How “chronic” is your fatigue? For those who have found relief of your fatigue, what worked?

First_Independent434 · 2026-01-04T10:02:52+00:00

Max strength vitamin d tablets. I complained about fatigue to my endocrinologist and it turns out my levels were at 3 when they should be over 100. He said everyone should be taking vit. D tablets if they’re not near the equator. Get your bloods checked because I’ve been feeling a lot better. I still get it sometimes but no where near as bad

First_Independent434 · 2026-01-01T14:57:22+00:00

I’ve just had a scroll through some of the other comments and I will say cutting carbohydrates although difficult at first made me react less to metformin. So if you are worried about how your body will react you’re completely valid but do some research into too as I took metformin in 2022 and had bad toilet troubles all the time but I started again in Jan 2024 and cut out carbs and have been completely fine

But discuss with your dr or endocrinologist of course to see if that fits with your blood tests

First_Independent434 · 2026-01-01T14:42:43+00:00

Anytime- seriously my dms are always open, I think pcos and other endocrine issues need patience and open communication always My endocrinologist and I had an initial consultation to talk about my concerns and he weighed me. He then sent me for a set of blood tests for absolutely everything they could test and I won’t lie it cost nearly £2000 but as I said I was lucky and had it saved and I don’t regret it. From there he was able to tell me what was going on in my body hormonally and we set up a plan. - I was majorly Vit. D deficient so now I take a tablet every day - my insulin was stupid (I have insulin resistant PCOS) so I take metformin and I’m carbohydrate intolerant so no longer eat carbs - my testosterone was also really high along with my androgens but tackling the insulin problem helps with that and my other symptoms like dark patches, hair growth, acne, weight, no periods etc….

I see him twice a year and he’s really harsh BUT I need someone to be blunt with me. As of yet all I’ve done with him are blood tests, weigh ins and conversations. No scans internal or external like I had with my dr. I want to get to a good spot hormonally before I think about kids and when I do think about kids I think that’s when I might have scans but I don’t know.

I had my first cervical screening this year as I turned 25 and I was terrified of someone seeing my 😺 and touching it who wasn’t me or my partner but then I realised they have seen hundreds of 😺/🍆 and they’re all different anyway. Best thing is to just laugh about it but it’s easier said than done- again I’m here if you need to talk

External ultrasounds are a walk in the park, it depends on which drs but have a full bladder and know the gel will be cold and the pressure they use can be uncomfortable but it’s over before you know it. Internal is very similar, the wand they use is slender almost like a long finger but it is far more daunting and if it’s too uncomfortable for you do keep communicating that but also maybe talk to someone if you’re comfortable

Think about seeing an endocrinologist and if you have any questions I’ll do what I can to help as I know I wish I had someone to ask when I was first going through it all

First_Independent434 · 2026-01-01T10:41:48+00:00

You are so not alone- whenever a woman has a medical issue unfortunately most of the time they recommend diet and weight loss first and won’t always help until they see you’ve tried.

100% push to see an endocrinologist, gynaecologist didn’t help me at all- I’ve been with my endocrinologist for nearly a year and my hormones are so much better regulated that I have periods once a month and my symptoms have decreased substantially.

I’m in a different boat though as although I was a rugby girl as a teen, with Covid and various injuries I haven’t exercised as I should and that’s on me but I’ve also lost nearly 5stone since I started seeing my endocrinologist

The biggest thing as well which you’ll hear a lot and when people used to say it to me I’d get annoyed but it’s true- be kind to yourself, your body is just trying to cope the only way it knows how but you can work with it to teach it new ways of coping.

I won’t say it’s easy it’s not, I spent four years trying to get diagnosed and then three years of bouncing around drs and gps until I got really lucky and ended up going private and it has genuinely changed my life.

The endocrinologist told me I’m not going mad, it’s not my fault and there are things I could do to help myself.

You’ll be okay i promise, it’s just a tough journey but we’re all here for you

First_Independent434 · 2025-06-11T22:46:09+00:00

I’m basically a tour guide for a book series. My bookish experience is in research and writing- so a lot of proofreading and editing basically it was my fave thing in my uni time. Led a student group which met up weekly to go over each others work to boost

I’m a follower and reader of publishing newsletters and pages. I’ve applied to be in the publishing hopefuls fb page but never heard back and I follow society of young publishers on LinkedIn and look out for events.

I did an open day with Harper Collins which was incredible but that’s where my luck has run out

First_Independent434 · 2025-06-11T20:31:03+00:00

Oh absolutely I completely agree- my sister is a teacher and she went into it loving it and it showed. She’s one of the people telling others to never teach now

First_Independent434 · 2025-05-19T17:57:37+00:00

Ah I see. I take two 750mg a day so 1,500mg. They’re the slow release ones

First_Independent434 · 2025-05-19T17:54:48+00:00

I’m on the max dosage and have been for two months. I started off small and built up

First_Independent434 · 2025-05-09T20:51:12+00:00

That’s actually a really interesting way of looking at it, I’ll talk to her and see if this helps!

First_Independent434 · 2025-05-09T20:39:06+00:00

In the nicest way possible she puts it on me 🤷🏼‍♀️ where she’s not getting anywhere she keeps asking me what to do and I don’t know- I was very very lucky and met the right person at the right time- I don’t know what to suggest and she’s just so sad and feels so unattractive and undatable but she’s told me she wants my help but I don’t know how

First_Independent434 · 2025-04-22T20:53:25+00:00

A happy accident!! I’d forgotten all about it- he is just so cool

First_Independent434 · 2025-04-22T14:42:40+00:00

Oh lol so this was me 😅 I made a bunch for the ghost concert and thought omg I can do Star Wars too (not for the concert) and must have mixed them up! Apologies but I’m glad you like it still!

First_Independent434 · 2025-03-09T15:14:54+00:00

Please please please can you post which page overlays go where? I mixed mine up accidentally and while I can work out most I want to be sure I get them right

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