50 year old feel 90
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Dear fellow hot flushes
I am suffering the following with the wonderful menopause and I at my wits end any advice greatly received,I must add I will not take HRT,severe fatique sleeping 12 hours and more sometimes,then following week full of energy,severe joint pain in neck,shoulders and elbows,craving sugar and stodgy food,dry eyes,pain on sex,that's when I can be bothered,mood swings shall I go on all of the things I can deal with but the neck pain,and fatigue ,it's ruining my life does anyone know of any supplements that actually work I have,been on anti d but stopped taking them as they made me feel worse,and I already feel sedated,or drunk and woolly headed
I have taken early retirement cos of these symptoms,they don't seem to be getting any better
Any advice gratefully received
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lulu99310 musie
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Good luck
jayneejay musie
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https://patient.info/forums/discuss/vitamin-b6-benefits-during-peri-menopause--273579
wen06862 musie
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I feel the same - only I feel 102 !
My Doc doesn't agree with hrt- can understand that as new clot problems are adding to the rest of the possible side effects - so I'm not for hrt either.
I'm swinging from sleeping 12 + hours one night to not getting to sleep at all the next.
Sex, I think the last time I had sex with my really understanding partner was over 3 years ago, I had hysterectomy about two and a half years ago due to bleeding continuously for one and a half years before - fibroids + other problems)
I can't work due to another disability, but the way I feel most days, it would be impossible to do a permanent job anyway.
Mood swings have been better since I've started taking extra vitamins and minerals.
I try to eat healthily but I too crave anything which is bad for me. I've put on loads of weight on my tummy - I never had excess weight there before, ever.
I take calcium with vitamin D + K. (the vitamin D + K help to process the calcium - The last thing I want is a broken hip / leg etc. (my mum had that happen)
I also take vitamin C with zinc (the zinc helps with cramps in my feet and legs).
Also a mix of the B vitamins.
Also vitamin E or a "skin hair and nail"s mix of a load of mierals etc.
I don't take the same ones each day - as I don't want to overdose on them and if I am good and eat healthily, some of the above will be in the food I eat. I tend to take these on alternate days.
I think extra magnesium can help too if you are low, my doc said I'm ok though.
I too came off anti depression pills, I had hallucinations and felt worse - I did try them for 4 months but gave up with them as I didn't feel any better after that time.
Quite a few on here suggest Menopace, I haven't tried it, but it's something I might try
brimbo67 wen06862
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Do you mean you had hallucinations on the anti depressants? xx
wen06862 brimbo67
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I was half dozing on the sofa and swirly shadows were dancing around the room - they didn't go away when I put the main room lights on.
I spent the night trying to sleep but felt so weird. The same thing happened for the next few nights.
The next week I stopped taking them and told my doctor - she didn't seem fazed by it - "Oh it can happen," she said.
Scared me to death.
brimbo67 wen06862
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wen06862 brimbo67
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i suppose it wouldn't do for us all to be the same!!!
brimbo67 wen06862
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jayneejay wen06862
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Jay x
jayneejay
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musie Sandy07
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Crochetm musie
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Good luck xxx
jayneejay musie
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Good luck with your move, i live in Southern Spain 😃
Jay x
jayneejay Crochetm
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small world, Gibraltar about an hour away from me, ( queuing to get in and out i bet you dont miss ) 😃
Jay x
Crochetm jayneejay
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Crochetm jayneejay
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jayneejay Crochetm
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la linea ... Wouldn't want to go there anyway hahahaha..
not the nicest part of spain .. I am about an hour from Gib ..
Nice drive though all along the coastal road .. Very pretty ..
jay x
musie Crochetm
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