Feeling old and knackered. Anyone else?

[TwoBigNoisyBoys]

Just that really. Feeling old, knackered, under the weather and fed up. I’m 48 and feel like everything has gone sharply downhill over the last year 🙁

I know feeling gloomy doesn’t help, but I feel like I’m spinning plates and everything is getting out of control. Feeling and looking rubbish, I look terrible to be fair. I have an appointment at the breast clinic next week thats worrying me stupid, I’m rushed off my feet and exhausted but can’t sleep.

I’m on HRT, I exercise, do mindfulness, I take vitamins, eat REASONABLY healthily, don’t drink much but just slightly worse with each passing week.

Aniyone know of any miracles?

Watching in hope. I’m a similar age & so knackered I’ve taken myself off to bed with a book. It feels like 10:50 not 6:50!

I'm the same age and can identify with what you say. I don't think there are miracle cures, sadly. I think part of getting older and going through the menopause is mourning some loss of hope, opportunity and vitality. I try to console myself with a philosophical approach (I recommend Alain de Botton on anxiety), and take pleasure out of stuff like books, music, certain TV etc. And the indispensable MN knowledge that "this too shall pass..."

I am 53, the meat in the sandwich between teens and aged parents. Hydrate, multi vitamin (Menopace Max is good) cut down on refined sugar, get your B12 vit D and iron levels checked. Exercise a bit, I do free yoga off the internet. The breathing stuff where you exhale and say 'let go' substitute rude words as required is ace. Say 'no' more. Find a hobby that gets you out doing a bit of good and having a laugh, stick to it and smile as you go out the door. I am still marginally knackered compared to my 30s-40s but don't seem to be any more knackered than I was say five years ago. Bit of a win.

Yes, I’m a ‘sandwich’ carer too, a single mum with parents in their 70’s, who live just around the corner from me.

It seems a bit relentless sometimes but trying to be positive today. I’ve had a PT session this morning, and done my mindfulness. I also forced myself to have a pamper night last night to try to do something that feels positive. Think I’m just feeling extra anxious at the moment but trying to turn it round, despite having about 4 hours sleep 😩

Will look up Menopace Max; I already have the Menopace but can’t help to ramp it up a bit!

Maybe try ashwagandha and L-theanine supplements. These really helped my anxiety and energy levels

I started ashwagandha recently - I know you have to get the type with the KSM-66 for it to be affective-I can’t say I’ve noticed any difference as yet but maybe 9 days is too soon?
I have also read about rhodiola for energy & stamina but the one I saw recommended in an article was £30+ and I just don’t have that kind of spare cash for a supplement.
I will look into L-theanine though, thanks for the suggestion.

Just to check you’ve had iron, vit-b levels, blood in poo checks done. I felt the same and I thought it was just life but it turned out I had low iron and an IBD. I had got to the stage I was walking up in the morning wishing it was bedtime!

I was like this but then trained myself to stay up until 11 and now I sleep a lot better, sometimes I don’t wake until 6. This has definitely helped me cope better in the day. I’m 52. Before I was nodding off at about 10 and then awake half the night (literally).

I’m early 30s and feel the same. I think it’s the year rather than our ages