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Is this getting older or something else

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strawberryblondebint · 09/09/2018 18:25

As the title says ... I am 45 and I'm bone tired. I don't want to or have the energy to do anything. I have a demanding job which I can just about do but wipes me out. It requires lots of planning which I barely cope with. I make promises to myself each weekend to catch up but when it comes down to it I have no motivation.
I'm on 50mg sertraline but it's not really helping and to be honest I'm physically tired as well as emotionally tired. I get up very early for work but I also go to bed at ten each night and sometimes even earlier and fall straight asleep. I also take gabapentin as a migraine preventative. This has cut them down to about twice a month.
I have put on weight over the last 2 years despite being much more active.
I know I am stressed with my job but I do like it. I just have no zest for anything at the moment.
The only other physical symptom I have is burning feet every night.
I don't drink alcohol. My diet is not brilliant but not awful.
I just feel fat, drained and fantasise about suicide. I would never ever do this but it pops into my head a lot.
Any ideas???

OP posts:
AntiHop · 09/09/2018 18:28

Have you had your thyroid tested? When my underactive thyroid started, I was ridiculously exhausted. It's very easily treatable.

strawberryblondebint · 09/09/2018 18:33

No I haven’t. Funnily enough new doctors always think I have a dodgy thyroid due to my googly protruding eyes. However hasn’t been checked for at least seven years. First step blood tests then. Thanks

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wurzelburga · 09/09/2018 18:46

I would second the suggestion to test your thyroid. It’s a straight forward blood test which your local GP should be able to arrange. Many women assume that fatigue, weight gain, mild depression in their 40s and 50s are menopause related and just soldier on. In many cases it is a thyroid issue which can be very easy to resolve if identified early.
www.nhs.uk/conditions/underactive-thyroid-hypothyroidism/symptoms/

9amtrain · 09/09/2018 18:57

Do you mean they suspect you have an underactive thyroid but haven't tested it?!

Shocking, but not surprising.

Get a full blood count including thyroid function, ferritin, folate, Vitamin D and B12.

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