I'm so glad I've discovered this site. I'm 58 and have for the last six months or so been experiencing such fatigue it's really interfering with my life. It has coincided with the pandemic which has really fudged things. I've been treated for anxiety which has been heightened by Covid, but I can see there's a correlation with my symptoms and being post-menopausal for three years. Only recently did one doctor mention that fatigue could be the menopause-up to that point it had been assumed I had post-viral fatigue because I had a cold (not Covid) in March!! Others on the forum describe having aches and pains all over the body and a feeling of having bruised ribs on the left side (weird) both of which I have. Also, a daily feeling of just being off and like I'm not in my own body, and having low energy. I have to pace myself on walks, sitting down more often which leaves me paranoid that I have a heart problem! Does anyone else experience that they can't walk as far as they once did without resting? I feel like a very old lady sometimes! It's all so miserable. I don't get hot flushes though. I'm taking more Vitamin D at the moment and have picked up HRT patches which I will start using but a little wary of the likely side effects e.g. nausea, bloating etc. Can anyone here relate?
I have all that you describe. The symptoms are so unsettling. I keep hanging on to the hope that life will get easier. I hope you’re hanging in there.
Hi Cindy, thanks for replying. It’s comforting to know that other women are experiencing the same symptoms otherwise you can start to believe you have serious health problems! I’ve started taking HRT now and hope it will help with fatigue and anxiety which seems to have started with the pandemic. I hope you feel better soon too. x
I hope you feel better too! This forum is so great- no one prepares you for how tough this is, but at least the women on here understand and are compassionate. It can be a very isolating time, otherwise. Take care! Hope you have a decent day.