Fatigue and Tiredness
What is fatigues and tiredness?
Menopause can cause emotional changes in women. One such emotional change is the feeling of fatigue and tiredness. The changes in female hormones is the most likely responsible for fatigue and tiredness, as well as most other menopause symptoms.
How is fatigue and tiredness treated?
Hormone therapy may combat fatigue and tiredness caused by menopause. Other traditional drugs such as caffeine may also be used, however they are not recommended as they have unpleasant and unhealthy side effects.
Natural therapies for fatigue and tiredness includes herbs, vitamins and minerals such as:
- Vitamin B complex
- Multivitamin
- Iron and Vitamin C
- Gotu Kola
- Damiana
- Oats
- Ginseng
Vitamin B complex are a set of essential nutrients used in metabolic processes. It helps to metabolize food into energy, giving the user more energy and relieving fatigue and tiredness. Vitamin B complex is also useful in times of stress as it helps you to cope with stress.
A multivitamin may be useful to combat fatigue in cases where an imbalanced diet is causing a lack of essential vitamins and minerals for optimal functioning of the nervous system.
Iron supplements or from food may provide relief from fatigue and lethargy due to iron deficiency. This is essential mineral is used in red blood cells to carry oxygen around the body. Low iron levels results in less oxygen available to organs causing reduced metabolic rate and fatigue. Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin taken in conjunction with iron to enhance the absorption of iron.
Gotu kola and damiana are nervous system tonics that provides relief of fatigue and mild anxiety. Gotu kola was traditional used as an adaptogen. An adaptogen is an innocuous substance considered to have non-specific, normalizing action. Gotu kola has similar actions to ginseng, another herb used to treat fatigue and exhaustion.
Oats are used to support the nervous system and is also used to relieve nervous debility, fatigue and exhaustion.
Ginseng is another adaptogen similar to Gotu kola. It improves energy production by its action on the adrenal glands. Ginseng is used to:
- enhance the body’s ability to cope with stress
- increase mental alertness
- relieve fatigue and tiredness
- increase stamina and endurance
Side effects of ginseng are rare, but need to be considered. Side effects include:
- mild diarrhea
- insomnia and sleeplessness
- skin rashes
- breast tenderness
- abnormal menstrual bleeding
October 10th, 2006 at 12:57 pm
Is that true in during early pregnancy tiredness happned
May 20th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Im just beginning to have some symptoms of menopause (perimenopause at 50.5 years old). I really notice the tiredness, and even when i just wake up.
Its horrible!!!!!
June 12th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
I am 46 years old. I did not have a period for 5 months, then I had another one, and with it, I felt sick, and very, very tired. It seemed that I could not get enough rest. Does anyone know something natural that I can do to control this feeling? I am not into taking estrogen.
October 14th, 2007 at 8:44 am
I’m 54 and feel “exhausted.” I long for a “crones year” away from responsibilities! And if someone had said to take better care in early life to be ready for this “change,” I’d have listened! But anyway, I take Siberian Ginseng for energy, essential oils (Udo’s oil & Primrose) for dryness, wild yam for nightly aches, motherwort (a really good one) for heat & tension, and I’m thinking of taking an adrenal glandular for further strength & support. The thyroid & adrenals are usually depleted by menopause, but it’s hard to find a whole thyroid glandular, anymore,
organic, New Zealand sources are best.
May 14th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Hi- I am into my 3′d yr. of menopause, and I am really feeling it now. I am so tired, and listless—- I am wondering if anyone has tried the ‘bio-identicals’ ? I am taking vit. E;Vit.C; Primrose oil; and Estrovan over the counter. Nothing seems to be working this year. It doesn;t help that my father died of a heart attack in Nov. 07, which took the wind out of my sails, and added to the mix. I am athletic, so I run daily, lift weights, eat good– etc. but to no avail. I am about ready to call my DR. in the morning, but if anyone has any advice or suggestions I am all ears!
Thanks
Cath
August 13th, 2008 at 5:58 am
I am 51, menopausal and suffer from numerous aches and tiredness.I don’t take vitamin supplements but I have been eating foods high in anti-oxidents e.g blueberries, raspberries, broccolli etc and have started to feel a lot better, I have also cut out the foods with a high sugar content and drink decaffinated tea. I have recently started degree course with the OU, which I am finding keeps my mind occupied and I do a lot of walking. My 22 years old daughter Claire and I did Race For Life three-legged for Cancer Research UK. I hope this will be helpful to others suffering with menopausal sysmptoms.