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I'm not crazy, really...

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Sourpuss
Sourpuss

Stumbled across this forum and I'm so relieved I'm not losing my marbles!

- Can't get to sleep and I wake up in the night and long before my alarm in the morning, brain starts whirring and I can't get back to sleep.  Sleep is so light, the cat farts and I'm awake again!

- Cranky, depressed, permanently irritated, uselessness, anxiety

- Dry skin, feels like ants crawling over me, hot flushes, my hair will not do as it's told and I look like a scarecrow.  Can't be bothered to do my roots either

- Intolerance to alcohol (but on the plus side, I'm a cheap date) and as soon as I have one drink, I get the chest/neck/face blush

- Brain farts, I can't even leave the room without a map

- Zero libido (I'd rather defrost the freezer)

- Heart palpitations, heartburn, tinnitus

- Weight gain (I've turned into a proper fatty)

- I ache all the time, I creak when I move, if I can be arsed

- I fart ALL THE TIME and the smell of my urine could be used in chemical warfare

The gynae has prescribed Brisdelle or Prempo but I really don't have a clue what is going to work for me.  I tried melatonin for the sleep issue, which exacerbated my vertigo and I was having 3 day long dizzy spells.  I have no desire to take enough pills that I'll rattle like a bag of marbles.

Any advice? 

 

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  • maria76995
    maria76995 Sourpuss

    Posted

    Hi Sourpuss your not crazy girl your like all of bus on here and I know how you feel you made me laugh how you describe it all..but no think we pirty much are like that to some point..no sleep leaves you more then  cranky,it's one hard road to travel or a maze you can't get out off,remember to sit tight and the light will come on OK we all here for you.

  • jan66332
    jan66332 Sourpuss

    Posted

    Hey sourpuss.., welcome to the menopause b***h site most of us feel just like you your not crazy 😜 just our bodies going through some change that makes us feel like we are crazy b*****s ... hang tight Hun we will all get through it .... may not have friends at the end , but will prove they weren’t true friend ... hugs 💕

  • nancy0925
    nancy0925 Sourpuss

    Posted

    Sourpuss,

    Your post made me giggle as well, I have the same symptoms except I think you are the first to also mention tinnitus. I have a constant ringing in my ears, have gain a lot of weight, lack of libido although I don’t want to defrost a freezer, heartburn, I get achy muscles and stiff legs. I’m 55 and get my periods now every 3-4 months. Forgot to mention trying to keep up with the hairs on my chinny chin chin and mustache. I feel like I look horrible and not aging especially when I look at pics 10 years ago lol, oh well, I make fun of it too, it’s either laugh or cry right? Hang in there 🙂

    • Sourpuss
      Sourpuss nancy0925

      Posted

      I forgot the chin hairs, probably due to the brain farts I’m getting more of these days. My chin hair is getting wild, thinking about braiding or maybe dyeing it a funky colour. 
  • katherine_c
    katherine_c Sourpuss

    Posted

    You are hilarious. Made me laugh out loud. Have all these symptoms too and don’t use oils. Can y’all share the brand of oil you use? Also got a UTI for the first time in a decade or

    more. Totally feel like I’m falling a apart. Didn’t sleep a wink last night. Hang in there ladies. 

  • katyD211
    katyD211 Sourpuss

    Posted

    You should do a stand up comedy routine for wolmen like us!! You made feel normal again because I laughed spontaneously while reading your post!!

    I think that with your sense of humor you will power through this peri n meno thing....I shall adopt your method of putting a funny spin on what's happening to our bodies...

    Thanks for posting!

    • Sourpuss
      Sourpuss katyD211

      Posted

      Go careful with that laughing.  Small bladder weakness is also on my hitlist!
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