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If you're around 59 to 60, how tired are you?!

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OlderthanIthink Fri 12-Feb-21 18:11:19

Please tell me because I don't know if how I feel is normal!
I have just been to the GP for blood tests, including thyroid, but I had some about 18 months ago which were normal, not even borderline.
Compared with the energy I used to have, I am SO TIRED. I reckon I'm achieving less than half of what I used to 5 years ago when I gave up full-time work. I'm now self employed part-time with no real stresses.
I have a very healthy lifestyle, pescatarian diet, lots of walking and yoga and I take good multvitamins daily.
I'm not on HRT but didn't feel the need for it as never had bad symptoms apart from insomnia very occasionally which is now gone.
My libido is non existent though and the lack of energy is so annoying when I have so many big plans to do stuff every day.
Is this experience common? If you suffered from tiredness and overcame it, what made a difference please?
I do wonder if it's just that the adrenaline from a busy life and work has switched off and under stimulation is the cause?

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Esspee Tue 12-Oct-21 16:12:51

gilf2019. Make sure you go to see the doctor with a positive attitude. Tell them what a wonderful improvement it has made to your life and how happy you are to be on it. Just be firm about wishing to remain on it and if you hit a brick wall ask for a referral to a menopause clinic and insist that you remain on HRT until you have seen an expert.
If you have a family history of osteoporosis the treatment is oestrogen. Your family does have a history of osteoporosis OP, am I correct? ?. Read NICE guidelines and print them off. I have had reports from many women that producing a copy and asking the doctor detailed questions usually results in getting what you want.
Many of us are on HRT for life. I’ve been on it for 32 years and feel wonderful.

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OlderthanIthink Tue 12-Oct-21 17:28:19

Thanks for all the comments. Since I started this thread, I have read the book Hormone Intelligence and am following the advice in that regarding tweaks to diet and supplements. It has made a difference, which may of course be a placebo but I'll take that! Ashwaganda, a good multivitamin and fish oil.

I'm not as lively as I was 20 years ago, but definitely better than when I first posted.

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