Wtf can I do to feel better?!

[Wallawallakoala]

Just feel so bloody miserable all the time!

impatient and exasperated with the kids but don’t like being away from them (tried taking some “me” time here and there)

cannot sleep for the life of me, also tried a night away and just felt more anxious and weird.

tried talking to people I know but they don’t get it.

changed my diet so I’m eating a lot better, drinking a lot less, increased my water loads.

tried making some changes to myself like haircut, investing in some basic beauty maintenance.

starting a new job soon.

tried arranging some quality time with family but still just feel ERGH!!!!!

any tips please?!?

(background info I’d been for cbt a while ago and they said it wasn’t the right time, setraline prescribed but it doesn’t agree with me)

Exercise. A proper sweaty session.

Hate to advise it because I hate to do it, but it works.

Could you try some different ADs, is menopause a possibility? Well done on being so proactive about this, really sounds like you are throwing everything at it. Is there any one major thing that is bringing you down?

Thanks so much for responding x

i do think I need to get back to the GP to see if there’s an alternative. There’s definitely a few things going on but just want to get the foundations right so I at least feel ok or have something I know makes me feel a bit better.

It definitely sounds like peri menopause . I felt exactly like this . The insomnia makes everything else feel worse .

Hopefully not menopause yet but hormones may definitely play a part! I’m avoiding the pill or anything that might disrupt my body.

Just to add , I changed my diet , tried to exercise but had no strength or the will . The only thing that helped was HRT . How old are you if you don't mind me asking?

Not that the pill disrupts your body, that was dramatic , I just mean I know when I was on it I did go a bit all over the place and I could feel it was hormonal.

I’m 36

You are so right the insomnia does make everything worse. I feel like I’d at least have a little more energy to exercise or try and find things that would make me feel more me again but too flippin tired to!

I was 38 when it started . Thought I was too young as did the GP but after a lot of research it's not uncommon to go into peri at that age . It comes out of nowhere .

Wow ok thank you, I think this is the route I need to look at.