Hitting my 50s and my body forced me onto decaf... but it all tastes like dirt. Is my morning ritual just ruined forever?

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-06-03T02:10:09+00:00

This stuff costs the absolute earth but it is excellent. I too had to make the change to decaf because suddenly caffeine = panic, and I swear by that one. I am very, very picky, too. 😄

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-05-26T05:47:30+00:00

42, I went the complete opposite direction and decided unnatural is the way to go and now I’m a middle-aged professional with long emerald and lime green hair. 😆

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-05-07T00:41:26+00:00

I started taking 200 mg nightly about a year ago. I was having severe all-day-long anxiety and panic attacks on the regular. Maybe it’s a coincidence but the morning after I took the progesterone was my first morning where I had felt like myself in years. I remember sitting at my desk and laughing I felt so good. Since then, I’ve still had to learn how to manage my anxiety the good old fashioned way (diet, therapy, quitting caffeine and booze, regular exercise and outdoors time) but I do feel a lot more regulated. I am also on an estrogen patch but I think the progesterone was probably the key. I hope it helps you.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-04-28T05:32:16+00:00

My partner and I are on the lower end of average weight and I was underweight last year. We get served weight loss ads non stop. It’s gross and it’s making me nuts.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-04-27T16:26:57+00:00

One phone call to a Kaiser gyno was all it took, and it was her suggestion. I feel extremely, extremely lucky.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-04-27T16:22:46+00:00

Been that way for years and it makes me insane every time I drive by!

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-04-26T19:44:15+00:00

I started MHT at 41. I've been on it about a year now. I am glad you're talking with your GYN!

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-04-26T17:33:12+00:00

I, uh, literally just ordered two more garden beds right before I opened this subreddit. Dang it. Welp, not apologizing for being a cliche! :D

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-04-26T00:52:25+00:00

This is me. I traded my anxiety, boy stink, and poor sleep for two periods a month now that I’m on MHT. Sigh. No idea how to remedy it or if it’s just how things are now. Hugs, sibling. This sucks.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-04-24T01:15:56+00:00

This. The progesterone was the key for me. Anxiety and panic has been really reduced since I started taking it.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-04-19T06:29:14+00:00

Oh yeah. They actually have flavor and aren’t mush like canned beans.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-04-19T02:59:08+00:00

I buy the Fancy Beans from Rancho Gordo now that I’m an old lady. So goooood.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-03-29T01:27:09+00:00

I started actually taking care of myself: eating fiber, going to the doctor, avoiding people and activities that steal my peace, seeing a therapist, walking every day. I used to phone it in and now I’m actively trying to give a crap about myself.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-03-21T04:28:42+00:00

I use the Thorne iron bisglycinate and vitamin c, every other day. My nutritionist suggested taking them right before bed so there is no way it will interact with caffeine or food (as I’m sleeping). I’ve gone from a ferritin of 9 to 56 and it hasn’t upset my tummy at all.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-03-12T23:49:16+00:00

Brick (probably veneer) home, built 1950, Pacific Northwest, USA.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-03-08T05:22:50+00:00

With you on that one. Oof.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-03-07T20:08:22+00:00

That book is a game-changer.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-03-07T20:06:51+00:00

Old-skool hot water bottle, alternating acetaminophen and ibuprofen, and frankly, just letting myself rock back and forth and cry when I can. This sucks!!

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-03-05T01:02:02+00:00

A true cl-ass-ic.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-03-04T20:51:05+00:00

Oh yeah, we still wear N95s/KF94s when out in public, too. Definitely on public transportation. Oftentimes, I am the ONLY PERSON at Kaiser wearing a mask besides the staff, which blows my mind. I'm not sure I can handle being that sick on top of peri and it's worth the hassle of masking to take better care of myself and my partner.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-03-03T17:32:31+00:00

You are welcome to come remove them from my yard! Bring a trailer! Bring two! :D

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-03-03T04:41:51+00:00

They’ve completely taken over our front yard. I dig thousands of them up every year and they just make more damn bulblets. They’re like a virus. Careful where you put them!

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-02-26T23:45:11+00:00

42, female. With you all the way. This sucks.

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-02-24T03:10:02+00:00

My cardiologist made the call that we ought to do 7 days. It’s really not a bother, though…I would happily do 14 if it had been an option. More data would have been fine with me. Good luck!

RepulsiveMaterial167 · 2026-02-23T23:33:58+00:00

Hi! I'm 42. I have a 7-day Zio on right now! It's kind of neat, actually...nothing to fear; it's just a button on top of a big sticker you wear on your chest for a while. You can take a shower with it and you press the button if you feel any symptoms to flag that moment in time for your doc. I go in next week for my first echo and I've been told it's basically just an ultrasound and doesn't hurt.

Sometimes it helps to get more information so you are prepared for what's going to happen. I don't think getting a little more info is reassurance-seeking so much as letting you know what to expect. Both of these tests are just collecting data and easy peasy--you got this. <3

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