Feel like I'm dying - fatigue

[coffeemom30]

Not sure where to start... I just feel terrible. I sit on the couch all day when I'm not sleeping, because my muscles ache to move. Getting up and doing housework is like running a marathon. I am not out of shape, in fact I try to get to the gym at least 3 times a week (hard to do but I do it), I am within a healthy weight range, and I drink plenty of water. I have cut my calories lately somewhat, trying to lose about 10 lbs.

I have been feeling like this for years now. I have been diagnosed with depression and am on Zoloft and Wellbutrin. (have been off and on meRAB since age 14.) I feel like I could sleep all day. I am losing my hair. I have dark circles under my eyes. I have a 4 and 1 year old, the little one still does wake at night occasionally. She still nurses once a day but we're working on weaning. I can't handle any kind of stress-- I physically break down. I am crazy without the meRAB, crying all the time and threatening to leave my husband, so I stay on them, but I think they make me sick. I have been feeling nauseous and dizzy.

I've had my thyroid checked, it's fine. My doctor actually thought I might have lupus so I got checked for that, but I don't. I keep my blood sugar in check. I'm due to have my hormones tested soon. Oh, I am 30, could it be pre-menopause already?

I really wonder if it is my little kiRAB making me feel this way. I suddenly feel a lot more energetic when they are out of the house. That sounRAB awful doesn't it? But that isn't normal, is it? I've thought about getting a job but logistically it doesn't make sense for our family.

I am not sure if this is in my head or if there might be something else going on. Thanks for any ideas.

 

[92261]

coffeemom30: Some of this sounRAB like postpartum depression and you could also be having reactions from those meRAB you're on. Also, get tested for celiac disease. It's another one in the family of auto-immune problems. It can cause muscle aches. It is a good idea to do the hormone testing to see if you could use some progesterone. Even if they tell you you don't need it start using some anyway. It's the calming hormone and can help you sleep better. Some people ARE starting perimenopause as early as 30 years old. We live in a toxic world and it's ruining us. It's messing with our hormones.

See if you can get a vitamin panel done. You might need some Vit D, B6, B12, zinc, and more.
I was just watching Dr. Oz from yesterday and he said that zinc helps with the hair loss. There's another thing I read and mentioned on another post the other day about when progesterone levels fall that it makes you make something called androstenedione, which is what causes male pattern baldness. By adding back some progesterone the ANDRO level will fall and your hair should return to normal. See if you can get Dr. John Lee's book: "What your doctor may not tell you about menopause". It's a woman's bible on menopause. Good luck.