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karen96096
karen96096

Hi ladies am i the only one thats tired all the time, carnt sleep much and washed out with aches and paons with this menapause xx

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  • Guest
    Guest karen96096

    Posted

    Hi Karen, OMG!  My exhaustion is like a terminal illness. All tests clear,  Do not sleep well either.   I get terrible dizziness too.  Only 41...😐

  • Cass63
    Cass63 karen96096

    Posted

    No you are not the only one who feels this way. I stay so tired all the time, very rarely have a day that I don’t feel this way, but when I do I take full advantage of it 😊

    I look like a different person, I don’t even recognize the face in the mirror. I too feel like I look washed out, just different. Just know you are not alone. Take care 

  • kelly55079
    kelly55079 karen96096

    Posted

    I sleep but don't know if it's good sleep because this morning I feel like hell.   My energy level is pretty low most of the time..  No drive, just blah

  • karen96096
    karen96096

    Posted

    Thanks ladies so glad its not just me lol xx
  • lori93950
    lori93950 karen96096

    Posted

    No you’re not ! I’ve spent 7 months ... TIRED! Completely Exhausted All the time . Like a fatigue I’ve never known in my life .

  • susane84679
    susane84679 karen96096

    Posted

    h karen,

    no you're not alone with this, most days I can push through it but sometimes all I can do is give in. it's all so very frustrating🙄

  • amy341731
    amy341731 karen96096

    Posted

    No you’re not alone! If I sit to do any task, like read or do paperwork or watch TV, I cannot stay awake..I’m seriously fatigued..which is unfortunate since I’m starting a new teaching job Thursday!! Ugh..going to have to try to go to sleep earlier, get organized and function as best I can. It’s really awful to be so tired now, when I’m trying to better myself and my family... hang in there! We will survive!!
    • lori93950
      lori93950 amy341731

      Posted

      It will pass ... nothing stays the same forever . My fatigue has lasted 6 months . Like nothing I’ve ever experienced ! You have to really treat your body like a baby ... make sure you get early nights ... there’s no winging it with this .. 
  • Donna23316
    Donna23316 karen96096

    Posted

    Hey Karen honey. You are really not alone with this. I always feel wasted, everything's an effort. I have never felt a tiredness like it. But mine comes on suddenly. I reached the menopause 3 years ago. The worse symptom for me was the depression. Which I have to add was already there. I was given medication before the menopause for this. But I might as well not have been on tablets as they weren't helping at that point in my life. So tried hrt, didn't help. So they gave me a mood stabiliser, which has helped a bit. Yeah, that was the hardest thing to deal with. Your not alone honey. Message me anytime. I totally understand what you are going through. Donna xxx

    • lori93950
      lori93950 Donna23316

      Posted

      I too suffer with the depression it’s dark deep and lonely . I’m constantly worried and can’t get anything accomplished . Trying to ride the wave and know it won’t last as I went through the same thing at 41 which was probably hormones dropping for the first time . Took months and months to recover but I did ... so here’s hoping . 
    • karen96096
      karen96096 Donna23316

      Posted

      Thanks donna. My anxiety is sky high to but the tiredness and no energy is terrible at the moment. Im on hrt helped with dizziness and hot flushes but thats about it xx
    • lori93950
      lori93950 karen96096

      Posted

      Yes I was on the patch for 2 months and yes helped with dizziness and stopped hot flashes but I never got too many and weren’t that bad .

      I just want to feel my body naturally... the patch didn’t lift my mood and I could feel the effects of having a drug constantly in my system . Plus made me incredibly bloated and caused acne . 

    • karen96096
      karen96096 lori93950

      Posted

      Hi lori my dizziness was really bad but as calmed down alot, just tje odd one now xx
  • Guest
    Guest karen96096

    Posted

    Yes - the aches and pains are relentless.  I actually had a massage today (first time in 12 months) and it was uncomfortable to the point of painful.  Everywhere she massaged hurt except for my feet and calves.  What a shame.  I almost feel as if menopause has kicked in fibromyalgia as I have very tender "points" in addition to general achiness, nausea, and fatigue.  

    • karen96096
      karen96096 Guest

      Posted

      Yes kim this sounds just like me, especially my shoulders. I wake up most mornings feeling sick, carnt eat untill late afternoon cause of it xx
    • amy341731
      amy341731 karen96096

      Posted

      I wake up in full body pain sometimes, it’s awful..my knees, hips, shoulders, back and neck hurt terribly and I haven’t slept good..I do need a new bed, mine is old and awful but I live on Advil lately and then of course get kidney twinges...then it’s on to headaches, nausea, etc...never ending cycle of woes! I had a good month  this summer but now feeling terrible again..hang in there everyone! So glad I’m not alone!!❤️
    • amy341731
      amy341731 karen96096

      Posted

      Agreed! No one in this house wants to listen to me 24/7.. lol..(3 kids and husband)😊

    • karen96096
      karen96096 amy341731

      Posted

      Lol amy i have 5 kids, 3 grown up ones and 2 teanagers and they just laugh at me and tell me im always moaning xx
    • kelly55079
      kelly55079 karen96096

      Posted

      I have 2 teens as well who laugh at me when I moan which I try not to too much.  I absolute hate it when they ask 'what do you have to be so tired about'.  They are boys and will never know.

    • karen96096
      karen96096 kelly55079

      Posted

      Hi kelly i have 4 girls you would think they would understand, i said wait until it happens to you. My son listens more and hes only 13 lol xx
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