You used to be the woman who could handle anything - work deadlines, kids' schedules, social events.
Now you cancel plans because you're too exhausted to shower. You stand in the grocery store forgetting why you came, your mind completely blank.
Your husband asks if you're okay, and you want to scream 'No!' but you just smile and say you're fine. You've gained 30 pounds and nothing fits, but every diet feels impossible when you can barely stay awake past 8 PM.
Your hair clogs the drain, your skin looks gray, and you catch yourself crying over commercials.
You're not being dramatic - your body is literally starving for the nutrients it needs to turn those thyroid hormones into actual energy and life.