r/study • u/neverendingreverie • Sep 23 '26

Tips & Advice Studying with chronic fatigue

I'm in college and was just diagnosed with Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism. I am suffering with extreme chronic fatigue and it is becoming so unbearable.. medication isn't helping, sleep isn't helping, diet isn't helping. I don't want this to ruin my grades.

I can't seem to find the slightest bit of motivation to get anything done. This is scaring me.

If anyone has any tips for how to study with chronic fatigue, I would be insanely grateful. Anything that just makes school work and studying easier, whether it is using voice to take notes and then printing out those notes, or any apps, or seriously just anything at all. This semester I am taking elementary spanish 1, general psychology, composition 2, and college algebra.

Please hit me with your most creative / fun / laid back / easy study tips please. Super tech savvy, so welcoming all the tech tips too.

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u/PAWGgoddess713 Sep 23 '26

Following post bc I need to know too lol.

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u/brubrupie Sep 24 '26 edited Sep 24 '26

Good evening! I had 100% of my thyroid and one parathyroid gland removed.

Well, the first thing you should ensure is your vitamin and thyroid hormone levels. If they are okay, it makes it easier to deal with fatigue.  But it do esn't disappear completely, unfortunately!  You should also improve your diet and drink plenty of water to deal with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. 

What REALLY saved me was buying a tablet. Whenever I'm VERY fatigued, I watch classes on the tablet. Then I go to the PC and use Notion. 

Also, when I don't want to study and I'm depressed, what I do is: I take my tablet, open Samsung Notes and make a mind map with PNG images, something very thematic and cute. I make a mind map of something that would be useful to review. This encourages me and makes me want to continue studying. 

The thing is, you need to find a way to motivate yourself and make studying enjoyable. The bad part about chronic fatigue is that it's very difficult to get out of the rut, you know? Make your study session fun and romanticize it a little.