I have a favour to ask. If you go to your medical doctor and tell him or her you are tired, please dont accept an anti-depressant prescription without a proper work up. There are so many causes for fatigue, and you deserve to know the cause and get the proper treatment. Personally, if a medical doctor thought I needed an anti-depressant, (other than for an obvious major grief or trauma), I would demand a referral to a psychologist first for a proper mental health exam. I would also make sure that I had a whole range of blood work done, and of course, since I can order this type of testing, I would get functional medicine testing done. I am finding that medical doctors are far to quick to hand out these anti-depressants, (oh, its only a small dose, and look at what you have been through in the last year!), especially to middle aged and older women. We are more likely to complain of fatigue and become emotional, so the doctor feels he or she needs to give us a pill to feel better. Anti-depressants interfere with the utilization of several key vitamins and minerals in the body, which could well make your fatigue worse. They are also very, very difficult to wean off of, so if you think you are just taking it short term, you are likely wrong. True depression is very different from plain fatigue, although fatigue can be a part of the picture. There must be mood alteration as well, prolonged (lasting more than 2 weeks) periods of sadness. A loss of any joy in life. Changes in not only sleep patterns but often eating and digestion as well. An inability to look after yourself or others in your care. Being female, menopausal and tired from working and taking care of your family and home just does not cut it!
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:15:02 +0000
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