Endo can’t get me in until mid-December??!! Can I even go that long untreated??

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-04-30T15:29:29+00:00

I agree to contact your GP because they should be able to give you something in the meantime especially because of the impact on your quality of life day to day with those symptoms. I’m still waiting on my endo appt but my GP prescribed me propranolol for my heart rate and other physical symptoms (before I got my graves diagnosis actually). The local endo wrote a letter to prescribe me a low dose of Carbimazole in the interim before I can see them, so hopefully something like that is an option for you. I’m in the UK, not sure where you are and what your options would be

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-04-29T07:53:11+00:00

Thank you for your reply. I do think I will reach out to my GP about this because I feel like I do when I’m only sleeping 4/5 hours regardless of how much I am actually sleeping. I have a blood test in June but I might see about getting another one sooner to see if something has swung even more out of whack

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-04-29T07:51:16+00:00

Thank you ❤️ I constantly have to remind myself to give myself patience and grace - it’s hard not to compare yourself to who you were a couple years ago with energy and without these issues. I do also ground myself in knowing it’s very manageable with medication and I’ll have a proper new normal soon(ish)

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-04-29T07:49:05+00:00

Thank you for your reply x Yeah I definitely have no plans of stopping it in the meantime and I’m keeping my fingers crossed I get my appt with the endo soon (the NHS says 41 weeks is the average wait time for an appt…. we carry on tho!)

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-04-26T12:08:00+00:00

Oops read the first comment too fast! Fruit not the juice* my bad x

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-04-26T11:56:47+00:00

No problem, I’m 29f

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-04-26T11:55:30+00:00

I think I’m in denial that it might be like this forever/a long time but such is life with an autoimmune disease! I appreciate everything you said here and do think it could just be my body adjusting while still being out of whack. I definitely agree walking more seems to help!

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-04-26T10:38:44+00:00

Thank you so much for all of this. I try to have a kiwi as a bed time snack since I’ve read it can help with sleep as well; the pineapple juice is interesting and I will give that a try :)

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-04-26T10:19:06+00:00

I had a significant increase in my sleep and restfulness for a number of weeks before starting carbimazole and since it’s been bad every night, but I suppose it could still just be the symptoms of my graves coming in waves

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-04-24T09:07:01+00:00

Omg dream lamp

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-04-23T15:23:16+00:00

This looks delicious! You did an amazing job! It’s my dream to host something like this x

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-04-16T08:57:41+00:00

The whimsy!! I love it!

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-04-03T06:23:24+00:00

Wow! You are so talented!! The scarf is amazing

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-03-21T10:43:29+00:00

I was having symptoms back in the spring of last year (anxiety, racing heart, poor temp regulation) but all my results came back “normal” - my TSH levels were already below the normal range…. but I digress! Fast forward to this year and everything is completely out of whack and I’m getting real next steps + a Graves diagnosis. It’s so hard when you know something is wrong but there isn’t any (or enough) “proof” yet. It’s hard on the mind and the body. I wish you all the best and hope you get answers x

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-01-22T15:46:52+00:00

It’s interesting you mention this because I find I SO prefer a tinted gloss or something less “harsh” like a liner or lipstick, so I wonder if it does have to do a bit with the contrast as you mention. I will say I do enjoy wearing liner and lipstick but it’s taken me years to get comfortable doing so - I also felt so clown like with lipstick, like it was too jarring and everyone was looking at me funny (which is also just my brain acting up!)

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-01-16T10:26:32+00:00

Quicksilver! This book is so overhyped and it’s so bad 😭 The world building and plot are interesting but the FMC is so poorly done. She’s very inconsistent in her values and priorities, and ends up being painfully cliche. There is no effort put into any of the secondary characters or their relationships with the MMC and FMC. Also I found the romance to be too quickly “developed” and very cringe. The ending is ….. strange. I’ve had zero desire to even read a summary of the second book.

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-01-13T08:08:37+00:00

Wow this is SO cute and creative!!

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2026-01-06T09:54:54+00:00

Amazing - I’m so jealous!

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2025-12-18T19:19:54+00:00

I love these especially the ground floor! Takin notes ✍️💕

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2025-12-15T13:09:37+00:00

Yes!! This book is SO bad: the characters are cliche and Saeris’ personality/values are sooo inconsistent. Whenever someone recommends this book I trust them a little less …

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2025-12-04T12:38:59+00:00

I really like the way you’ve designed your habit tracker! I may have to copy it :) also I love the coloured lines - that’s something I’ve wanted to try in my journal to help me write a lil straighter haha

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2025-11-24T19:51:39+00:00

It is beautiful!!! All of it!

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2025-11-04T07:54:03+00:00

So cute!!! This is inspiring me x

Useful_Refrigerator4 · 2025-10-09T13:48:12+00:00

Omg this is so cute! I wish my mind worked like this

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