Never ending tiredness - does anyone else feel this way?

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No matter how much sleep I get, I'm still tired. Am 29 years old, have two DC. SAHM. Was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in 2005, on levothyroxine daily since then.

Had blood test taken 10 days ago, phoned for the results yesterday and was told 'all normal', but I've to get a repeat test in three months time (FBC and ferratin). I suspected I may be anaemic as it's been worse for a few months, where I've been breathless on minimum amount of exercise/walking. But apparently I'm absolutely fine

I've made another GP appointment for next week, cannot go on like this, it's hellish trying to get through each day. I just want to get into my PJs as soon as DC are in bed.

I do not have muscle weakness but do sometimes feel like my legs are extremely heavy, like lead.

Does anyone else feel like this and how often did you have to go to your GP before anything was done/ given a diagnosis?

I do....it seems to come in waves, a few weeks of tiredness and others are ok. Bad days are when by 7.30 i feel like i am going to start vomiting so i have to go to bed and i sleep without a problem until the morning, and only feel a little bit better. I can't think/make decisions when it is really bad. I get really hot and ratty.

I went to the doctor and they have done all sorts of blood tests and all came back completely normal. He put it down to me getting older (i'm only 37!).I am now dreading my 40's .

He said if i continue this way and it gets too much then i can go for B12 injections? Haven't done yet.

So no real advice from me but huge sympathies cause it's a bit naff really isn't it.

Oh and if you discover the problem (and i do hope it's nothing serious) then come back and tell.

Never accept being told that your bloods are 'normal'. They might be 'normal' in the sense that they are within the reference range, but they may be a long way from optimal.

There's another thread on here about when and how to take levothyroxine for the best effect. That might help.

Your doctor cannot refuse to tell you exactly what your results were. If that ferritin result is below 70 you will need to supplement. From your symptoms it sounds as if you might need to. I was very breathless when my ferritin was low.

If B12 is below 500 then again supplements are advisable. You can buy sub lingual nuggets on-line (Jarrow is a good brand). Just stick them in your mouth and let them dissolve - brings levels up really quickly.

Vitamin D may be implicated as well.

Lots of info on-line about all this stuff.

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I've got Hashimotos too and my consultant also wants me to take vitamin d supplements as my blood tests showed this to be low. One of the symptoms is muscle and joint aches so it might be worth asking for this to be tested.

There was a lot of stuff I did not tell the GP because my memory is poor and so I've been writing stuff down on a piece of paper when I remember it, so I am armed with the symptoms I have for next week when I have my appointment.

No, I don't accept everything is okay. I will be asking for more tests. I did not ask about B12 levels or vitD, tbh. I was more concerned about the ferritin levels. Have had huge bleeds since being on Nexplanon so I put it down to anaemia, and hoped the blood results would have shown that. My results were not optimal then...I'd prefer it to be anaemia, because I don't want to go down the CFS route..