the end of all menopausal symptoms!
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Is anyone out there completely OUT of menopause and all symptoms???? Trying to find some light in all this daily darkness.
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Posted , 10 users are following.
Is anyone out there completely OUT of menopause and all symptoms???? Trying to find some light in all this daily darkness.
1 like, 36 replies
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Sochima822 jo71306
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Fairy28 jo71306
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Zigangie jo71306
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That's a great question one I've been trying to find the answer to myself!
A few of my peri symptoms got a bit better after my periods had stopped a while but I they seemed to be replaced by other new ones.
I've given in and trying HRT it has made a remarkable difference.
If as Patrathegreat says her aunty thinks she is over it aged 70 I need to work out how I'm going to be able to convince my doctor thati need to stay on it until I'm at least that age!
angela_32872 jo71306
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Sochima822 angela_32872
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gentleballads jo71306
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yesterday read Vogels newsletter- said there are some big company managers and ceos who are in their menopause ! but no concrete evidence or testimony. susan weed speaks of all the symptoms as though she has experienced them and she is a highly enlightened being. i see so many women around me who look so happy and are managing their affairs so well...id like to stay positive on this score--
but on the other hand i hear of women who have had a stroke, had hip replacement, hip fractures without any big accident and i know where they are coming from.....
Fairy28 gentleballads
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gentleballads Fairy28
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but words and solicitations are always welcome and i remain open to all.
Fairy28 gentleballads
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lennie45832 gentleballads
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dunnit jo71306
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Yes Jo, there are some of us out here that have come through the dark menopause tunnel and out the other end. I feel better physically and mentally than I have for years. I feel so sorry for the girls who are going through it now - but I promise you it doesn't last forever (although it may feel that way.) I came across this site when a friend and relative both started the perimenopausal symptoms and I wanted to help them out.
Keep your chin up, there really is such a thing as a" menopause survivor"
carmen51657 dunnit
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metamorphed dunnit
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Really interested in how long you went through the 'bad' phase and if you took anything at all.
So positive, so any information would help everyone.
val50972 dunnit
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lennie45832 jo71306
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Fairy28 lennie45832
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jo71306 lennie45832
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jo71306 lennie45832
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Zigangie Fairy28
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For my husband I use testosterone it helps with libido. I'm more interested. Estrogen has addressed the dryness issue. At least my husband is happier!
It does something for confidence though, having and enjoying a sex life again.
But other things still come up horrible shoulder and arm pains at the moment. I'm going to need help putting my coat on if it gets any worse.
Also so tired I don't want to do anything and he doesn't understand what I mean says go to bed if you're tired. At least some of you will understand it's not that sort of tired, I only wish it was.
metamorphed Zigangie
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lennie45832 Fairy28
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lennie45832 jo71306
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lennie45832 jo71306
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Fairy28 Zigangie
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funny how men can always think about and want sex even when they're ill ! Mine had a heart ordeal a few months ago and is on different meds and yet it's still on his mind, don't they ever stop! I just can't be bothered and he doesn't get it. Do t want to wish my life away but can't wait for all this to be over xx
Fairy28 lennie45832
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I think sex is not gonna be on my radar until I'm about 70, so he's in for a very long wait ! xx
lennie45832 Fairy28
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Zigangie metamorphed
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At christmas my husband said rest it which I did for a few days but that makes it worse. It's better if I just carry on and put up with the pain. My worry now is it started in my left arm in September and now occasionally it's in my right one as well.
It's getting painful doing my bra up now and especially if I'ma passenger in the car reaching for the seat belt. Also like you the hair dryer.
I will tell the doctor about it when I see her but it died look as though not much can be done and they usually resolve on their own in time.
I'm not enjoying it at all and that side (the left) has got very much weaker for carrying things as well.
Zigangie lennie45832
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So my husband knows I'm trying to regain some kind of sex life.
The testosterone makes me more "up for it" the estrogen makes it more comfortable. The progesterone gives me a week off!
I have found as he is much happier now he's getting some (and yeah he's greedy lol and has never slowed down and like you say if he's ill he's still after me) anyway as he is much happier he has become less inclined to moan about my never ending "illness" and has actually been somewhat sympathetic (at this point on the HRT I feel I don't really need his sympathy) maybe it could also be my not complaining so much.
There has certainly been less eye rolling and pained expressions from him.
I did try to talk my GP into prescribing some testosterone but she was not willing to do that so I have to buy it.
Zigangie lennie45832
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The sleep side of it has really done me in. I feel much older than 54. I'm going to see if I can try a higher dose of HRT which has made things a lot better my mood generally is much brighter but still not what it was.
gentleballads Zigangie
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in a job where you can hide behind a desk/computer all day - might be ok
ive tried to convince my hubby about my health situation - just doesnt get it. wish he would read these forums but has no patience.
for men sex is more of an ego issue - my hubby wants it more when he is ill, even after accident and heart surgery !
for sex issues, its best to continue till one can, less frequently but think of it as an exercise lol
jo71306 lennie45832
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lennie45832 gentleballads
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Fairy28 gentleballads
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jo71306
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“I used to see a butterfly in my mind’s eye every time I heard the word transformation, but life has schooled me. Transformation isn’t a butterfly. It’s the thing before you get to be a pretty bug flying away. It’s huddling in the dark cocoon and then pushing your way out. It’s the messy work of making sense of your fortunes and misfortunes, desires and doubts, hang-ups and sorrows, actions and accidents, mistakes and successes, so you can go on and become the person you must next become.”
Sochima822 jo71306
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gentleballads jo71306
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--the ultimate lesson in humility