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Vitamin D deficiency!
Londongirl:
So I am on Femoston Conti and ant depressants (sertraline 50mg).
When I started the sertraline I was also becoming very very tired, not just tired but the real exhaustion...... not able to get up for work and feeling constantly washed out.
Thought it was HRT so changed back to Femoston and thought it could be sertraline too.
A few weeks back went to gp and had blood tests which showed am low in vit d.
Just wondering here if anyone has experienced this during meno? Could it be yet another flipping sympton of meno and/or HRT?
Also, annoying throat symptons are coming back, notably swollen glands and had flipping tonsitilis last month :(
I am now on high dose vit d supplements prescribed by gp and have decided to give the femoston conti another two months before I ask to go back onto Angelique (as I only gave that a month before I gave up on that one!).
Femoston conti is still giving me monthly bleeds (sometimes twice a month) and they are not too heavy but the symptons beforehand are awful, very nauseous, sore boobs, extreme tiredness, awful mood, lethargy, apathy.;....... you name it!
So quite a lot in this post but just putting feelers out to see if anyone having this and/or comments or suggestions?
Londongirl, Anna
grumpy2008:
Sorry to hear about your problems, Londongirl, but happy your blood tests showed something you can work with... nothing worse than feeling rough and not knowing the reason why.
Funny you should mention vit d - I've been wondering about taking supplements but would rather have my levels checked first.
You also mention throat symptoms - I've been having problems in that area - swollen glands, horrid cough that won't shift, and think it borders on tonsillitis (haven't had time to see the GP). Are we more prone to this?
I can't advise about the HRT, but hope you feel better soon.... :)
jax:
I believe we get our vit D from sunshine... as we have officially had 18 months of winter according to country file its no wonder we feel SAD all the time... it rained most of last summer!
jgr:
I have not had Vit D levels checked, but it would not surprise me if they are low. Work all week in an area with no windows. I defo get sad, occupational health dept also said many of the staff get sick building syndrome as well with the lack of daylight. Roll on summer and here's hoping it is a scorcher.
Taz2:
I don't think it is anything to do with meno but more the sort of lives we lead and the weather. For years we have been told to stay out of the sun and covered ourselves up with all sorts of creams (unless you are me of course who stays indoors in the summer ;D). It is a really worrying problem http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9742176/Plethora-of-diseases-caused-by-low-vitamin-D.html
My doc wont test for Vit D deficiency though.
Taz x
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