Feel like I'm slipping through the cracks ...

I wasn't sure where to post this so I thought here would be best.

I am in my mid 30's, happily married with 5 children (ranging from 16-4). I run an in home daycare (6am-5:30pm) for five kids, 2 in school and 3 home (12m, 23m, 3y).

I have been feeling off for a few years now. By off I mean just exhausted and despite sleeping am just wiped and can't get out of bed. I am restless at night but always just assumed that to being a light sleeper due to small kids. I sought out a Doctors help to deal with the weird pains I have in my feet, hands and hip. The Dr would do a battery of tests which all seemed fine. So was refered to a new Dr which would do the same. Now after seeing 5 Drs (clinic, family, neurologist, rheumatologist) they all seemed to think Lupus, arthritis ... yet they all scratched there heads and sent me off to a new Dr. The latest was the rheumatologist who has now said maybe a bone density test?

Past History that could possible point in the direction of depression. I never dealt with the issues but never thought I had an issue with them. make sense?
-sexually assaulted while babysitting (age 12?)
-sexually assaulted (age 15 by 2 boys in my class)
-boyfriend physically and emotionally abused me for 4yrs (16yr old dad - no contact though ever)
- 8 miscarriages (4-15wks)
- baby born at 21wks from Anencephaly
- 16yr old is on wait list to be assessed for Autism (1.5yrs to go ...sigh) was originally diagnosed with ADHD but they just changed that after me fighting for 6yrs with them. Also just had Educational assessment done after waiting 7yrs which helped get the referral

Medical Issues
- joint pain in wrists, hands, feet and hip
- weight gain over the year 30lbs.
- sleep issues, always tired
- constant headaches
- migraines
- feel sick all the time
- not interested in things. Can't get motivated to wrap Christmas presents or even bake.
- yelling and extremely impatient with everyone
- on the verge of tears by the end of the day when my 7yr old isn't listening
- no sex drive at all (tmi sorry)


Help, has anyone gone though anything like this?
I feel like I'm slipping through the cracks!

Oh ((daisy)) you have so much on your plate. I don't know how you manage all that and struggle with your health at the same time.

Have you checked to see if you might be experiencing early menopause? That can cause head aches and feeling depressed as well as no libido, and trouble sleeping and even weight gain. Also make sure you are not pregnant again too.

You also have a history of trauma so you should (after you make sure it isn't physical so check the gyno issues) make an appointment with a psychiatrist and make sure you bring this post listing your history.

You "may" have PTSD that can happen even years after a trauma so seeing a psychiatrist may help you. I am not diagnosing you however, it is just that some of your symptoms can be due to that, you could look it up too.

Welcome to PC, maybe some other members may have some helpful input. Oh, and have your thyroid checked too.

OE

Thank You

Haven't been checked for early menopause. At least I don't know if they did. The list of tests is HUGE. No chance of being pregnant, I had an emerg csection and had a tubal ligation with removal of tubes. There's no chance. As well as my husband had a vasectomy. We weren't risking that 0.01 % chance