STOP THIEF: My JOY has diminished immensely! MENOPAUSE is the CULPRIT!!
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Menopause has robbed me of sooo... many things I LOVED to do. It is a bona-fide thief! I often wonder, will I ever FULLY recover from this tsunami? Intrusive thoughts, ruminating thoughts, aches & pains, numbness of my face, stiff hands, cold feet, the tv watches me, cray-cray thoughts, heart palpatations, nervousness, anxiety-overload, can't focus/concentrate, frequent urination, constipation, adult acne, fear of the unknown, health anxiety, chest pains, rib cage pains, creaking knees, itching, brittle nails, shortness of breath, depression, teeth pain, headaches, dry eyes, etc... Those are SOME of the COUNTLESS symptoms, I have experienced during this rollercoaster ride of my post-menopausal life! My symptoms have gotten WORSE during this LAST stage of menopausal journey!! Suffice it to say, the meno trios are absolutely exhausting and horrific! I eat right, I am pretty active, I take high-end vitamins, journal, etc.. yet I KNOW for a fact that menopause pushes its way through everything good, and finds it way to WREAK havoc on us womenfolk! Hence the theme from Shaft revised: You see that cat Hormonal Imbalance is a BADD MUTHA, SHUT YOUR MOUTH!! That being said, are any of you tired of this sugar, honey, ice tea? RANT on my sistahs!
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carmen51657 vivian72668
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Hello,
I could not agree with you more! I am 6 years post menopause and still do not see the end in sight. it feels worse rather than better and on bad days, I wonder if I will ever get my life back. I am currently in a mode of headaches- about 3 per week, strange head feelings, off balance a bit, fatigue etc. I keep telling myself that when I reach the other side, I will write my story to give hope to everyone. I'm just not there yet. I too eat well, drink lots of water, have given up most dairy and gluten to help the gut issues. I relate to all you have said.
Wishing you a better day!
I also pray a lot!
Regards,
Carmen
vivian72668 carmen51657
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Hey Carmen...
I have been going through menopause for 17 years, and I am CONVINCED, menopause FORCES its way through ALL things good! There are days, I want to curl-up in a DARK closet, and stay there til this TSUNAMI is OVAA! POST-MENOPAUSAL ANXIETY is a FORCE to be reckoned with, and need its own book! Like you, I pray a lot too! One of the bloggers on this site said: Menopause is HELL on earth; I concur, wholeheartedly! That being said, be well, my menopausal sistah! Sending you warm thoughts and a hot cup of mint hot chocolate....
anxiousface vivian72668
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i too can relate to both carmen's and your post. i'm 7 years post menopausal and now feel this is me forever or will the ruminating never let me forget ?
its so tiring day after day trying to get through the day and other women our age are having a normal life, i feel so envious i just want a normal day. i feel trapped in this body of headaches and being off balance daily, NO ONE ELSE WOULD UNDERSTAND
All i can say is keep going ladies
SENDING YOU MY BEST COMFORTING HUG EVER X
vivian72668 anxiousface
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Hey AF....
I hear you, LOUD & CLEAR! I understand your pain & agony!! I often wonder, when will this TSUNAMI end? You and I are in the last stage of menopause, and our symptoms did NOT subside, nor did they get better, seemingly, they got WORSE!!
I send that same hug BACK to you, AF... Be well, my post-menopausal sistah!!
seetu51265 anxiousface
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hi, what you do for your headaches?? mine is daily too but im in peri since last year.
hopeforever vivian72668
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Vivian right now at this very moment i am going through hell on earth. I woke up shaking , then when i stood up immense muscle stiffness in my upper and lower back, rib pain, which followed by shortness of breath . My head feeling like a balloon, hard to swallow . And to add insult to injury last week while exercising my left knee went out on me. Like WHAT THE HELL is all of this. I feel like i am falling apart. This cannot be real, i tell myself daily. I am 48 yrs old regular periods. What scares me is the thought of symptoms getting worse as i move into full menopause. I am pre menopause. I am thinking about going on some form of HRT. This is utter madness from the pit of hell. God help us all.
vivian72668 hopeforever
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Hey There, HF..
I am sooo... SORRY you are going through hell on earth, as you sooooo... ELOQUENTLY stated! That's exactly what it is! It feels like a slow-death, that is TORMENTING us, although we are NOT dying! IDK or understand, how our mothers got through this TSUNAMI in one piece, and they had very little, if any resources! We are blessed to have the internet, forums, support groups, etc... Back in the 60s and 70s, society was NOT familiar with menopause, and unfortunately, some women were admitted to insane asylums. SMH!!😢😢😢 That is CRUEL and UNUSUAL punishment!!! HF, I am 17 years deep in menopause, and it DOES NOT GO AWAY QUIETLY!! As we speak, I am in the post-menopausal stage and have been for six years, and my symptoms DID NOT subside or get better, they got WORSE!!! I encourage you to do the things that bring you peace, joy, and some sense of normalcy! Suffice it to say, the meno trios are unhinged! Sending you a HOT cup of peppermint tea and a BIG hug! Be well, my menopausal sistah!