I'm not feeling better. It's been 4 weeks since I've been on medication and I'm still exhausted. I nap every day at lunch, because if I don't, I'm afraid I'll fall asleep on the drive home. Then when I get home, I'm already ready for bed. The only time I feel ok is in the morning until 10:30 or so, and then directly after naps, when I seem to get bursts of energy.
(Bet you all wondered why I wasn't still exercising! Now I can barely stretch every day. I'm a big fat pile of mushiness.)
I am better, over all..I'm not swelled up anymore, and can see little improvements like my hair starting to grow again, but I'm still so damned tired all the time and yet, I still have to get through the day, which adding in the commute, is typically 12 hours. My boss is pretty good about stuff, but my job really isn't conducive to closing my door and sleeping a 1/2 hour every four hours. Taking time off work isn't an option.
Any suggestions for dealing with this? Between work, kids and all my million and one other obligations, I'm having a hard time keeping up. There really isn't any point I can "stop" at..