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I don't have thyroid problems, but your symptoms sound just like the ones my FSIL has, and she has thyroid problems. She is on medication, but has also made some changed to her diet such as cutting out gluten. Hope you are able to get some answers!

Get checked! Those symptoms sound a lot like my hypothyroidism. I'm on daily meds now and I cut out gluten and I feel SO much better. There was a time when I slept a solid 10-12 hours a day and STILL had no energy. It was awful.

I have hypothryroidism as well and the main symptom I experienced was constant fatigue. I'm guessing that at that time my diet played a role in the fatigue as well. I would definitely go get checked!

@lovelife: it never hurts to ask! Definitely get it checked out!

My mom suffered for years trying to find out what was wrong with her and when her thyroid was finally diagnosed she felt so much better. Her doc told her to have me tested bc it's hereditary (we have Grave's disease)...and I put it off for years bc I told her I was fine and I was just stressed from law school (my symptoms for being severely hyperthyroid were never ending hunger, heart palpitations, insomnia, constantly hot, fast heart rate, exhaustion, and just feeling super anxious/stressed)...when I finally got diagnosed and the medication kicked in...well, it was like I finally realized what it felt like to feel "normal" again. It was a huge relief. I feel like it's similar to when you find out you need glasses...you are used to seeing the world kind of blurry and when you finally get glassss/contacts the world just looks so amazing and different and you can't believe you went so long with blurry/dulled vision.

I hope you feel better! Also, another huge thing that made me feel so much better was cutting out caffeine

@lovelife: I also had all of those symptoms and was diagnosed as hypothyroid. My thyroid issue was also affecting my luteal phase progesterone levels which resulted in recurrent miscarriages. After I was diagnosed and put on thyroid medication (combined with cutting out gluten) my progesterone levels went up and I was able to carry my pregnancy to full term. It never hurts to have it checked!

Hello there! I realize this post is ancient, but I just had some questions if any of you are still around

Did any of you encounter spotting the week before your period? Did that ever stop when you got put on meds? If you were able to get pregnant, did the bleeding still occur that cycle or did nothing happen?

Thanks - I'm a hypothyroid newbie so any info is appreciated!

@shutterbug: That's good to know! My LP is pretty good, but I have had this strange midcycle spotting about a week before AF a few months after we started ttc. At first my doc thought it was low Progesterone, but my current doc - after she checked my thyroid - said it could be related to that since my Progesterone levels were good. I didn't know hypothyroid could lead to spotting, but hopefully that's the explanation, at least for me!