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I have no energy and don't feel like myself

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jcort718
jcort718

I have no energy to do anything.  I feel like I need to sit or lie down all the time.  I wake up and look forward to when I could go to sleep again.  Everything I need to do feels like a chore, even brushing my teeth.  I am no longer productive in anything.  I lack the energy and motivation.  I go to bed always saying that tomorrow will be a better day and I will do everything I need to do.  My body feels shaky, and I feel so unbalanced.  My body aches, but I don't even know if it's real or in my head.  I am 47 years old.  My periods are regular but some months there is bleeding in between.  I go twice a year to my gynecologist and my tests come back good.  I have diabetes, type 2, and everything is under control with medication.  I am also on Paxil and Wellbutrin for depression, but I have been on that for many years.  This feeling I have has started over 8 months ago.  I feel so alone, sad, and dont like myself or how I feel all the time.  I feel extremely useless.  If I do one thing, I feel exhausted.  You would think I'm jet lagged.  Can somebody help me?  I want to feel alive again.

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  • Sochima822
    Sochima822 jcort718

    Posted

    Anemia has very specific symptoms along with some rare ones as shown below.

    Easy fatigue and loss of energy

    Unusually rapid heart beat, particularly with exercise

    Shortness of breath and headache, particularly with exercise

    Difficulty concentrating

    Dizziness

    Pale skin

    Leg cramps

    Insomnia

    A hunger for strange substances such as paper, ice, or dirt (a condition called pica)

    Upward curvature of the nails, referred to as koilonychias

    Soreness of the mouth with cracks at the corners

    If you are experiencing any of these symptoms then you need to seek medical attention.

    • jcort718
      jcort718 Sochima822

      Posted

      oh wow, I do have shortness of breath. Not bad, but just a few step I take, I feel a shortness of breath.  I am really going to investigate into this. 
  • colleen90305
    colleen90305 jcort718

    Posted

    Hi Jcort,

    I feel exactly like you. This is aweful, and not like me. I used to do a hundred things a day, now its a good day if I do one simple chore!! You are in perimenopause whether your blood test shows it or not. I was tested day two of my period and def perimenopausal.. This is a huge symptom

    • 2chr2015
      2chr2015 colleen90305

      Posted

      It is so depressing when cleaning one bathroom in my house is like a huge accomplishment. And when my husband comes home and asks what I did that day and I say well I washed my hair! Lol
    • jcort718
      jcort718 colleen90305

      Posted

      I want to feel like me again.  I want to feel motivated to go into the shower or wash a dish.  It is like my whole life has become so unorganized.  I pray I can get past this.  My mind and stomach get a sick feeling when I know I have to do something.  Does it get better?  
    • colleen90305
      colleen90305 jcort718

      Posted

      I'm experiencing the exact same thing! I don't even take care of myself anymore!!

  • 2chr2015
    2chr2015 jcort718

    Posted

    Hi jcort, you are definitely not alone. I have several days in a row of waking up only to take a 2 hour nap 3 hours later. I feel like I could just lay there all day. No motivation either. A lot of the symptoms you describe sound peri menopausal based on other people's posts on here. Be encouraged that you are definitely not alone and there are good days coming. We will get through this.

    • sue58256
      sue58256 2chr2015

      Posted

      gosh i thought there was something wrong with me I can sleep 8 hours at night and whilst ive been off I work on a schools contract i go back to sleep and have been known to sleep for three hours! at the weekend when im back at work i do the same. when I dont get a sleep in the day im absolutely shattered
  • shallah24
    shallah24 jcort718

    Posted

    Yes have days like this where I just want to lie down & do nothing . It makes me anxious. & useless.

    I think it's perimenopause as I have dibilitating nausea alongside .

    Did your GP refer you to an endocrinologist ?

    This forum is a great support as I don't feel I am the only one going through these symptoms .

    • jcort718
      jcort718 shallah24

      Posted

      i have diabetes so I've been going to my endo dr for 12 years.  She does blood work every three months, so I am going to discuss this with her.  If she can't help me, I will contact my GP.  I've been feeling nauseous myself.  I didn't make the connection to peri menopause at all.  My mind jumps so ahead of me.  I started looking up pancreatic diseases or cancer.  I am finding some comfort since I came across this site.  I don't feel so weird anymore

  • colleen90305
    colleen90305 jcort718

    Posted

    I went to the health store today and bought progester cream. I'm desparate here and its a big seller at this store. I hope it works. Im willing to try anything at this point. I used to keep my house so immaculate, and I hardly do anything anymore: ( I will keep you posted how it works

    • jcort718
      jcort718 colleen90305

      Posted

      I would love to know how it works.  I always kept my house clean.  I'm embarrassed to say what it has become.

    • sue58256
      sue58256 colleen90305

      Posted

      ditto colleen i was the same in fact I used to hoover two-three times a day now i just do the basics I feel really bad as I feel so lazy and thats not me at all 
    • colleen90305
      colleen90305 jcort718

      Posted

      I feel its helping. I washed my garage floor the other day, and did a lot. I had 2 ankle surgeries the past few yes, and now I can't walk in the morning!

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