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Posted by maryjo24 (My Page) on Sun, Oct 15, 06 at 22:59
Hi gals,
Wondering if any of you are experiencing being tired all the time? I swear I could take a nap every day of the week!!! I never used to feel this way! Some of my friends in their late 40's like me feel the same way. It's really weird, I can take an hour nap or so on Saturday & Sunday but still go to sleep at night & sleep a good 7-8 hours with no problem. I take my vitamins each day (a multi vitamin, calcium, fish oil tab, garlic tab & a couple ester-C's) but still I'm dragging my butt. Anyone else going thru this??? |
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| The only other times I was ever this tired were the times I was pregnant. I just feel whipped all the time, and I happen to be one of those "lucky" people who can NOT nap... I can lay down, but unless I'm wicked sick and taking med's I will not fall asleep... untile I go for 4-5 nights with insomnia... and then I'll get one good night of sleep and start all over. The lack of sleep then causes me to have very vibrant headaches/migraines. I hate my life most days lately. This best not take too many more years... I won't live through it! |
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I thought my fatigue for many years was from having recovered from a bad flu and pneumonia, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue......but in retrospect, I think it was "the change". I've talked to alot of people who get drop-to-the-floor fatigue during this time. I don't know why.
For me, I lost a couple years with the fatigue. Then I slowly starting doing better. I used caffeine like a medication. My best time was the a.m., so I'd take some caffeine, run my errands, and then just plan on being unproductive the rest of the day. Thank god I didn't have to work.
It only gets too frustrating to keep beating yourself to be something different than you are, for now.
Try to avoid sugar and processed carbs. Also try to get out in the sunshine (or clouds) every day. There might be some SAD kicking in now too.
I forget maryjo.....how old are you?
If the fatigue gets too bad, you could try something like Wellbutrin or Provigil. There are herbal supplements out there too, but I was a little hesitant to use those for energy.
Try to go with the flow, and accept that, for awhile, you just need more sleep. I'm sure it will improve for you.....but it might take a little time. |
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| Have you had a blood test? It could be anemia, a low hemoglobin count. I've had anemia on and off all my life. There are prescriptions that can help, as well as B vitamnins and iron. |
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| I am 49 years old. I work full time in the administrative office for a school district. I take all my vitamins & walk regularly. I am average build (size 10)& try to eat right. It's 9:15pm on a Thurs. night & I'm dog tired. I remember a time when I could stay up til midnight & work all day without a problem. I've had 1 period in a 10 month span. My blood work is perfect. Menopause please go away!!!!!! |
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| Well I hear you girls! I run home day care and love to garden. I am 47 years old and been feeling more and more tired for the last five years. This past year it had gotten so bad that I felt as if my thoughts were in a fog all the time, my memory(What memory? I can't remember! LOL) was getting so bad it frightened me. My grown Son's birthday came and went. I thought of it several times in the week prior and then on the day, forgot to call!! While I forgive myself for that, I spent days beating myself up over it! I was so worried about how tired I was that I was afraid that I shouldn't be looking after the little ones. And gardening. What gardening? I was so tired this year that I had to push myself to do just the basics. Anyway all of that is behind me now and can be for you too! Unfortunately this is a forum and you'll have to send me an e-mail so I can share more with you! carleychristine@hotmail.com |
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| anyone have sleep apnea? that can be a hidden factor. |
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I have sleep apnea, but decided not to treat it. Didn't think I could make it through the titration test. Just the sleep study was traumatic enough for me.
I wonder if we develop sleep apnea in perimenopause?? There were times when my hormones were dropping, when the muscles in the back of my throat got very lax. It would come and go.
I think the bottom line is we're probably not supposed to live much longer, after our reproduction capabilities are gone. Plus......growing older, wearing out.......it just happens. Its how nature intended things. Sometimes I think we've gotten too used to thinking life is supposed to be perfect.......that we're supposed to feel like 20 year olds forever.
(I'm just as guilty as the next person)....... |
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Look into magnesium. Calcium is being pushed so heavily that some believe an imbalance is occuring and people aren't getting enough magnesium. It has a part in energy too. Just one part of the puzzle, though.
A lot of people are draining their adrenals too, which causes a lack of energy. Today's busy lifestyle is doing that to a lot of people, but the medical community doesn't do anything about it until they're about dead. The thyroid is treated in this case a lot of the time, but doesn't do much good if the adrenals aren't up to par since they affect the thyroid function. If you have adrenal fatigue, it can push you into an earlier and longer duration perimenopause phase. Not fun! |
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| I am 56 and have been in menopause for 6 years....I don't nap even though I usually don't sleep well (the menopause thing). I do take lots of vitamins and soy isoflavones for hot flashes, eat healthy most of the time and I exercise every day...I am not overweight...I think all these factors contribute to me having a lot of energy - much more than my friends that are younger or the same age. |
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| I'm 51 and recently started menopause. I feel so run down all the time; my shoulders and upper arms hurt, too. |
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I just went to my nutritionist and she put me on Prolief progesterone cream, and it has really helped me a lot.
Just a thought. |
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