Every day is like walking through foggy treacle.

[Youaremypenguin]

I'm 44. I thought the tiredness was covid and lockdown. I honestly feel like I've got post viral something. I'm not functioning. My periods are hell, days of very heavy painful painful periods for days and my brain just isn't there. Its not brain fog it's like it's empty, switched off, just doesn't respond. I've got a shoulder injury and now a knee injury because I'm trying to exercise more. I've been to a physio which does help but I feel like I'm breaking, I'm rusty. I feel like I've got flu or covid or something.

I'm really not feeling great at all. I know I need to go to a GP. I've needed to go for the last 4/5 months but I'm scared. Really scared. I'm very overweight and I've been trying to lose weight but nope, it's just not moving. I'm exercising for 30-40 minutes a day. I'm taking suppliments, I'm calorie counting. It all worked for a while but now nothing works.

I'm freezing then hot, got headaches then bone crushingly tired. I need to do something but feel like I can't go to my GP because im fat, I'm on HBP meds and on anti anxiety meds. I'm trying to help myself but failing miserably.

Is it even worth me going to my doctor's or am I wasting everyone's time?

Of course it’s worth going to your GP. There’s no need to suffer like this if you don’t have to. I used to say I felt like I was constantly wading through treacle too… HRT later.., everything has changed for the better. Lease make an appointment. X x

Op, I call it a nothingness. I'm 46 and been like this for a good few years.

Yes you do need to see your Gp. But will say I'm on hrt for well over a year and it has done absolutely nothing for this 'feeling'.

Definitely go to Gp as could also be hypothyroidism or low vit d etc.

My thyroxine was at a really good level and I felt like shit till hrt.

If it's thyroid though and you start treatment I'd honestly also seek hrt when you can. I started at 44 after adjusting thyroxine and ruling out other things eg iron etc. And tracking symptoms and cycles. It made so much difference.

Thyroid issues can be similar to peri, can also cause v heavy periods and definitely the treacle brain. Gps usually double check as the symptoms are so similar.