ME/CFS
Mild → no benefit
Constant tiredness with ME/CFS, still exhausted despite thyroid medication
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I'm currently seeing an endocrinologist for my persistent chronic fatigue issues.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I can't increase my exercise routine as I am already exhausted from everything I currently do and my physically stressful job.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I'm hypothyroid and medicated but still constantly tired.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user with persistent chronic fatigue and treated hypothyroidism reported constant tiredness despite medication. They had lost 70 lbs through diet and exercise but gained 25 lbs over six months after a medication change. They were considering GLP-1 drugs with an endocrinologist and had not started them; they remained exhausted by their physically stressful job.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- medicated · Not said
I'm hypothyroid and medicated but still constantly tired.
In context ↗ - improvement of diet · Not said
I lost 70lbs with improvement of diet and exercise
In context ↗ - exercise · Not said
my initial weight loss was from me literally eating and exercising with bodybuilder level discipline
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | Persistent chronic fatigue with treated hypothyroidismI'm currently seeing an endocrinologist for my persistent chronic fatigue issues. I'm hypothyroid and medicated but still constantly tired.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2026-07-10 | Still exhausted by work and exercise; considering GLP-1I can't increase my exercise routine as I am already exhausted from everything I currently do and my physically stressful job.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- “the last 6 months I unexpectedly gained 25lbs after a medication change” In context ↗ Side effects