Exhausted & tired all the time.
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Hi
I have been to Dr about my long list of peri menopausal symptoms.
My main symptom at the moment is the constant tiredness, shaky jelly like feeling when ever I do small tasks.
I am finding everything difficult & have to pace myself throughout the day to the basic things that have to be done. Taking hours to restore my strength after doing a small task ie preparing veg, cleaning bathroom, hoovering, showering, hanging out the washing.
I have had lots of blood test but nothing showing. My FSH is 15.5 Dr said it shows i'm not menopausal that my overies are working, but obviously at almost 53 peri menopause. Does anyone know anything about FSH?
My Iron is 29 although at the lower end of the scale not anemic.My B12 is fine.
I take B6, a multi vit, iron tablets, Chai seeds, Flax seeds.I have been taking Magnesium citrate for a week now & because i cannot cope with the tiredness I am going to try HRT (although always been opposed to it) I have to wait until my next period before I can start on it.
Does anyone know anything else i can try? & is anyone else feeling this extreme tiredness during peri?
I'm not depressed & have very little anxiety my only anxiety is could this be anything else other that peri menopause!!!!
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Trevis deborah73991
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deborah73991 Trevis
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Thank you. I'm not going out to work but do host foreign students, I don't have any at the moment.
I am finding it very frustrating & find it difficult to explain to family & friends how i am feeling as they don't understand. Two friends & my Mum breezed through the menopause with a few hot flushes & nothing else.
I am a positive person so thought i would breeze through it too but the constant tiredness is really getting to me. I will try to relax & rest.
Big Hugs to you too. x x
Ruthie49 deborah73991
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Have you had your thyroid checked? Just a thought as an underactive thyroid can cause fatigue and often rears its head at this time of life, it's easily remedied. Having said that, I have certainly had episodes of extreme fatigue and feeling shakey and wobbly on exertion and read of other women who have had the same so I think it is fairly common.
deborah73991 Ruthie49
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Yes Thyroid & Blood sugar checked both okay.
Thanks for your reassurance just hope it passes quickly.
Really want to go on holiday & find some Sun but no energy to think about packing etc
x x
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barbara49965 deborah73991
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Keep talking & look after you! Love Barbara X
deborah73991 barbara49965
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Im 53 next month but feel as though I'm a young 53 (well I did until this) still feel I have a lot of life left in me (Mentally I do) physically I don't!!!!!
I do have a cat nap usually only 5 mins though but will lay down for an hour.
I've just ordered some Menopace (superdrug have an offer on buy 2 get 1 free)
Thank you for your advice. x x
barbara49965 deborah73991
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BellaRubia deborah73991
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you are doing good with your vitamins, but you should be taking Calcium and .vitamin D as wel, I do not think your doc would oppose to that.
If it is peri, and you are lucky, the worse part of it takes 4 - 6 months, when we can feel a lot of things, not only tiredness, unfortunatelly. After that, things tend to get much better with all symptoms receading to a manageable point.
xx
deborah73991 BellaRubia
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My periods are changing slightly can go a couple of months regular then miss a couple of months. They do tend to be very heavy particularly 2nd day, may have to change super plus tampax every 45 mins then get lighter following day usually only 3 days.
Dr said 15.5 (FSH) indicated my ovaries were still working, well I kinda knew that with my periods!
I have lots of symptoms, but extreme tiredness, dizziness, shaky feeling are the worst for me at the moment. Hot flushes, night sweats etc not so bad at the moment but last year were very bad, I think B6 & flax seeds have helped alot with those 2 symptoms.
I'm finding that im eating more as I kinda think that food will give me energy but its not working & I don't want to put weight on. x x
BellaRubia deborah73991
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You are fully peri, just that!
Hugs
deborah73991 BellaRubia
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I do eat pretty healthy most of the time, lots of fruit, veg, fish, chicken a steak now & again, don't eat mince can't stand the smell of it when cooking. Do not like fizzy drinks etc
But have recently been drawn to biscuits, going to stop buying them as they seem to be shouting from the cupboard, chocolate is another downfall
Thanks for your advise, will be eating more salads as the weather improves with things like dried apricots, roasted sunflower/pumpkin seeds/red peppers/tomatoes & a mixture of salad leaves just drizzled with a little olive oil Yummy
Hugs to you x
BellaRubia deborah73991
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Smart lady
About the chocolates, some say it may be lack of Magnesium once the chocolate have Magnesium, specially the dark ones.
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