I feel like I'm 84 not 48...
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I know there are a million threads on here about the long list of symptoms this horrible menopause throws at you. But I just feel SO old... and doesn't it get you down? I am active and have been careful with what I eat but the list of symptoms just seem to be getting longer and show no sign of leaving! Here are mine:
Weight Gain - Eating less and moving more but still seem to be gaining weight. Trying out intermittent fasting with just staying statically fat!
Joint Pain - At night this is worse when sitting down in the evening and "relaxing". Legs ache whether elevated, crossed or uncrossed. Getting out of the chair is a creaky affair as is getting up in the morning. My shoulders in the morning are so painful. Once I get going these all improve but do you know what Mrs Menopause, we can't keep moving 24 hours a day!
Hair Loss - front of my fringe seems to be disappearing and my parting is really thin showing more scalp as the months go by...
Ovarian Cysts - Had two now and they are a delight.
Stomach Trouble - Bloating, nausea, constipation or the other. Stomach bloats like a balloon as and when it feels like it.
Nausea, Dizziness and Headache - seems to be getting worse especially when the heavy period turns up.
Mood - generally a fed up disposition with little tolerance for anything!
Hot - that's it, not a flush or a wave just hot.
Spots - lovely blind spots that seem to be particularly at home on my chin(s) line.
All the above has been checked out by doctors with no real solutions. I take a bucket of supplements and not keen to go down the HRT route. I'm just moaning on here because I know all you of fab forum followers are probably going through exactly the same!
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Eliaimee1970 sabab172
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tmpearce Eliaimee1970
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I’m having the same problems and can’t take HRT due to hypertension. What natural supplements are you taking and do they help?
haley30534 sabab172
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Omg sabab, I love your post so
Honest and funny although we all know it's not funny going thru this, but it madee laugh. I deffo have the hot feeling permanently but not the flush feeling, I always used to be permanently cold, and spots galore, thanks for sharing x
lori93950 sabab172
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I’m right there with ya!
Mine is the FATIGUE DEPRESSION .... CONSTANT WORRY !
tessa1967 lori93950
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kelly55079 sabab172
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Yep me too. I need to swim or take a water class for achy joints-- it does help!! I don't like the weight gain at all--I'm trying to move more but it only makes me more tired. I do require sleep and if I don't get a good 8 or so hours, I can't function. At times, it takes me days to 'catch up' after a busy weekend. I do feel hot too-- not hot flash but just hot-- feeling warm-- These just started recently and I'm wondering if there is a connection with the green tea I'm drinking. Used to get the headaches but those have subsided. And there are many days that I wished I was independent and alone so that I could do the hell what I wanted and when.
Last year this time I was tired all the time-- slept many hours and then napped as well.. No motivation to do anything. And if I did, it was a struggle. I hope this does not come back and I certainly felt 90
lori93950 kelly55079
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good to hear the fatigue subsided mine has been 6 months of unable to get out of bed and then going to bed very early .... with a few ok days inbetween . why do we need so much sleep during this time ? I mean we don’t have a virus or severe illness it’s a natural thing right ? Hormones adjusting ?
CarolKelso sabab172
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tam34579 sabab172
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laura26665 sabab172
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Yes, I totally relate. I have been trying a ton of different supplements and am finally fed up. I'm seeing my gyno at the end of the month.
Lrowley77 sabab172
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Also getting horrendous pinching pain in boobs and I’ve made my GP refer me to get that checked out.
Along with the feeling hot, restless legs, back pain, chest pain, bone pain, thinning hair, weird headaches, numbness and tingling, tinnitus and ear pressure.
It’s a joy isn’t it!