I'm tired today. I have so many things going through my head lately. I feel so worn out. I suffer from a slight case of adrenal fatigue as well as hypothyroidism. After meeting with my Dr for our initial visit recently she has discovered that I have been hypothyroid since at least around the same age as puberty. Symptoms that I thought were related to nothing as well as the adrenal fatigue. I joined the Army when I was 17 and we suspect that helped my adrenal glands to fail slightly more. Then I had my daughter nearly 4 years ago and that is really when things went south for me. A mass of problems emerged that no one seemed to be able to figure out. Then last year a close friend began urging me to seek information about the thyroid as she recognised my symptoms to be more than normal, and she even referred me to my the Dr I am seeing now.



So, per my Dr's orders I have recently begun taking suppliments and an adrenal glandular. At first I thought this was going to be an easy ride as immediately I had energy. And I even felt like exercising! I have a full gym in my home and never even use it because I always feel so crummy. Perhaps I let my energy level get away with me. One night I really felt like dancing so I pushed the couches aside, put on some music and went to town. :p Then the next day I still felt great and ended up bounding around the house with great ease and then the next day doing a jump rope demonstration for Sybil. Then the energy just kind of tapered off after that and I am right back to feeling listless again. I am hoping that I just did too much too soon. I think, in one way that shows me that I most likely do need to get some actual adrenal medication?? I think my Dr. will be a better judge of that for me at this point. I am just so grateful to have found her, and its such a pleasure having a Dr that knows as much AND more about thyroid problems, than I do. My last few Dr's were not as up to date as she is. And to their credit it has taken me nearly a year of about 20 hrs a week, worth of sorting through the plethera of thyroid information and then also trying to figure out how much of it actually pertains to me, and then translate all of my own labs and find a Dr to look at them. UGH! It was a lot of work. :) And I am so glad that I have done it.


I do enjoy learning. Its a pity that I have not done more formal education than I have. But I am determined to make it right and go back to school. I believe I will start off slowly and keep it there. I do not want to take away from my duties as a wife and mother just to further my formal education.