To ask for your armchair diagnosis

[Thewheelsfelloffthebus]

So this where I am

this week I’ve got up and worked from 4am and am still sort of working at what 1am (I work for myself so this isn’t a “company culture issue”)
ive got do much done this week but i know the “crash” is coming

thst will be maybe two days
where i cannot focus on anything and will probably lie in bed watching tv
despite the “productivity” I feel really lethargic and down and for example have taken the dog for a “token” walk
also I think I’m peri menopausal as having periods every two weeks and to the point where I’m bleeding through a tampon twel and period knickers
not sure what I’m asking really but wrf is wrong with me

Get yourself to a GP ASAP for an iron test and a referral to gynecology

Definitely has all the physical hallmarks of oeri but as the pp has said, get it all checked out with your gp to be sure. How old are you?

Peri.

see your GP

I’m awake too early on a holiday so I normally don’t sound this harsh.

That level of work is unsustainable and ultimately unproductive and your dog needs more than a ‘token’ walk. Get some fresh air, move your body regularly (walk the dog?) and eat some vegetables.

Book an appointment with your gp and take an iron supplement in the meantime.

Have you always had periods of great productivity, surviving on little sleep, followed by a crash? Or is this a new thing?

You’ve got yourself into an unhealthy, unsustainable working pattern it’s no wonder you feel dreadful. Start to establish a normal working day including breaks and you’ll get more done so will be more able to get through the workload, feel much better both physically and emotionally and of course walk the dog.

The periods are the thing. I'm going through the same and I'm getting migraines and heavy bleeding and it makes those weeks so awful. Then I feel I need to catch up in the bleed free weeks all for it to start again.