Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Is it just me?

I am feeling absolutely exhausted today for no reason I can pinpoint.  I have been eating healthfully and at regular intervals.  I have exercised for 30 minutes (or more) three of the past four days.  I drink lots of water.  I sleep at least 8 hours a night, every night.  I no longer drink anything with caffeine, so that can't be a potential cause of my fatigue.

I had blood tests last October to check my thyroid and to check for anemia.  They were all normal.  While I occasionally snore, MM has never noticed any other signs of sleep apnea (and he is a light sleeper who would notice).  I feel like I sleep soundly at night and wake up before my alarm most mornings.

Could being this tired just be a side effect of the Clomid and Gonal-F?  It's not even 11:00 a.m. here, and I feel as though I could go back to bed and sleep for another couple of hours.

Has anyone else experienced this?

It's times like this when I really miss coffee.  *Yawn*

5 comments:

  1. I don't know very much about this stuff, but I do know that I am always extremely exhausted right before my period, and Im' pretty sure it has to do with hormones, so it would follow suit that you'd be tired from hormones...

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  2. Hormones DEFINITELY make me exhausted, as do fertility meds. Take the trigger shot for instance. That thing has me out of commission for days. It's awful! Hang in there, sweetie. I hope you get some of your energy back soon.

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  3. Hmm, I am drawing a blank here, sorry. You have already thought of everything I would suggest. Perhaps it is a side effects of all the hormones, have you consulted Dr. Google? As someone who had NO idea I had an underactive thyroid, I would suggest a checking it out again.
    I hope you get your energy back soon!

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  4. I don't remember fatigue as a gonal-f side effect, but early morning monitoring appointments always wore me out. Sorry about this. I wish I was more help.

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  5. The hormones always made me tired. I think it might be allergies. There has been so much wind and blooms lately. I literally just had labs drawn last Friday because I have been so tired. They were all normal, but I don't feel much energy right now. Now that it is getting crazy hot, the allergy situation might get better!

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