I am sure I can't be alone in this although I could not find any other discussions on this subject...
I am 33 years old, eat well, workout 5 days a week, take vitamins, get enough sleep etc. I am not on the pill and have no children. My concern is that I have a marked drop in energy/stamina levels in the 3-4 days leading up to my mid-cycle (ovulation). On the day after I ovulated last month, I was a complete waste case. Fortunately, it was not a day I was scheduled to workout. I would not have been able to get thru even the easiest workout that day. I just felt exhausted.
It is often the same with the days immediately preceding the onset of my period as well as the first and second day of my period. I started taking iron & folic acid supplements a few months back. This has helped considerably with the drained feeling I was experiencing during the first day or two of my period. I do however still get a strange headache at the very back of my head during this time frame and often feel exhausted leading up to it.
I have spoke w/my Gynecologist about this on a few occasions. She tells me it is normal and related to hormone levels. (Although I'm not entirely convinced it is normal to feel this way). Blood work also checks out great(no anemia). However, if it is a normal thing, does anybody else go thru this and if so do you have any advice on beating the drained feeling and refueling?
I am 33 years old, eat well, workout 5 days a week, take vitamins, get enough sleep etc. I am not on the pill and have no children. My concern is that I have a marked drop in energy/stamina levels in the 3-4 days leading up to my mid-cycle (ovulation). On the day after I ovulated last month, I was a complete waste case. Fortunately, it was not a day I was scheduled to workout. I would not have been able to get thru even the easiest workout that day. I just felt exhausted.
It is often the same with the days immediately preceding the onset of my period as well as the first and second day of my period. I started taking iron & folic acid supplements a few months back. This has helped considerably with the drained feeling I was experiencing during the first day or two of my period. I do however still get a strange headache at the very back of my head during this time frame and often feel exhausted leading up to it.
I have spoke w/my Gynecologist about this on a few occasions. She tells me it is normal and related to hormone levels. (Although I'm not entirely convinced it is normal to feel this way). Blood work also checks out great(no anemia). However, if it is a normal thing, does anybody else go thru this and if so do you have any advice on beating the drained feeling and refueling?