I’m SO tired!

[CuriousRunner]

Does anyone remember being young and drunk in a club? Sat on the loo, leaning against the wall for a moment, saying to yourself “I’m so drunk”?

Please tell me it wasn’t only me?!

These days it’s me, walking around at home, saying to myself “I’m so tired”. So so often! I bore myself!

I don’t even know for certain this is hormone related. I just need to say this to someone other than myself 🤣🤣

Yeah, I’m busy. But dear god I’ve been busier in the past. Way busier. By 8pm I’m counting the moments until I can excuse myself and go to bed. Oh, but the reason I want to go to bed is because Im mentally exhausted and need to isolate. And also because my joints hurt sat on the sofa and I’m more comfortable in bed.

On hrt (EPT) and I’m a heap load better than this time last year when I was nearly ready to walk off into the sunset.

so just sharing I think 🤷‍♀️

Time was I’d be striding down the road. Now it’s like I’m just lugging my weary bones (and fat arse) about, trying to get somewhere. The various hurty bits are always making themselves known too. Doing my best to keep up, but sooo tired…

I know exactly what you mean!
I'm a lot better but still quite low enough. I mostly WFH but days I go into the office I am weary in the evening 😂
I had blood tests and was deficient in vitamin D, iron and calcium.
After a couple of courses of prescribed iron/calcium I am much improved. But take supplements daily now. Have also reduced caffeine and alcohol significantly.

Low energy (not enough)
Also on hrt

No HRT but firm believer in daily light exposure and exercise, a good Vit B and D supplement, and no caffeine/alcohol at all. It's made a huge difference.

Oh the “hurty bits” 😫 I had a long car journey yesterday. Half passager. Half driver. Even during the drive my backside and hips were pained. Today I am hobbling like a…well, something that hobbles! I feel like I’ve had 24 hours in the cheapest of cheap EasyJet flight! Im in agony!

oh. And I’m “active”. I run, lift weights and I’m on the go with my job. This pain isn’t related to movement. If anything it’s related to sitting.

Sitting is the worst!

Now @MrsLizzieDarcyIm wirh you on the vit b&D supplement. (I also do magnesium and creatine) But if you are going to talk caffeine and alcohol down we can’t be friends 😉 (Even if I fear you are right 🥴)

I felt like this last year. I stopped drinking alcohol, reduced processed foods, ram 796 supplements down my throat everyday, joined a gym and lost 5 stone. I feel like a different human.

I think you might need to up your oestrogen to reduce the pain levels.
you can get it in tablet form ( suits me best) gel or patches ( didn’t work for me)
go back to your gp or surgeries menopause specialist.
the nhs prescribe very low doses in comparison to the private menopause specialists. For example the nhs will only condone two -4 squirts of gel .
I was on 8 with my specialist and was still low in Oestrogen. I went onto tablets.
so don’t give up.
very best wishes

I hear you @Woofie7. I’m on oral oestrogen. I think if I’d stuck with the patches I’d look like a kids sticker album before it worked.

if this is anything hormone I think it’s tesosterone. My “available” testosterone is so low it can’t be calculated because the SHBG binds it and makes it unavailable. And SHBG is high because of the oral oestrogen 🙄

But at what point is it a polite time when I can excuse myself and go to bed? 🤣

I had the most horrific palpitations, and went under all sorts of investigations that drew nothing. Started taking Vitamin B, cut out caffeinated tea/coffee and they have all but disappeared. I've got a huge glass jar full of nespresso coffee pods next to the machine that I daren't touch

What are your iron, b12, thyroid, vitamin D levels?

Can I join in with my latest annoying symptom, please?
I’m constantly too hot at the moment. It’s like a hot flush all over. So irritating. 😂

Yeah. Not yesterday, but not an absolute age ago either.

And why are all seemingly necessary supplements so big that they look like they ought be to tackled with a knife and fork?!!

Yep! Before I get my oestrogen sorted I could sweat until it was running while standing still in a fridge!

Ah, that’s what it is. Grrr.

Me too, l am so tired these days. After l exercise in the morning l can't do much for the rest of the day, and l can't wait to get to bed at night and l sleep so much and still tired.

And then….. 3am, hello!

it thankfully seems to happen a lot less than it did. For a while this wake-up was like clockwork. But sleep quality is bad.