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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Dotty on December 13, 2017, 11:31:56 AM

Title: Exhaustion
Post by: Dotty on December 13, 2017, 11:31:56 AM
Anyone else suffer from complete exhaustion which makes even doing simple household tasks impossible?

i have had loads of blood tests and they are all fine, so I'm presuming it must be menopause!
Title: Re: Exhaustion
Post by: Dotty on December 13, 2017, 02:22:09 PM
Yes... all levels are fine. My blood test results say I am very healthy.
Title: Re: Exhaustion
Post by: Annie0710 on December 13, 2017, 02:48:32 PM
Yes I had absolute crashing fatigue.  Using testosterone has done wonders x
Title: Re: Exhaustion
Post by: Dotty on December 13, 2017, 02:58:15 PM
Annie - was the fatigue all the time ? And was it so bad that all you could do was sit down all day?
Title: Re: Exhaustion
Post by: Annie0710 on December 13, 2017, 03:24:01 PM
I really struggled.  By afternoon I HAD to nap but it wasn't a restful nap, I'd still feel rubbish when I woke up.  I had no energy for work, housework, anything really x
Title: Re: Exhaustion
Post by: Dotty on December 13, 2017, 03:34:59 PM
Hi Annie I'm exhausted but I don't want to sleep. I'm not tired as in sleepy, just got no energy at all. X
Title: Re: Exhaustion
Post by: Annie0710 on December 13, 2017, 03:44:16 PM
I had neither, was mentally and physically exhausted and using oestrogen gel and testosterone gel really helped x
Title: Re: Exhaustion
Post by: Dotty on December 13, 2017, 03:47:47 PM
Thanks Annie.  I'm just hoping my HRT kicks in soon x
Title: Re: Exhaustion
Post by: Salad on December 13, 2017, 05:32:40 PM
Absolutely!!!

I get it when my oestrogen level is low- I can barely move, feel flat and want to sleep continually.
It gets better when I increase my HRT dose- I can function  eg go to work or housework or out socially.
BUT have to agree with Annie0710, since I added testosterone into the mix I actually feel energised and almost raring to go, long may it last!  ;D

Title: Re: Exhaustion
Post by: Dotty on December 13, 2017, 06:03:08 PM
thanks Salad.  I think my oestrogen levels are low and I am waiting for the HRT to do its work.