Afternoon Energy Crashes at 40

Summary

Brianna came to Med Matrix as she was turning 40, wanting a baseline on what was changing in her body. She was hitting afternoon lulls so heavy that she was looking for routes home with places she could pull off if she had to fall asleep, alongside midday fatigue and cycles that had suddenly gone irregular, even though she lifts, runs, plays field hockey, hydrates and pays attention to nutrition. Her own doctor made small suggestions and ran a yearly blood panel she felt was not extensive. After an intake call, a blood panel, an InBody scan and visits with Dr. Sasha Rose, ND, she says she is feeling much better and more certain about her 40s.

Before Med Matrix

  • Lulls in the afternoon where she was so tired driving home at 3:00, 3:30 and 4:00
  • Looked for routes home with places she could pull off if she had to fall asleep
  • Tiredness and fatigue in the middle of the day
  • Cycles that went irregular all of a sudden, changes that had not happened at 35
  • Frustrated at not knowing why the swings of changes were happening
  • Felt out of control because the things that used to work no longer worked
  • Her own doctor made small suggestions; the yearly blood work panel was not very extensive
  • No one had an answer beyond advice like taking a multivitamin
  • About to turn 40 and wanted a baseline on paper

Results

  • Feeling so much better
  • Says the treatments she is getting are helping her feel better
  • Always feels better when she comes in
  • Felt supported by the team's responsiveness, support she was not getting before
  • Feels more certain she can take on what is coming in her 40s, with confidence
  • Had her InBody results explained to her in person
  • Glad she found the practice and glad to be part of it

Key Quotes

I was having these like lulls and periods in the afternoon where I was just so tired driving home 3:00 in the afternoon, 3:30, 4:00. I'm looking for honestly ways home that had places that I could pull off if I had to like fall asleep.

not knowing why these swings of changes were happening was really frustrating cuz like I mentioned, I do exercise, I lift, I run, I play field hockey, I hydrate.

I'm feeling more certain that I can take on what's coming in the 40s

I would say just do it. I would say don't be on the fence about it. You owe this to yourself.

Treatments

Discovery/intake call with a patient success coordinator (roughly 40 minutes)InBody body composition scan, with the option to repeat it monthly to track changesInitial blood panel and lab drawProvider visit with Dr. Sasha Rose, ND, going over the lab resultsOngoing treatments (she refers to "the treatments that I'm getting here" without naming them)Ongoing support and responsiveness from the team

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