Some days I just don’t function - is this a menopause symptom?

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I am fairly sure I am perimenopausal. I am 41 but period have been all over the place for the last 12 months (6-45 day cycles) and lots of other things that you ‘could’ put down to perimenopause or possibly other things individually, but all together to me it’s quite obviously this.

Anyway, some days I just have nothing in the tank. Not physically, but mentally. The simplest of tasks I cannot bring myself to start, and I just feel completely overwhelmed by the thought of doing anything because there are other things to do.

A friend suggested ADHD to me and TBH as I’ve got older I have started to think that some of my ‘ways’ could put me on the autistic spectrum, and maybe I am but some of this stuff seems to be linked to my cycle also.

i feel like I’m wittering on here and not explaining very well but does anyone know what I mean?

I feel a bit like this quite often - today was one of those days. I just felt so overwhelmed by all the work, household stuff, things to juggle and think about that it took me ages to actually do anything productive. I think it's a post-weekend Monday thing too in a way - after a weekend of being 'on' and doing family stuff I seem to crash on a Monday when they've all gone to work and literally feel like lying on the floor doing nothing.

I'm 46, perimenopausal, on HRT - no idea if it's linked to autism or all about the hormones or if it's just a symptom of midlife overwhelm, but I can certainly identify with this feeling.