I'm Jane, 40 and mum to 3 girls and wife to 1 husband. I am happy most of the time but blamed my full time Uni course on draining my energy recently.. seems it may be more than that though as I'm experiencing symptoms of depression and suicidal thoughts - which annoy me if I'm honest. I finally admitted all this to my GP recently (well ok I didn't say the words suicidal thoughts..) he has put me on B6 pyridoxine hydrochloride at 150mg a day to increase my B6 level as he says this can be responsible. I feel the depression is linked to my montly cycle as I'm at my worst a week before I'm due on. Literally couldn't function this month.

So I see him in 3 weeks. He's be me �50 it'll help.. sadly I refused to take him up on the bet so no money to be gained.

I don't know why my B6 would be low though.. I'm not a drinker, am not on the pill and can find no other info on why it'd be low.

So... I'll wait and see and have a nosey around to see what I can find out.

Your doctor would probably have won the bet. Most of the B vitamins are good for PMS depression as is magnesium which is usually low as well.

https://www.digitalnaturopath.com/cond/C54057.html

lol thanks! I certainly hope he does! no sign of it at the moment but fingers x'd still.
Thanks for hte link and magnesium tip am looking into other supplements.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome.

Hello Jane, welcome!

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Hello dear Jane. Nice to meet you. A very warm welcome to the forum.

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Hello Jane welcome from me, from downunder

Hello Jane, glad to have you with us!
Yes, you certainly have alot to do so it's not unusual for someone with your schedule for your energy levels to get drained.. you never get a break!
The only suggestion I would make is to eat like an athlete in training. That sounds like I'm being a wiseass, but that's truly what you need to do. Make sure you eat nutritional meals starting with breakfast & don't skip any.. you need to feed your revved up metabolism or you're going to continue to be fatigued.
I prepare oatmeal & hard boiled eggs at the beginning of the week so I have no excuse to skip breakfast.. just need to heat the oatmeal, add a little coconut oil & peel the egg.
Carry fruit & natural almonds with you for snacks.
Be sure to have a lean protein & veggies for lunch & the same with dinner.
Fish oil supplementation would be beneficial for you as well.

How old is your youngest daughter?

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