No Energy, tired, etc. Any cures? lol - Menopause Message Board

Perfume77 · 03-10-2006, 05:18 PM

Hi Ladies:

I think I am in (or going into) perimenopause, but...I feel so tired all the time. No energy at all, which is rather depressing when I have to much work to do, and so many things I want to do.
Are there any recipes/food, or vitamins, or anything that has helped anyone out with tiredness?
I've also had two extremely long periods (one 4 weeks, and this one 5 weeks) so that may be one reason I feel blah. I also dont eat meat, so I probably need some iron. (I never took iron before since I read it was not good to take) but who knows if it is...at this point, if it would help me, I'd take lots of it. lol

Hopefully · 03-10-2006, 09:27 PM

Hello Perfume. If you haven't already seen your doctor to have blood work done, this might be a good starting point. Being lethargic is a perimenopausal symptom, but it's also a symptom of other ailments.

I'm taking a variety of vitamins, supplements, prescription medication, and compounded hormones to help me not feel as tired...but I still have those moments when I'm about to fall flat on my face

because I'm just so exhausted. Believe it or not I've found that exercising for at least 30 minutes a day on my recumbent bike does help me the next day to be more energized

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Fabat40 · 03-10-2006, 09:42 PM

Ditto on what Hopefully said. But I'd like to add exercise. After I exercise, and my heart beat has calmed down a bit, my energy spikes up. LOL My sleep becomes deep too after exercising.

I also eat lots of spinach, almost on a daily basis and lots of them.

Good luck perfume.

cookiepls · 03-11-2006, 01:04 AM

You don't eat meat (iron) and you have had a couple of long periods (depleting iron stores). You definitely need to make an appointment with your doctor. Most people don't realize this, but iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in this country. Women and children are the ones at greatest risk.

I'm 48 and starting perimenopause too. Turns out my fatigue (which was horrible) was from low iron. Within one day of starting on theraputic doses of iron, I was back to my usual energetic self.

Chelle2 · 03-11-2006, 02:56 AM

I do not eat meat either. I remember that , when I was peri-menopausing, still getting a period, I would have the fatige -not constantly, but before and during the period. Once I fully menopaused, I have never felt that fatige like I used to.

I would help it by eating really good veg combinations of whole grains, seeds, beans, etc.But without a period, that tiredness never happened.Even if I am really stressed out or overworked and feel sleepy, it's not the same feeling now.