Btw why we should have a three day weekend.

Of course! It’s called resting. Everyone needs to rest.

Anhedonia is the inability to experience pleasure or interest in activities you once enjoyed.

Yes, I am 49, and this is me. I do work full time, have 3 kids (some teens, some elementary age), and i literally block out windows on my outlook calendar that I call focus time but it is really time to decompress. I love the idea of lying on a couch and staring into space for a bit. So nice. I hvae to be super efficient and productive so muhc of the week, I also need to scheduel time to do nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:I knew at 20 already that those days are coming. I just didn't really know what would cause my energy to collapse. Several thing apparently.
I work only part time so I can have those days.

If you were this tired at 20 maybe you have low iron or something?

I worked 12-hours shifts on my feet without a break. While I could do it, I also knew that this was not sustainable.
It was the physical work that made me realize I cannot work like this for too long. My body held up fine back then, but I had to take a quick look into my 40s.
The working conditions felt unfair and borderline illegal. Every injury I had as a grownup was from work and because of work.
Now at 48, 7 hours of work x 2 days is tolerable. My body is changing and I'm trying to keep up with everything that's cracking.
Pain at the bottom of my heel is just too much by the end of the shift. Got new shoes and collagen. Doing foot baths, feet up, but the pain is still present. Come right back after the two days I work. I'll figure it out.

My energy level took a total dive this year due to a tick infection. There were days I was completely spent by the afternoon or needed to sleep 12 hours or more.

I am feeling better and am grateful for days I don't need a nap.

Things went down drastically for me around 49 and 50. I started HRT around the time I turned 51 and life is so much better (been on it around a year). One of the unexpected side effects is that now I actually have the energy and motivation to go out (sometimes).

Anonymous wrote:I knew at 20 already that those days are coming. I just didn't really know what would cause my energy to collapse. Several thing apparently.
I work only part time so I can have those days.

If you were this tired at 20 maybe you have low iron or something?

I knew at 20 already that those days are coming. I just didn't really know what would cause my energy to collapse. Several thing apparently.
I work only part time so I can have those days.

Every day.

Anonymous wrote:49, work full time, demanding job. Went out last night (not typical for a Friday) and had a great time and I have been on my couch for 5 hours now and I have no will to do anything. I have things I need to/am supposed to be doing and I don't care. I used to live for weekends and constantly be on the go but I have never felt this level of exhaustion or lack of any motivation. Is this a normal part of perimenopause? Aging in general?

Could be you're drained from acting in ways not like yourself while you were out.

Yes, I travel to Europe for work a lot and the jet lag is a killer, even though I have a sophisticate system with an app, melatonin, etc. I am functional but so tired. I agree with the PP who said going to be at 9:30 was the solution.

Yes; I am 53. I teach young kids and am so overstimulated at the end of a week that I need at least the first day of the weekend to recover from feeling like I was beaten with a Mack truck all week long. By Sunday, I start doing catch-up stuff like laundry and groceries and cooking, so I can function again the week ahead and start all over again.