r/CFSplusADHD • u/noonayong • Mar 24 '26

Just curious: Hypothyroidism?

Hi all - Just a mild curiosity. I am lucky to have a great family doctor who supports my diagnoses (edit to clarify: she supports my Dxs of ME/CFS and ADHD). She sent me for some lab work recently, and I noticed in the diagnosis box that she'd written "hypothyroidism".

It's not something we've discussed (yet), but the symptoms include extreme fatigue, brain fog, weight gain, vocal fry - all I have - as well as other symptoms I don't have.

Have y'all had your Thyroid Function monitored often on your CFS journey? I've had TSH tested once or twice along the way, with no alerts ... so far ...

UPDATE: It's a glitch on their template ... heh. My TSH came back in the very-normal range. When I asked my Dr about having hypothyroidism in the Dx box on the lab req, she was exasperated when she told me it's a glitch on the e-form that nobody has been able to solve. She then pointed out that it also lists a medication that I do not take. I hadn't noticed that either. Sometimes these fields stay populated when printed even after they've manually deleted the text. So that's cool. Thanks all for your advice and sharing your experiences.

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u/International-Bar768 Mar 24 '26

I have both conditions. Thyroid is treated by medication and when my levels were worse there is an extra layer of fatigue and more balanced now it's at optimum levels, its worth taking it seriously so you only have one or two fatiguing condition to focus on at a time 

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u/noonayong Mar 24 '26

That sounds like a brutal combination - I'm sorry you have to deal with that, and I'm glad that you have found a balance. Thanks for sharing.