I woke up tired every day.
Not a normal tired. A tiredness that sleep wouldn't fix.
I'd open my eyes in the morning and already want to close them again.
I'd get out of bed as if I'd been beaten up during the night.
And that was before doing anything.
I gained 15 kilos in 4 years without changing what I ate.
My hair fell out in clumps when I showered.
The drain would get clogged. I started styling my hair differently to hide it.
I was cold when others weren't.
In meetings, I'd lose my train of thought. At home, I'd forget things. I'd walk into a room and not remember why I went in.
My family thought it was laziness.
My doctor thought it was "old age."
I was starting to believe both of them.
The most frustrating part was that I was doing everything right:
I took my 88mcg of Eutir0x every morning on an empty stomach.
I went to my check-ups.
My tests always came back "in range."
And I kept feeling exactly the same.
I spent over $300,000 on private consultations with endocrinologists who told me the same thing.
"Your TSH is fine. Try to eat less."
"Your levels are normal. It's stress."
"You're on the best possible dose. You need to be patient."
They made me feel like I was the problem.
That I wasn't trying hard enough.
That I was exaggerating.
I started to think that maybe this was how I would have to live the rest of my life.