Debilitating fatigue and lack of motivation before cycle

Yes I am same with no motivation and can hardly do anything even basics like making food for myself. I'm on day two of continuous BC but that's not helping either as the symptoms are still present. I used to get one ok week after my period but now I don't even have that with peri. I'm 46 and can't imagine being like this til after menopause.

Hi, I think its been awhile since anyone posted on here but Ive just found this site after googling "extreme fatigue before lperiod starts"

But this is what Ive been doing for years every day...seeking to find the answers to what is wrong with me. . Like alot of the posts here , Ive been thru countless dr's , inpatient treatment for depression and complete breakdowns..countless trips to ER with critically low blood pressure, dizziness, uti's and have lost everything. Literally everything. Im so grateful to have found this site. And many times, my father has said over the years that he wonders this may all be hormonal. I have been going through this for about 9 years!!

I have literally lost everything. Im 48 years old and now on disability??!!! Living with my father and gratefully have my youngest daughter back with me now. I am due to have a full hysterecomy June 1.

Any suggestions??

Yes the fatigue is shocking to the point where even moving was a struggle. I found it was a whole body fatigue if that makes sense. Also the lack of motivation which for me was part of the depression that came with Peri was very hard to deal with. I am very self motivated and very structured about what I do each day and I remember wondering on one of my days off what would happen if I just did nothing, not even make the bed or clean up the kitchen. Think I ended up crying and doing to anyway. I'm on bio identical hormones now and the depression and fatigue has gone plus most of my other symptoms and I'm slowly feeling my motivation return. I had no idea what peri was going to be like. Until you experience some of the shocking symptoms yourself I don't think we can truly understand its impact. I have no idea where I'd be now if it wasn't for all the wonderful ladies on this forum.

Hi ladies.

Ive been feeling quite bad for a long time. Im 41 years old with 2 small children 6 and 2.

Ive always had pcos so have struggled with all the usual symptoms over the years especially moodiness.

It took me 10 years to have my first child after ivf and 2 late miscarriages.

I thought i had gone through the worst but over the last year or so things have gotten bad. Ive always had menorrhagia (v heavy menstrual bleeding) but it has now reached another level. I have to wear tenna pants with pads due to the flooding. The worst thing is not even the bleeding its the recovery process after! My hormones are like totally all over the place and I literally feel like im falling to bits mentally and physically!

The only relief I get is a specially made up chinese tonic which i boil and drink for about 2-3 days along with my b vitamins, d vitamins, ashwarghanda, shatavara and whatever else i think will bring relief! I also lay off sugar and gluten and try to nourish myself with greens and good veg.

Ive started to exercise more and that has helped too.

I just feel so out of synch most of the time and feel as if its almost impossible to achieve my goals.

Its so lonely feeling like such a wreck most of the time and no one understands. For years ive been going back and forth to the docs with this blood test and that only to tell me its my iron or my d vits. No one even considered perimenopause. Infact i never even new what it was until i googled my symptoms and started to find diff forums and sites with info!

Over the last few months or so my anxiety levels have risen terribly and i get palpitations. Ive also noticed that my skin is so itchy especially at bedtime. Ive been reading about progesterone as i think i have to much estrogen which is causing heavy periods. Ive read that progesterone can eliviate this. Does anyone have any experience with this? Im scared to just go off and start taking anything. I really wish i had a knowledgable practioner to guide me...Any suggestions ladies? I would be most grateful...xxx

Hi, I feel exactly the same when it gets to having a week left of taking my contraceptive pill I start feeling so tired that even doing day to day stuff is a struggle. 

Im so glad im not alone here. Its so easy to feel isolated and alone feeling like this....I had been given a 3mth course of iron as they said my iron stores were low. But its wiping me out every mth. No energy..no motivation...irritable...frustrated...angry...impatient and weepy. Im not normally like tht. My periods are regular and I eat well. My hubby is so understanding. I actually force my self to get things done as they wldnt..my daughters 19 and not very helpful..i feel like i want to bury her under the patio sometimes..lol. Im glad i found this wee discussion x

Hello,

Thank you for your post. I woke up at 4:30am feeling buried under a pile off rocks. The fatigue I feel is unbelievable. I decided to Google it and stumbled across this post.

My husband had to help me off the bed to use the bathroom. I have had these symptoms since my 20's But each year it seems to get worse. I am 31 now and I have a 2 1/2 year old. I'm 4 days out from my period.

My symptoms start a week or 10 days before and get progressively worse till my period arrived then relief.

First I start out with loss of appetite then go to ravaging hunger. I work has to take good care of myself my family and son. I exercise about 4 - 5 days a week. I eat a vegetarian diet, no gluten or sugary drinks mostly water and tea. But when i start to feel like this exercising could almost kill me, I feel worse fatigue so bad that I cant even breathe on my own, horrible digestive problems excruciating stomach pain that I almost go to the ER ( please let me know if anyone gets bad digestive symptoms). I'm in a fog all day. My mood swings go from euphoric to anger to hysteria. Oh and the insomnia 3 days before my period it causes me to just want to end my life. I lay there wide awake staring at my husband sleep. Housework feels like a burden.

My hubby feels so bad for me. He is very helpful and shares much of the load.. makes tea in the middle of the night, feet rub, back run, gets the heating pad, a slew of OTC meds to help the nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, cravings. I feel terrible for him cause he gets tired too. All those symptoms take turns each month.. I don't know what I'm going to get. And if by any chance I end up not feeling fatigue one month then I know my period cramps are going to have me crawling to bed.

Forget how I look during this time. I don't think I'm bad looking but oh boy, I tell my husband I look like the joker' s cousin. Hair all over the place, face swollen, 10lbs of water, fat, bloating, ties look like pigs in a blanket. Lol its almost comical.

But I'm only 31! I'm interested in this HEY. But how can i get my doctor to take me seriously. Anyone know good doctor in the NC area? I'm willing to travel. I don't want to be like this if something can help. Once in a while my hubby will look and me and say you look like the girl I married. We grew up together. We both laugh and hug. It only last for a few days and the storm begins again. Back to Tea at 5am in the morning and sleepless nights.

So any help please would be great.