Hypothyroidism crap.
I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism around 10 years ago, give or take. Since then I've been taking levothyroxine, but switched to synthroid, then back to levothyroxine. All is fine. Just a couple of things annoy the fuck out of me though.
• You miss one pill, you feel especially shitty that day. Headache, puffy face, bloated as fuck, moody, appetite gets thrown off its usual course. It's either you starve or you stuff your face. Very rarely in-between.
• Losing weight is annoying. I had a baby 5 months ago and during pregnancy I barely ate, thanks to either my hypothyroidism or morning sickness. Who the fuck knows which? I DON'T. I lost around 17 pounds. I felt frail and tired and sick. I ate just a bit more than I usually would bc I worked up an appetite after having my baby, and WOOOO BOY. I went right back up 13 pounds like a week later. I hate it, thanks!
• The fact that I'm UNFAZED by having bloodwork done. "Make a fist" they say. "You'll feel a little pinch", they say. I know the drill by now. 10+ years of that same thing, boi. I know it's their job, but for me it's common as hell. I even have a prominent-ass vein that gets used so it makes me laugh a bit when they can't find one, when I have one that's like "HELLOOOOOOOO" right on the other arm.
• Fuckin' periods, man. Some cycles are worse or better than others. You could have a pretty relaxed cycle where there's not too much cramping, you don't crave a ton of junk, you don't bleed too heavily. But then, wooo boy. Other cycles? Your vagina is now a brutal death metal album cover and the noises your stomach make, are the tracks. Djent as fuck, no?
• Tired constantly. People go to work or school or whatever, they come back tired. It's understandable. But with hypothyroidism, you're tired as FUCK even if you don't work. You complain that you're tired to someone who does work, and they ask "how? you don't do anything strenuous." Actually, sir/madam, I feckin' DO. I gotta work my ass off internally, making hormones as intensely as I can pissibly make them, so my body doesn't turn into a puffed up moody lump of fuck. That's tiring. So don't fuckin' start with me with "hOw ArE yOu So TiReD?" Everything tires me out. It feels disgusting, I'm insecure and annoyed by it, believe me. Even if I work out and eat well I'M FUCKING TIRED ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS. I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING. The fatigue never goes away.
