"Look around you and it isn't hard to find an exhausted woman. There she is, standing behind you in the queue at the post office or delivering your Amazon package. Here she is at the school gates, puffing after running from the car, coffee in hand, apologising for forgetting to pack a PE kit. Or trying to stop a yawn escaping during a long work meeting. Or eyes closed on a noisy commuter train, about to miss her stop."
"Friends ask each other online whether everyone else is so overwhelmed with anxiety that they can't sleep. Perhaps they're taking antidepressants and wondering why their racing thoughts are not relenting. They may have asked their GP why day-to-day life leaves them feeling so drained and been told it's inevitable with small children, or asked if they are getting enough exercise."
Women of reproductive age commonly experience profound fatigue, often appearing exhausted in daily settings such as queues, school gates, workplaces and commuter trains. Associated signs include hair loss, brittle nails, brain fog, memory lapses, anxiety, insomnia and persistent racing thoughts despite antidepressants. These symptoms are frequently attributed to overwork, parenting or lack of exercise, and are sometimes dismissed by GPs. Many such cases are caused by iron deficiency, which affects almost one in three women of reproductive age in the UK. A simple blood test can identify iron deficiency, and appropriate treatment can alleviate these symptoms fairly quickly.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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