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My hormones are just all over the place at the moment. Ive not bled this month and I’m about 11 days late and know I probably won’t bleed but last time I didn’t bleed the next month bled for 6 weeks. I woke up yesterday morning really really horny which I’ve not really felt for months.
Then I’ve been awake most of the night with the worst anxiety ever. Feeling sick, dizzy needing the toilet and just had that feeling of impending doom. Literally all night. I’ve never felt that way before. I had a really good day yesterday. But come the evening felt like I was going to die.
I’m going to try and contact my doctor today to arrange some blood tests just for my peace of mind more than anything.
Then I’ve been awake most of the night with the worst anxiety ever. Feeling sick, dizzy needing the toilet and just had that feeling of impending doom. Literally all night. I’ve never felt that way before. I had a really good day yesterday. But come the evening felt like I was going to die.
I’m going to try and contact my doctor today to arrange some blood tests just for my peace of mind more than anything.
I can’t cope with this dry skin,
any recommendations?
any recommendations?
At the risk of sounding like I work for Big Evening Primrose Oil (I've mentioned it a few times), my skin is far less dry since I started taking it
I agree! I had really dry skin but it’s improved a lot after taking EPO.
It’s a nightmare isn’t it?
I’m so itchy during the night I’ve now got a back scratcher on my bedsides drawers which I use most nights.
So, I stopped taking my mini pill because to be quite frank I’d had enough and I needed to see how my body was without extra stuff before I went raging to the dr.
The last month has been symptom free. No secondary period after main period. No sore breasts for 2 weeks leading up to it. No Incredible Hulk anger. Yesterday (exactly a month to the day since the previous one started) I started feeling a bit meh,( sad and crap and basically rubbish) and lo and behold it started in the evening. It’s not really heavy and I feel like a different person.
My wife says I’m not angry/stressed as much as I was. I still look old AF but I think that’s a hangover from a tit time 2019-2021. I’ve never recovered.
More ammunition to the “WTF is going on”
The last month has been symptom free. No secondary period after main period. No sore breasts for 2 weeks leading up to it. No Incredible Hulk anger. Yesterday (exactly a month to the day since the previous one started) I started feeling a bit meh,( sad and crap and basically rubbish) and lo and behold it started in the evening. It’s not really heavy and I feel like a different person.
My wife says I’m not angry/stressed as much as I was. I still look old AF but I think that’s a hangover from a tit time 2019-2021. I’ve never recovered.
More ammunition to the “WTF is going on”
Can I highly recommend this book - it’s a very easy read and quite reassuring. She is very pro HRT but backs it up with compelling reasoning. One thing I hadn’t taken on board was the benefit of it on our bodies and not just stopping peri symptoms.
But it goes into what’s happening and symptoms we may have and how it affects all areas of our body and life
The Balance app she has that’s free to use also has lots of useful information sheets on it and breaks it down so you can easily find info on specific issues. I think you can track symptoms on it too.
I was all for this then saw Dr Liz O’Riordan, who’s an Oncologist and has had breast cancer really go for her, saying she was making exaggerated claims.
That’s the area I’m fascinated by- the benefits to our health as opposed to just relieving symptoms- but I think it’s almost impossible to find something unbiased. I read Louise’s articles and agree with them then read a different viewpoint and agree with that too!
Re HRT, IMO both sides are neither right nor wrong. There simply hasn't been enough research one way or the other. My personal opinion is that hormones regulate so much more than just our reproductive cycle that on balance I'm pro but not evangelical about it.
I'm not on HRT currently due to a bad experience with poor prescribing but seriously considering it as I do think the long term benefits are there.
Quite frankly I'm tired of being ruled by my bowels when that wasn't ever an issue pre menopause and that issue alone is causing enough problems in my life to be worth gojng back on HRT.
I'm not on HRT currently due to a bad experience with poor prescribing but seriously considering it as I do think the long term benefits are there.
Quite frankly I'm tired of being ruled by my bowels when that wasn't ever an issue pre menopause and that issue alone is causing enough problems in my life to be worth gojng back on HRT.
I understand, I'm ok on HRT but feel it doesn't actually do much. I still get insomnia, leg pains, dry mouth and horrendously heavy periods. I've stopped now just to see what happens next. It's all so very confusing and my GP is almost as confused.
Yes Dr Liz has called her out a few times, once for overprescribing as Newsoms clinic has prescribed way higher doses than recommended, and for giving out incorrect advice, notably that HRT is totally safe if you’ve had breast cancer or on certain cancer drugs. Louise blocked her on SM
. It’s good to read all these things though as it makes you realise there’s still lots to learn and it’s made me realise about power of SM and everyone is out to make money.
I do worry about the long-term effects of our bodies being depleted of three vital hormones.
I still tend to hear, "If I can just get through it without hrt..." but then what? It's not like our hormones suddenly return and everything goes back to our pre-menopuase days
I still tend to hear, "If I can just get through it without hrt..." but then what? It's not like our hormones suddenly return and everything goes back to our pre-menopuase days
Completely. I know a medical researcher who has worked on a menopause study and she said the truth was that they just didn't know the long term effects of HRT. Public health very much views things in terms of advantages v disadvantages so HRT is going to be a winner if you have debilitating symptoms.Yes Dr Liz has called her out a few times, once for overprescribing as Newsoms clinic has prescribed way higher doses than recommended, and for giving out incorrect advice, notably that HRT is totally safe if you’ve had breast cancer or on certain cancer drugs. Louise blocked her on SM
It's a fact that oestrogen is a carcinogen so it makes sense to limit your exposure in terms of the number of years. However, looking at the bigger picture, there are so many carcinogens in our lives then you have to make a choice that's right for you.
I get that these hormones are there while we are able to reproduce - we didn't have them before puberty and don't need them after menopause but why does dropping levels cause so much havoc??
I'm really on the fence but am inclined to listen to endocrinologists and oncologists who are both specialists that study for years as opposed to GPs. One thing that really concerns me is the lack of research and general 'giving a tit' about female health so we are floundering really.
Stupid question but why do they deplete at such a young age.I do worry about the long-term effects of our bodies being depleted of three vital hormones.
I still tend to hear, "If I can just get through it without hrt..." but then what? It's not like our hormones suddenly return and everything goes back to our pre-menopuase days
I suppose it's one area that hasn't evolved as we live longer. We have a reproductive window so those hormones are needed for that purpose. We used to die a lot earlier so didn't have such a long period without our hormones.
I'm pretty sure testosterone levels drop in men as they get older but they drop as opposed to fall off a cliff and the effect on men is just to calm them down in my eyes whereas the absence of our hormones cause a whole body assault for women.
So we are effectively redundant then
Exactly. I personally don't see any positives at all. I know you can say you're free of periods and contraception but surely the downsides outweigh the positives?
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