I can't remember if I wrote about this here or not. So if I'm repeating myself call me a dappy old mare and send me on my way.
Apparently I have an underactive thyroid.
This means that I can get fat and no one can be mean 'cause I totally have an excuse. Nah, it means that some of my lethargy/weight gain lately is likely due to this. When I say weight gain, I'm just under five foot four and ten stone. Not a stick but not a whale either.
Next week I go along to the doctors and more medication will be thrown my way.
It's going to sound ridiculous, but I'm actually really glad about it. I've been suffering from tiredness and lack of energy in general for years, and over the past six months it's been a lot worse. Combined with mirtazapine being a sedative, I've ended up with constant dark circles under my eyes. Not the best of looks. It was always put under the nebulous bracket of depression - and quite likely some of it *is* that. However, this can be treated. It can be fixed. It means that there may be a shining light at the end of the tunnel where I can eat without being filled with guilt/worry after and can not be a zombie all the time.
So the symptoms are nothing new. The only thing that might be an issue is if they tell me to make drastic changes in my lifestyle. I don't think they generally do for such a thing, but I'll see what's said.
I'm overall trying to be healthier in a few other ways too. Cutting caffeine out of my diet as much as possible - I even bought decaf coffee today to help with it (my winterspice tea is naturally caffeine free, yo). This is partly to help fight the cystitis monster that lurks around every corner, and partly 'cause I don't really taste the difference between caf and decaf, so I might as bloody well!
So far it's been a very bad week mood-wise, but I'm on an up at the moment so I'll save it rather than lamenting Tuesday's face-cutting moments. I may have more decaf coffee with cream. Urp slurp slurp. |
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