Exhaustion- physical or something else

[WishfulSprouts]

I’ve been ill for a number of weeks maybe months coughs, colds etc last few days I’ve been bedridden ill. Constantly tired, I’m on my period every fortnight instead of monthly.
I working and studying.
I don’t sleep properly at night due to ptsd and in the day constantly on edge not relaxed.
Does this all sound linked I’m just feeling completely wiped out and so ill. My skin is grey and my eyes red raw I look as bad as I feel.
I have broached the different areas with gp separately but I think I need to go about generally being wiped out?

Bump

Poor you. Can you ask GP if you need blood tests (iron, liver function, vitamin d) and are you getting help for trauma? If you can sort sleep, probably by treatment for ptsd, everything will feel more manageable. You are likely in a ptsd - poor sleep - depression loop.

You don’t say your age - if over 40 could be peri menopause stuff going on.

I’m 37 so possibly not considered it would that make sense for the periods being so frequent?
Not having any treatment for ptsd yet am on (a very long) waiting list for cbt but if things are still as bad in Feb (once I have any money leftover) I will pay for private treatment even the nights I that I think haven’t been too bad my Dh will tell me I’ve been having nightmares in my sleep.