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i seem to just lay there…i even try setting an alarm after about 9.5 hours..
but of course i turn it off..
lastnight i didnt put an alarm on.
i woke at 9 when my bf got up to go to work
but of course i went back to sleep.
until about 1pm.
thats just shit!
and i know that sleeping too much is actually quite destructive to your well being.
i feel extremely ashamed when ive slept 12 hours.
so years ago ive been diagnosed with..
*severe clinical depression
*hypothyroidism [an underactive thyroid gland]
and so im on antidepressants and thyroid medicine and all these other medicines etc etc..
im more than sure its either the depression/hypothyroidism or the medicine that makes me tired.
sux!!
common symptoms of an under active thyroid are:
Many symptoms can be caused by a low level of thyroxine. Basically, everything ‘slows down’. Not all symptoms develop in all cases.
- Symptoms that commonly occur include: tiredness, weight gain, constipation, aches, feeling cold, dry skin, lifeless hair, fluid retention, mental slowing, and depression.
- Less common symptoms include: a hoarse voice, irregular or heavy menstrual periods in women, infertility, loss of sex drive, carpal tunnel syndrome (which causes pains and numbness in the hand), and memory loss or confusion in the elderly.
If you have untreated hypothyroidism:
- You may have an increased risk of developing heart disease. This is because a low thyroxine level causes the blood lipids (cholesterol, etc) to rise.
- If you are pregnant, you have an increased risk of developing some pregnancy complications. For example: pre-eclampsia, anaemia, premature labour, low birth weight, stillbirth, and serious bleeding after the birth.
- Hypothyroid coma (myxoedema coma) is a very rare complication.
who is effected by it?
About 1 in 50 women, and about 1 in 1000 men develop hypothyroidism at some time in their life. It most commonly develops in adult women, and becomes more common with increasing age. However, it can occur at any age and can affect anyone.
