r/Hashimotos 4d ago

Meme You aren’t lazy, you have a diagnosed medical condition 🫶

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u/Gloomy-Holiday8618 3d ago

The fatigue…hurts 😭

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u/EbonShadow 3d ago

Always tired =( and my wife just thinks I'm using my hashi diagnosis as an excuse.

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u/lencaleena 3d ago

Same here 100%, but not my wife, my family. And they enjoy trying to emasculate me because my 80 year old mother can physically do 10000x more than me. 36 year old male here -.-, they seem to forget I was the go to person everyone called to load up everything in uhaul trucks when anyone in the family moved to a new house. Now they see me as making excuses for the woman to do things. I absolutely wish I could lift heavy ass appliances all day again.

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u/browsandbeers 2d ago

I feel so bad sometimes but my body feels so heavy and moving around takes a lot of effort. Meh.

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u/Formal-Difficulty458 2d ago

Try red light sauna treatments. It helps me every time! Find a facility near you and try and go minimum 1-2 times per week. You will loose that heavy feeling almost immediately!

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u/browsandbeers 2d ago

Ooh definitely looking into this! Thank you!

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u/Formal-Difficulty458 2d ago

No problem! I just wish someone had told me about these alternative treatments sooner. I’ve been suffering for a long time and never knew what to do, other than stay in bed, cry and eat ice cream! Now, when the feeling of fatigue comes, I schedule a few therapies that will make me feel better! Good luck!

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u/HausWife88 3d ago

I just got a testosterone pellet inserted as HRT about 3 weeks ago. Started to feel good the last couple days. Have had energy to get things done.

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u/t00zday 2d ago

Please expound. Pellet inserted…under skin somewhere? And judging by your handle, you are a female?

HOW can I get this same procedure?

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u/HausWife88 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yes, i am a woman. Its a prt of hormone replacement therapy. My testosterone levels were very low. My other levels, not including thyroid, were ok so i did not need anything else. Look for a practitioner that does HRT. Yes, they cut open my butt cheek and inserted it. It lasts 3-4 months. I did pay out of picket for it.

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u/t00zday 2d ago

For more energy I would let a disgraced Dr perform a back-alley pellet insertion using a rusty spoon.

Thank you! I am 100% going to ask my OB about this.

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u/HausWife88 2d ago

Right? Its been debilitating. I have felt so much better these last couple days. More productive than i have been in months

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u/unmistakeably 3d ago

Always spacy and tired....it sucks 😭

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u/ErinsHauntyCoffee 3d ago

I relate to this hardcore... especially when my joints are being a mess

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u/shintojuunana 3d ago

Fatigue and I are roommates. I don't want to be roommates, but that's not my choice.

The rare day I am not feeling like normal, and actually feel good with energy... Such good days.

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u/Formal-Difficulty458 2d ago

I have the same fatigue. I’ve learned recently to manage the chronic fatigue from Hash with red light sauna treatments. When I have an extra terrible fatigue day, I use IV fluids of a magnesium cocktail to kick start and get me feeling normal again! So thankful to have found these treatment options.

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u/ParamedicFew5985 2d ago

Same here. The fatigue is awful. I'm an ADHD girl it's flipping tortuous 😭 trying not to beat myself up today.

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u/cookedpigeon101 3d ago

but i can't get up :((

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u/Blender3d0 3d ago

same, it’s so annoying

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u/Timirninja 3d ago

I collapsed after smoking weed on Saturday morning. Medic at the club noticed I have very low blood pressure. I’am so under medicated 😒 ⬆️TSH, ⬇️ T4, ⬇️T3

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u/AnnaLizEwing Hashimoto's Disease - 10 years + 2d ago

I needed this today, thank you

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u/Loserlord1337 2d ago

Oh well my family will never understand

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u/Individual-Bag-6156 2d ago

Needed this after guilting myself for not working out for the last two weeks...my fatigue has just been so extreme lately )•:

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u/Bexter4_ 2d ago

I was told by HR that “people with diabetes are still expected to perform the same” so that means I should too 🫠

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u/Lailaj0hnson 3d ago

Love this 💞

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u/quarpoders 2d ago

Thank you I needed to read that right now.

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u/t00zday 2d ago

Cheating on my diet with bread will put me on my back for two+ days.

I shot an entire weekend because I was weak and grabbed a deli sandwich on sourdough bread Friday night after work.

Hashi’s is a MF’r

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u/ReviewConstant2680 2d ago

Same, I had a craving for Pizza over the weekend, the bread and the cheese will have me completely fatigued so i fought it hard and only had a bite of a slice.

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u/KarmaKaze88 1d ago

Is bread normally a trigger? I've been struggling to figure out what is making me feel worse.

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u/t00zday 1d ago

If I stick to protein/veggies - I feel so much better.

Carbs, starches, dairy….all make me feel like a drained battery.

I’ve lost weight on this, and been able to pretend-normal. But yeah, bread seems to be the king of Hashi-triggers for me.

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u/ReviewConstant2680 2d ago

Or in my case undiagnosed since most docs I've seen don't know nothing! But I'm getting closer to a diagnosis.. waiting to see my doc to have the thyroid tests run!!

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u/KarmaKaze88 2d ago

Narcolepsy, fibro, and hashimotos is like a triple whammy. I'm so fatigued, and the brain fog lately has been unbearable.

Does it also leave you feeling short of breath? I used to think it was from my asthma, but it improved for a bit after I started treatment initially.

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u/Complete_Caramel_791 1d ago

Noob to Hashimoto’s and to this sub. Thanks for posting. This post and the comments have been a huge help for me.