is this peri ? if so then where is the door to get out ?

[floooooofy]

50s, current symptoms:
Aching & random pains, some of the pains are painful but momentary
Eating EVERYTHING in site - a lot of weight gain due to this
Slow, sluggish
Low energy
Always had good eye sight but all of a sudden I struggle to read the small print (no glasses)
Bleary eyed
Could not ever again contemplate being energetic in any shape or form - no sprinting (not that I did that in in adulthood anyways) or vigorous sports (never have done these, but that was though choice not because I wasn't able to)
feeling like the world is against me
no mojo

Sounds very much like peri. It's bloody miserable

Are you interested in HRT? I recommend it very highly

Could be peri, could be underactive thyroid. Could be both.

All sounds like peri to me, OP. Given your age I'd say it's almost certainly what it is. 47 here and have all of the above (plus seemingly 6 million other symptoms too...)

Get your thyroid tested - that's easier to rule out! There's so much overlap between the symptoms it's worth checking.

I suddenly can't read food packets, got some reading glasses from home bargains- amazing!

Sounds like it!

HRT helped me.

I’m also on magnesium, turmeric, vitamin D, Biotin, Zinc & have just started collagen.

Also have been taking mushroom gummies (Ahnkway sp?) which seem to be the thing that’s working (but not sure as I started taking a lot of things at other same time 🤦🏻‍♀️).

Oh, also tried CBD which did help but I found the millions of different strengths and diseases too complicated for my fog addled brain to process.