I want to be clear about something before I get into this.
I tried. For two and a half years, I tried.
I took B12. I took magnesium. I took CoQ10 because a friend swore by it.
I took a multivitamin every single morning. I went to bed earlier. I cut back on coffee and then added it back because nothing changed either way.
I started walking more — and walking more made me more tired, not less. I went to my doctor twice.
Both times, the bloodwork came back fine.
Thyroid fine. Iron fine. B12 fine. Everything fine.
"Some fatigue is a normal part of aging," she said.
I sat in the parking lot after that second appointment and I cried. Not because I wanted something to be wrong. Because I wanted an answer.
Some explanation that made sense. Something I could actually do about it.
Instead I got a pamphlet about sleep hygiene.