Does Anyone Know the Best Vitamins to Take While in Menopause?

I had a full panel run by my doctor to tell me 1) which supplements to take (only needed one) AND 2) what doctor prescribed medication I may need to take (also only one). You don't need a doctor to tell you to get plenty of rest, exercise daily, eat healthy, and drink plenty of water. However, unless you went to medical school this morning, you should seek the advice of a medical professional before taking any medications (even OTC) ones to alleviate specific symptoms.

Is your husband a doctor? If not I suggest you go in for a checkup. Low energy can be caused by any number of things, low iron, hormones, depression, serious illness. It's essential to get some blood work and go from there.

I went through this, I am post menopausal 10 years. For years I thought it was a parting gift from menopause. Umm nope .... I had hyperparathyroidism. My thyroid was functioning perfectly. Most people have never heard of the parathyroid, there are 4 tiny glands on the corners and back of the thyroid if one of them malfunctions the symptoms are fatigue, depression, clumsiness to find the problem doctors check your Vitamin D and calcium levels. If Vitamin D is low and calcium is high you probably have hyperparathyroidism. This causes your body to leech calcium from your bones resulting in osteoporosis. I had the surgery to remove one parathyroid gland a month ago and I am feeling much better.
You will need to see an endocrinologist who can order further tests and refer you to a surgeon. It is a simple surgery and I had no side effects and needed no pain medication.

You don't know if it's low iron - you are just listening to your husband.

You need to have a full check-up from your doctor to see if there is something else going on.

I work in nutritional education but I wouldn't think of recommending anything to you without a whole lot more information about your medical situation, your hormonal levels and your lifestyle.

Your Dr would be the one to answer this question.

Once you do some bloodwork, he/she can guide you to the best vitamin.

Otherwise... drink lots of water and exercise.

Have a check up with your physician including blood work before starting supplements. I had low energy and it turned out to be low Vit D. Then I picked up the wrong strength of Vit D and ended up with high Vit D the next year (it stores in your fat unlike most vitamins where you pee out the excess).so that was an issue too.

So don't assume its low iron because it could be thyroid or Vit D or something else. Get a physical with blood work and know that needs to be done.

Please talk to your doctor about this.
It could be many things - but guessing and taking suppliments for maybe the wrong thing could make things worse.
Maybe it's iron - but what if it's thyroid?
Or any number of other things.
Go find out specifically what the problem is - and then you'll know exactly what you need to do to feel better.

Definitely check with a medical professional. I have experienced that and it turned out to be super low blood pressure. Everyone is different, have blood work done and blood pressure checked. Good luck.

See your doctor about a blood panel workup. You may be low in iron, but you could also be low in the B vitamins, or D, or other things. It could also be hormone related, possibly with the thyroid. It may not be a deficiency at all, but another medical issue. You need to know the specifics before you can know the solution.

The Wisdom of Menopause by Christine Northrop was a great book that explains what you need. I adjusted my vitamins based on this book and had my Dr review. I do remember B complex and calcium very definitely being important.

Don't you think you should see your doctor, get some blood work done?

I've had anemia from low iron, but also from low B12. That's another kind of anemia. Only discovered that from blood work.

Like Diane D - I ended up with too high of what I needed (in my case B12) which I thought was impossible as my doctor said you would urinate it out. So you really need guidance.

Get a check up.

Menopause alone can just make you fatigued. I exercise with a group of ladies around this age. We all fight fatigue. Rest, good sleep, exercise, eating when hungry, socialize and have fun.

If you eat well, you shouldn't need that many vitamins - unless you have an actual deficiency.