I've been in menopause about a year. Although I don't feel depressed, which I think of as that big, dark cloud over my head keeping me down, I just don't give a darn about things anymore. I know I need to do things like clean my house or work in my yard, but I feel overwhelmed about them and feel like it's so fruitless since it all has to be done again next week. Blah! I still exercise and am attentive to how I look, I just seem to have lost my motivation to do the things I need to do that I don't really like doing. I used to be very chop chop, but now I'm very lackadasical and I procrastinate like crazy. I am taking 100 mg of Prometrium daily and I started Prozac about 6 weeks ago, but I don't feel one bit different than when I wasn't taking it. It's more like my motivation and energy have disappeared and it really bothers me. I still have two teenagers and a 4 year old at home so I need lots of energy to deal with them! I'm just not sure it's really depression causing this change in my behavior or if I should try pursuing some other course to try to solve this problem.

Thank you!

me neither

actually ,, I think Im not physically able to do the things I really used to enjoy,, hiking,, rigorus exercise.. etc.. I also have 2 boys .. 1 16 and the other 14 ,,, they are in marching band and it takes all my energy to help with that group, I am on the board now and do their website .. yesterday I worked all day ,, then went and taught water aerobics at the "Y" ,, and then sat through a 2 hour board meeting and didnt get home until after 10pm. Tonight I have to leave work and go sell fireworks at the band booth until at least 9pm.. so if you think about all the things you do for your kids you will see that we are just really getting worn out by life ,, and trying to adjust to this new view. I keep thinking I should take up knitting or sewing or painting or some sedentary persuit but I still havnt made my peace with the fact that I just cant be as active as I want to. So until I find some internal peace and realize Im growing old and need to find hobbies/interestes that suit my abilities then Im like you ,, I just sit .. and wonder what it is I want to do sorry for the rambling stream of conciousness there or is it unconciousness .. either is ok

Thank you! I think your first sentence may sum it up very well. We just get to where we're not as strong as we used to be or have as much endurance as we used to have. I know it is not there for me. I work full-time also and I'm on our library Board; thank goodness my teenagers are not involved in anything for the summer, but that will change in the Fall when one plays football and the other one is in track; and my 4 year old daughter is a raving drama queen...lol. I thought I got to be the drama queen now...darn it. I do a lot of reading so I do look at that as my escape from the craziness. My doctor mentioned putting me on Adderall to give me energy if my energy/motivation level didn't improve with the Prozac. One of my sons takes it for his ADD, but I never heard of giving it to someone without ADD? Thank you for your feedback!

try an extra cup/pot of coffee

I'm not a coffee drinker...but maybe that's what's wrong with me!

I think I am just lazy anymore

if you took a look at all the things you really do you probably would see you are not ,, we just think we are 30 still and can move mountains ,,