What's Wrong With Me? Should I Go to the GP?

[NotQuiteCockney]

I seem to be always ill. One bug after another. I am really really really tired, even though I generally sleep well, am woken in the night only once or twice per week. My diet is good. I get a reasonable amount of exercise, etc etc.

I might be a bit low on iron, and might try taking some iron pills or something (Not really eating red meat these days, and I get nosebleeds, so do need iron). But I'm worried it's my thyroid, particularly given how cold I am all the time.

Of course you should woman.

Go and have a blood test - then, at least you can rule out (or sort out!) thyroid and anaemia.

You haven't got young children have you?
I would see the doc and get blood test for thyroid if you are worried.

Please go & have your thyroid tested.

I feel so horrible when mine is low and so much muhc better when it is OK.

An underactive thyroid makes you depressed.

Obviously also get your blood count done

it might be worth having the usual blood tests done like fbc, thyroid, etc. get yourself some iron in the meantime and remember to take it with something high in vit c like orange juice as this helps absorption. i'm sorry you feel like this - sounds like you are doing all the right things but def get checked out

Thanks, I will. I mentioned this problem when I was last in (persistent cough I think?) and they were willing to do bloods right away, but as I really hate needles, I wimped out.

Thing is, I could be depressed, maybe, my mom died over a year ago, but I think I'm (reasonably) over it. I normally am such a 'get up and go' sort of person, and all I want to do is sit still.

fbc = ??

I just keep getting colds, and they just hang on and on and on. My voice is still not back to normal, from a cold last week.

Go to the GP. Thyroid problems are v. tedious (can lead to nasty lingering depression if left unchecked and untreated) but the right medication works really fast and really well. If blood tests, etc, come back clear then increase the amount of vitamin C and zinc in your diet (you can't exactly overdose on vitC but too much will make you sh*t through the eye of a needle) and do your best to get at least half an hour of lunchtime daylight.

I do get plenty of daylight (generally spend at least an hour walking, often more like two). I can't be low on vit c, I have loads of fruit and veg in my diet, and keep eating obscene amounts of citrus fruit.

What is zinc in?

I should probably go back to eating more nuts, those pick me up a bit.

sorry, fbc=full blood count
lost my dad 2 years ago so know it takes ages to get used to
even if it is depression, still get the tests done and have a wee chat with gp - it could be a combination of things

Deffo worth getting your thyroid checked out with those symptoms. One bug after the other and constant tiredness were also indicators for me of being depressed, but there were other symptoms too like being at odds with everyone and everything and not getting enjoyment out of anything.

Hmmm, I do enjoy some things, I am getting on reasonably well with people. I am not really a depressive sort of person - I am much more on the manic end of the scale, generally.

I got anxious too - out of proportion to what was going on, or for no reason. I would wake in the mornings and feel nervous about getting dressed and going to work, as if it was all too much for me. But I would get better as the day wore on.

I used to hate the phone ringing as I didn't want to talk to anyone in the evening, and I used to hate being invited out anywhere, I just wanted to veg at home all the time - and if you know me you'd know how unlike me that was.

Hmm, I don't think I'm depressed. Certainly it's worth finding out what's up with me physically, before trying to tackle my emotional state, as I think the physical thing is causing the emotional thing ... maybe ...

could well be the case cockney. get thee to the docs!

The problem with being hypothyroid is the fatigue, the difficulty in moving, the feeling of cold and the apathy/depression and it is all interlinked. This may not be your thyroid but think how much better you'll feel if you have the blood tests and if it ispositive it will be treated...go to the gp and good luck.