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torquillWelp, I think I now have the full set.
I'm up to 11-12 hours of solid sleep now, and waking up exhausted and foggy. In the absence of anything to trigger my CFS (I've been busy, but not really active, and I am unaware of any exposures), and without evidence of really high estrogen (I've been controlling that relatively well) it suggests hypothyroid. I hadn't had quite the profile before, but I think I might now. I certainly have symptoms close enough to merit investigation.
I feel like I'm drowning on dry land, and there is the definite sense that Something Is Wrong. It's not depression -- there are several things I'd just love to be doing right now, so my appetite for life isn't lacking, it's my capability. I'm also really feeling the cold, and eating doesn't seem to be having quite such a warming effect as it did before.
All of this means it's time to call up the CCHP and switch primary care doctors, again. It's roulette as always, but I looked up a couple of doctors online, and while they all have five-star reviews (sigh) I can glean something by the number each has collected. I have one I'd like to try to get, and I should line up a couple of others. I'm hoping I have better luck than I did last year.
I just wish I could think straight...
If I encounter skepticism over my low TSH level, I may want to try a little thyroid hormone to see whether my symptoms respond; it's hard to handwave-away results. Secondary hypothyroidism is a thing, even if most doctors really stubbornly want to believe they're seeing horses rather than zebras.
I'm up to 11-12 hours of solid sleep now, and waking up exhausted and foggy. In the absence of anything to trigger my CFS (I've been busy, but not really active, and I am unaware of any exposures), and without evidence of really high estrogen (I've been controlling that relatively well) it suggests hypothyroid. I hadn't had quite the profile before, but I think I might now. I certainly have symptoms close enough to merit investigation.
I feel like I'm drowning on dry land, and there is the definite sense that Something Is Wrong. It's not depression -- there are several things I'd just love to be doing right now, so my appetite for life isn't lacking, it's my capability. I'm also really feeling the cold, and eating doesn't seem to be having quite such a warming effect as it did before.
All of this means it's time to call up the CCHP and switch primary care doctors, again. It's roulette as always, but I looked up a couple of doctors online, and while they all have five-star reviews (sigh) I can glean something by the number each has collected. I have one I'd like to try to get, and I should line up a couple of others. I'm hoping I have better luck than I did last year.
I just wish I could think straight...
If I encounter skepticism over my low TSH level, I may want to try a little thyroid hormone to see whether my symptoms respond; it's hard to handwave-away results. Secondary hypothyroidism is a thing, even if most doctors really stubbornly want to believe they're seeing horses rather than zebras.
