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amtrak12 · 1 year

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HAHAHAHA my executive dysfunction, anxiety, and brain fog of the last two years isn’t isolation related after all -- my thyroid levels are just too low :P

I swiped some of spouse’s old hormone pills (100 units) to double up my dose this week (I’m on 175 currently). It’s only been three days but HOLY SHIT the night and day difference it has already made. My head is so clear right now! I have the drive to do things again!! IT’S AMAZING!

I will be contacting my doctor next week to be like “hey can I get a higher dose now instead of waiting for our October appointment???”.

So um PSA for those who have thyroid issues (or don’t have one at all like me), when your doctor asks how your fatigue levels are, don’t just consider physical fatigue. Brain fog, sluggish thoughts, and an inability to start tasks all fall into the energy/fatigue category.

#this took me so long to work out #(Probably due to those sluggish thoughts :P)#but then I finally remembered when I was first diagnosed with problems in college that all my symptoms were in my brain #I really didn't have any of the visible symptoms of thyroid imbalance #and then I realized my sluggish thoughts and inability to recall words and struggles to process external information might be brain fog #and pulled my little experiment with extra thyroid pills #AND LO AND BEHOLD IT IS INDEED BRAIN FOG #not a regression of social skills brought about by the pandemic #not depression or long COVID from an asymptomatic infection I never realized I had #(which is my second biggest fear currently right behind a symptomatic infection that leads to long COVID :S)#NOPE #BRAIN FOG FROM LOW THYROID LEVELS #incredible

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