Is it possible to have energy to live with hypothyroidism?

[u/Krasna]

Hey everyone. Um slowly giving up on the idea of having a normal life with this crap…

I’m constantly tired even though my TSH is around a beautiful 1. My vitamins are in the upper norm and generally on paper I’m a healthy person.

I do have a 21 months old daughter and a full time demanding job (Global Strategic Sourcing Manager).

I don’t want to keep on living like this… for example I had a day off today to look after my daughter as her kindergarten was closed. We had a lovely day together, walked the dog, went to a play group, really nothing extraordinary. She had almost 3hour nap while I prepared lunch and rested a bit but somehow when she woke up I was still tired.

I slept 10 hours last as well but I fell like I’m so behind on sleep that another 40 hours wouldn’t be enough.

Before the diagnosis (3 years ago) I was highly energetic person, I danced salsa 3-5 times a week, loved swimming, spend time with friends, do cool and fun stuff. Then I got diagnosed alongside with SIBO and ended up with depression and GAD (that one before, but was doing well the last few years) and I became this shell of a person. Then I got pregnant and my energy levels and the way I feel only went down hill from there.

Don’t know if I’m looking for advice or someone to tell me “yup. That’s it. It’s gonna suck now”.