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Feel like I’m falling apart

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tracy22205
tracy22205

Hi. I would appreciate any advice if there's anything that can help me or if Ive left it too late...

I started peri-menopause at 34. I had my last period at 45. I am now 57. I was pretty lucky in that I had few symptoms throughout and as a result did nothing in the form of HRT etc. I've always has depression but this has now got really bad alongside stress and anxiety. I have left my job as a nurse because I worried and obsessed over everything. However my main issues are now increasingly bad arthritis with trigger finger and bad pain, flare-up of rosacea, and continued hair thinning. I worry so much after reading that my relatively earlyish menopause might have aged me much more than usual and make me susceptible to early death. I dont drink or smoke and take moderate exercise but is that enough??

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  • hopeforever
    hopeforever tracy22205

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    I feel your pain Tracey. I am 48 and currently going to the worst joint pain in both knees, when i wake up my fingers are stiff and in pain. I have been dealing with this for the past 3 weeks. I am in so much pain my knees are killing me. I do not know what to do. I go to physio but the bloody exercises are not working. I am considering HRT because i cannot see myself living like this. As far as your hair thinning take collagen and iron, folic acid, b12. Those helped my hair gain length and thickness. Also the collagen helped with wrinkles. I wish you peace during this time and try to have a Merry Christmas. God bless

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