Anisha, considering your thyroid check come up positive I think I can offer some advice. I have Graves Disease and it has very similar symptoms to what you are describing. Then again so does Hashimoto's Disease but the specialist doctor will tell you what it is you have.

How are they monitoring your condition?
Are you on any medication for it?

I notice, even in summer (30+ degrees), I feel cold. I shiver alot, before I was diagnosed I could not stop shaking (not just from feeling cold but from hypersensitivity).

I have to go to work now but I will check back this afternoon.

Shaan, that was a very helpful post, thanks for that.

But you don't drive on roads filled with "too too many"
pits, and rain water filled up to your knees on those
roads with pits, with people (and cows) suddenly appearing
from nowhere on the center of the roads? Do you?

That's at least very correct, we haven't covered our
windows yet with anything and the house is indeed exposed
to direct sunlight, I'll set that right.

BTW, I forgot to mention earlier that the hemoglobin
level I was found to be having is 11, whereas the limits
in the report were 12 to 15, doc said that that's for the
western country people, for us 11 is Ok.

Also, I noticed that after 1 hour scooter drive, my arms
feel extremely tired! My usual pose of sitting on the bike
is keeping my arms totally stretched out and back a little
bent, somewhat like those boys who drive race bikes!

I am not sure what is the correct way of sitting on a
scooter without getting tired.

If you have this problem in recent days, it may be because of hot and humid weather going on in your place. I been to near delhi last 2 weeks and I also felt same. AC is the only solution or to save money take cold bath thrice in a day. Because of delhi weather I got viral fever and had no energy for almost a week time. Now back to my work place (cold) and feeling better.

It might be ok if you didn't have the symptoms you do, but since you do have symptoms, it is not ok by me. I would take some Iron supplements.

What about the thyroid test, what does positive mean ? high/low ?

Already started that after the tests.

I cleared this in post 50, you missed perhaps.
I meant that doc said the numbers are lying
between the said limits so there is
nothing to worry about, so you must be having
a stress/depression problem.

Well, I can't say that I don't have a depression
but at the same time it is not to the limit that
it'll cause acute tiredness, IMO.

Yeah, sorry, I missed that post.

Um, then I would say just take multi-vitamin supplements with Iron and Iodine and other vitamins and minerals.

Also make sure to eat a balanced meal, probably not at KFC.

LOL, well, I wasn't much interested in having chicken that day,
as I was in getting the AC's breeze.

KFC can't be afforded even regularly, it is expensive! And mostly
I prefer the food cooked up by myself - rice and curries.

Hmmm, I have to disagree with the iodine prescription. Considering the test results, I didn't notice post 50 either, unless Anisha is suffering an electrolyte imbalance taking additional iodine would be of no use and may actually cause harm. The thyroid is the only organ to take up iodine and if it takes more than it needs it can have quite disastrous effects such as rapidly increased heart rate, angina, uncontrollable trembling, blackouts, diarrhea, all of which can lead to a feeling of exhaustion. The doctor wanted a thyroid test for a reason he must have suspected something. If he suspected it was over active iodine would make the problem worse if he suspected it was underactive they would take careful measurements to get the levels right. Just suggesting an iodine supplement without knowing what the issue is actually a dangerous thing to do.

If you are worried, and of course can afford it, I'd be seeing a dietitian who can monitor your diet and see what other things you may need to boost your energy levels. They would do this based on your medical history and test results that they are trained to interpret. If you are not worried, or can't afford it, then the only other course of action you have is to battle through it as best as you can.

Large amounts of Iodine are dangerous in the different types of hyperthyroidism, and in severe hypothyroidism.

The thyroid results were normal, so I doubt it will cause a problem. If you want to be 100% sure, see an endocrinologist.

An increase in iodine intake that is not needed can be dangerous regardless of the individuals current thyroid state. The thyroid is but one part of the body yet it has a huge impact on so many other parts. Been there, done that, still suffering the consequences and will for the rest of my days. Taking synthetic thyroid hormone everyday just so you can function is not fun and, depending on your religious views, it can get worse especially when the only other option is taking a medication made from sus (commonly called pig) thyroid. Yes you guessed it taking a medication made from an animal who has been bred specifically so parts of its body can be made into a medicine just to keep you alive.

A change in diet can cause problems and the individual may not even realise it is happening. An increase in iodine intake that is NOT required can lead to the Jod-Basedow phenomenon which is an acute onset of hyperthyroidism, then you get the after affects and IF you are fortunate you wont have damaged your system.

Iodine is prescribed to increase metabolic function or in rare occasions to ward of radioactive damage (Chernobyl, Fukishima etc), or in other rare occasions it is used to kill part of the thyroid itself by increasing activity in certain parts of the organ and basically wearing them out (nodules that the medical expert has concerns about the possibility of turning cancerous), or if you have really stuffed it you get radioactive iodine to kill the entire organ or they cut it out of your neck and leave you with a scar that looks like a big smile below your double chin.

Without knowing someones medical condition, based on expert clinical testing and monitoring, giving advice like this is well meant but can be, and I will say it again, dangerous even though unintentionally. I would be taking your advice, and this is because I know what can go wrong if it is taken without a doctors advice, with a grain of salt (pun intended even though I am serious).

Have not seen too much rain all summer. Drought here. Why I keep from living in large population areas. Behavioral sink

My family unit likes to think outside of the box so as to have better well being.

Me. I went from being a rat race time card punching factory worker that just paid
the bills, yelled at the kids, was tired all the time, slept bad, and got drunk every
weekend to just numb the pain.

Now I do what I like. Building scooters and being my own man. Wife went from being a corporate Xerox sales representative. To Local Animal Control Officer (dog catcher).

We took a drop in income. But we smile a lot more and are a happy couple.

Just a bit more rambling, early morning here. One thing that makes my day everyday (morning ritual) and makes me feel good at the start of the day. I have a Female Cat named Miso. She waits on the clothes hamper every morning for me to step out of the shower. Follows me into the bedroom and jumps on the bed as I pull my clothes out to get dressed. She rolls on her back and presents her belly to be rubbed/petted. You'd be surprised on how little things like this make the day worth seizing.

Maybe, (just maybe), a little companion that loves you without judgment or reservations might improve your
energy levels. The mind is a strange engine that takes special tweaking to fire on all cylinders. I can relate on the physical soreness from riding scooters. Soreness though is not fatigue to me. It is just more input to the mind to show you are alive. (Former Jarhead)

Like I said. What works for one may not apply to others. I don't think your fatigue problem is physical. I have physical problems and you would know for sure without a Doctor confirming
this. You know your body better than anybody else on the planet.

This post is not made by any kind of professional anything . All statements by this poster should be taken with a grain of salt.

Jod Basedow usually occurs in people with goiter.

I agree with your concern tho. Seek an endocrinologist first, especially if you have had past thyroid problems or goiter.

No it doesn't, goiter is what happens after the thyroid is "poisoned" and starts over producing and is a point that leads specialists to a diagnosis of condition.

I should have seen you for medical expertise and advice instead of my specialist, maybe then I wouldn't have a dead organ in my neck .

But not iodized salt, right?