Help! Confused!
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hi. I'm new to this website and the groups. I was referred to this section by my doc today.
im 43 and after hormone blood tests, it's confirmed....early menopause 😕
Ive to go back to the doc in two weeks to discuss any treatments. Do I want HRT?? Should I try alternatives???Â
I feel fine apart from the flushes and night sweats and maybe little less libido but I would say that's about it.
#confused
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cheryl29366 Teejay01
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Also a good diet is very important along with exercise.
Zigangie Teejay01
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If the symptoms are interfering with your life, the hot sweats are waking you or keeping you awake. You could try.
I was really against it and felt I should be able to deal with it without. Now I'm glad I decided to give it a go for three to six months.
If you decide to try natural (I did until after my periods had stopped).
A lot of women seem to go for b12 and magnesium. I also took a good quality multivitamin. Then there is sage leaf which I understand is good for hot flushes.
If you go down the HRT route ask for a plant based bio identical type rather than horse urine derived ones.
didi0613 Teejay01
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I do not take HRT. My OB won't prescribe HRT due to it possibly causing cancer. However, I heard from others on this forum that its untrue and has helped many.
I just take vitamins b12 and d and just try to cope as best I can with other random symptoms.
cheryl29366 didi0613
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Any advice on how to get more sleep? I have tried everything, and the only thing that seems to work is magnesium. But after awhile it stops working. I take a break and it works again. I just was wondering if there was anything else. Gaba or lemon balm does not work.
Zigangie didi0613
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The HRT used in the trials that were stopped were the ones made using horse urine.
The plant based bio identicals are better tolerated and not thought to be as unsafe as they use estradiol which is the same as the estrogen made by our bodies.
There are risks with any medication. I'm just surprised that so many doctors are so happy to dish out anti depressants which increase your chances considerably of having a stroke. They are also happy to add in other medications to the mix for treating the various other meno symptoms, all of which have their own set of side effects when HRT solves a lot of the menopause symptoms with one medicine which they are aware that we are lacking.
philippa61759 Teejay01
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The menopause is a natural, although unpleasant change in our bodies but it should be allowed to run its course without interference. Â Any messing around with hormones can damage our body's equilibrium and trigger our immune system to over react.
If your symptoms are only sweats and you feel fine otherwise, I would not bother going back to your doctor. Â I would go to health food shops and try natural remedies. Â I have not yet reached the menopause, but when I do, I will just tolerate the symptoms.
notjustme philippa61759
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metamorphed philippa61759
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lily65668 metamorphed
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My main feeling when it happened was relief. Like my mother, grandmother and great-aunt before me, I'd suffered badly from fibroids for several years in the run-up to the menopause. When it all stopped from one day to the next after years of agonising period pains and some all-too-public attacks of heavy bleeding I felt like dancing a jig! When the hot flushes hit a couple of months later they seemed a small price to pay for the sheer relief. They went on for 18 months then stopped.
Sure, a few things changed. Initially, my health was affected. I went from someone who had a cold every two years to having at least six colds a year, but that only lasted a couple of years. I'm 72 now and my last respiratory infection was 13 years ago in that nasty outbreak of 2003! My digestion isn't what it was either, so I've had to adjust my diet a bit, but that's no great effort. My bone density is slightly down but not in the danger zone, and I'm still able to walk an average 2-3 miles per day to keep it up. The main improvement was the energy I suddenly had. My career took off at age 48 and I didn't look back for the next 10 years. I'm still doing a demanding voluntary job, taking up 20 hours a week, even now.
My GP at the time bumped me off her list in disgust when I told her I'd researched HRT and decided not to take it. She made me feel like the only woman in the country who wasn't on it. Which I probably almost was at the time (1990). I don't live in the UK, btw.
I perfectly understand that some women have a very difficult time and I sympathise. I would never want to talk them out of taking HRT. I could, however, wish that the media etc. would stop banging on about menopause without HRT being the end of the world for every woman. It really isn't always.
metamorphed lily65668
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froggy28 Teejay01
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beverly06128 Teejay01
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lisalisa67 Teejay01
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didi0613 lisalisa67
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Sticking it out the natural way.
froggy28 lisalisa67
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