Myself again, things get better
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I just want to tell you all that your symptoms of perimenopause will be gone with time, you will be yourself again!
I am visiting this site after a year of being infrequent visitor (because I was well). This forum saved my life during 6 years of suffering with various peri symptoms - the only place where I could find a peace if mind visiting it almost every day, just reading all posts and realising I was not alone .... Thank you ALL for that!
Now I am here to tell you that I am 'old' me again. In short, 6 years of suffering ( all possible symptoms- dyspepsia, nausea, IBS, anxiety, back pain, abdominal pain, migraine, brain fogs, etc.) started improving when my period completely stopped ( I have realised that only now -after 1 year). What helped me: be positive -accept that such numerous symptoms changing daily are due to hormon fluctuations; do not focus on your symptom when it comes, find another topic/ target of thinking and you will see it will be gone even without noticing; I changed my eating habits --nothing special, just reducing sugar, eating more fruits and vegetables. What did not help me: thinking of my symptoms, visiting doctors in year 1 ( I am physician myself, nobody thought us that peri can look like this... none of my colleagues connected my symptoms with perimenopause because I was having regular periods; after such visits my symptoms only got worse because their differential diagnoses are very scary). But please visit physicians in case your symptoms get worse or if it will bring you a peace of mind ... the above is just my experience. In summary, health anxiety was my worst symptom.
I wish you all a very Happy New Year! Relax, stop thinking about yourself, find another (positive) focus around you!
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pilar30447 maria59405
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But when? I am post menopause 2 years and I am much worse. 53 years old. I lost my job, all energy, all my enjoyable moments ...anything and everything I was. Ive done each and every single therapy and healthy lifestyle change. It is not any quality of life whatsoever.
seetu51265 maria59405
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hi maria, u said u had migraine even I'm dealing with it every day and head pressure. for you how long this particular symptom took time to settle down???? it's really killing me.
vivian72668 maria59405
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Hello There, Maria...
I am soooo... HAPPY, you feel like yourself again and are doing great!! That being said, your post is roughly 18 months old, and I was just wondering, since you are done with perimenopause and are in the FULL-BLOWN POST-MENOPAUSAL stage, how are you doing in this last stage of this TSUNAMI? I utter those words simply because I, too, am in the last stage of this HORMONAL-HELL, if you will, seven years DEEP to be exact, and my symptoms got worse! Omg, and that's putting it mildly!! If you will be sooo... kind to give us an update on your post-menopausal progress, I'd be happy to read it! Countless women on this forum alone, have said their symptoms got worse also... when peri ended and their periods. Right now, my anxiety is through the roof and other HORRIBLE, DEBILITATING symptoms pay me a visit often! I am curious to know how you're faring in this last meno stage of your life... Thanks!
Lynne002 maria59405
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It's wonderful to hear an experience of hope that it gets better....but we cannot compare our journey to others.
Just because someone feels better after their periods stopped completely.....doesn't mean we all will.
We just have to keep going....and giving each other support and taking encouragement from others stories...but not that it will be ours too necessarily.
Much love to you all....xx
vivian72668 Lynne002
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Hey There, Lynne...
Encouragement goes a lonnnggg way, thanks for your insight!
vivian72668 maria59405
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Hello Again, Maria...
Per my previous post, would you kindly give us an update, now that you're in thee LAST stage of menopause, which is post-menopause, obviously.. I am DEEP in the throes of post-menopause, and my symptoms are HORRIFIC, to say the least!! I don't focus on the symptoms, per your post, yet they are sooo... overwhelming, I have to acknowledge them and try to do something to COMBAT them. Like you, I changed my diet and I have done countless other STELLAR things to find some form of relief from this hormonal-hell! I am CONVINCED, it pushes through everything, simply because it is a NATURAL stage of our lives!