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Perimenopause lack of motivation and paranoia

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ConcordeSkyHigh · 27/10/2025 20:42

I feel like it's one shit symptom after another. I've sort of got to grips with general anxiety (magnesium glycinate and trying to be organised).

Lack of motivation. Help. Its obviously come at the confluence of the change in the clocks going back. I'm spending quite a lot of time horizontal. Everything feels like too much effort, I'm not that clear headed. I just cannot feel fucked enough about much. Things that might help. Cutting sugar down. Eating more greens. Enough sleep. Going for walks. I'm on an antidepressant low dose just tapering up and also take ADHD meds. Could this be linked to electrolytes being off? I also keep forgetting that I must take vitamins every day.

I'm also just not really looking forward to much.

Paranoia. This is fresh kind of hell. My ability to assume people hate me, are out to get me, I'm coming across terribly, I'm useless. I also fear I'm also becoming a stereotype of someone who doesn't have things together. Not sure what can help that. The antidepressant I'm on doesn't seem to address this yet and I feel its more linked to a loss of identity I feel over recent changes in my work and social life, things that won't be fixed overnight.

I'm also generally struggling with how slow I feel. Everything just feels like a mammoth task.

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BuddhaAtSea · 27/10/2025 20:48

HRT is your answer.

ConcordeSkyHigh · 27/10/2025 21:25

I can't have it. I'm going on the progesterone coil in November.

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EmeraldRoulette · 28/10/2025 00:28

I'm curious to know what antidepressant you're taking. That's one of the first things to investigate. In fact, I don't know why you've posted this in menopause. You've got antidepressants and ADHD meds - has it all been checked for interactions and stuff?

On a separate note, do you suffer with SAD?

WhenDiedreMetKen · 28/10/2025 19:11

Yep, I wanted to run away for 2 years, total apathy and lack of joy. Isn’t it the serotonin and dopamine dropping when estrogen swings down?

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