RE: Perimenopause is Real! 😩 Ladies Can We Talk?
Hah! Been there, done that!
Not happy to say that in this particular situation though... It wasn't a good time for me in real life so I didn't know what I was going through until I asked myself, am I going mad? I was so unlike the 'normal' me! Somehow I did some online research myself and deduced what I was going through...
Other than the fatigue (after all the other symptoms, not really sure if I could even identify 'fatigue'...) I experienced all you mentioned and also panic attacks (one of the worst of the package!) and anxiety attacks - sucked big time!
Anyway, EPO (evening primrose) is supposed to help - mildly helped me - my symptoms were quite heavy duty, so doubt anything could really help much. I experienced bad effects with hormone pills so refused to get on any - hormones take about 3 months to fully kick in, and if you find out its all wrong for you and stop... it takes another 3 full months to get off the effects! That's what made me decide I'll just ride it out.
I'm happy now to finally (almost) get over it all... And don't wish what I went through on anyone at all! Am not in menopause yet - you need to have your periods stop totally for 12 months before you can declare you're in menopause. I get to 11 months, then have some spotting... ugh... And it happened a few times, I stopped counting!
After saying all that, hope I didn't scare you... I think as long as you know what is happening, you can sorta have 'control' over it - mind over matter... and know you're not going mad!
Wow what a great and helpful response to read, thank you! Oh my gosh panic and anxiety attacks? I can imagine how crazy that was. Honestly I have anxiety attacks ever so often so I wouldn’t know if it’s the “pre” or just me in general. 😁
I am familiar with primrose. I took those to help kickstart labor during my first pregnancy. I’ll definitely look into those if these symptoms become to unbearable to ride out. Yes I plan to stay away from those hormone pills. I feel stuff like that may help at the moment but may make things worse in the long run. I am going to look into the natural remedies.
Lol no you didn’t scare me. You helped ease my mind even more. It’s a confirmation that this stuff is real and being aware of it is better than not knowing so you won’t think you’ve lost your mind.
Thanks again for responding ~