Do autoimmune conditions make you tired?

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I’m trying to work out why I’m so tired all the bloody time. Yawning my way through the day and I want to feel.. normal let alone bouncy and energetic
I have hashimotos, stage 4 endometriosis/adenomyosis and a rare blood condition that kills my white cells plus a type of autoimmune urticaria. And in peri

medicated for all the above and on HRT. Thyroid is good, B12 is v good, ferritin is 79 but iron saturation low, all other bloods fine (as in actually fine not NHS fine!) I have full bloods every 12 weeks

I take a multi vitamin, omega 3 and ferrous fumerate. Sleep 6-8hrs a night. Eat well, drink lots of water and try to exercise even when I want to fall asleep standing up

any ideas or is it just the host of autoimmune shite?

Yes in my experience they do make you exhausted.

How about seeing a Naturopath?
Or taking B vitamins, the methylated versions rather than artificial foliate.

Short answer is yes they do. Sometimes for vague indefinable reasons connected to them putting your body under chronic stress.

Some do make you tried, but there are lots of other potential causes too. Sleep apnea is a common cause of tiredness - you sleep 8 hours but it's crap quality sleep so you end up tired anyway.

My B levels are all really good, my B12 so much they asked if I was on injections

Would I know about that? I did a snoring recording app and I snore but it didn’t capture any breathing pauses or other stuff. I sleep like the dead, asleep then wake up and it feels like it’s been 5 minutes

Some do some don’t and it’s down to the individual as well . I have a few autoimmune diseases including hashimotos and Addisons and I’m rarely tired let alone exhausted , I have a maximum of 5/6 hrs sleep a night as I never even attempt to sleep before 1:30 /2 am but often not until 3 ish .

I'm shattered at the moment which i had put down to menopause but blood test this week looks like overactive thyroid which i believe can cause fatigue and exhaustion.

Yes.
Also have a host of autoimmune shit going on - all inflammatory, and it basically means my body is continually using the energy stored in my cells to fight imaginary invaders instead of for normal stuff.

When you have flu or a cold, it's not the bacteria/virus that make you exhausted, it's the process of your body fighting off the bacteria/virus. if your immune system is constantly doing that it really is exhausting, and unfortunately unlike exhausting exercise or dancing until the early hours your body doesn't also produce the endorphins to numb the pain and make you feel great