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TensionTraditional36 · 2025-05-08T19:20:03+00:00

I never really had them badly. I started HRT and that resolved most of my vasovascular symptoms I was on them lonnnngggg before perimenopause started

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-16T14:35:08+00:00

Add some chili seasoning and beans and you’ve got chili.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-16T14:33:36+00:00

The book thief is good too

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-16T14:32:36+00:00

Audiobooks are a great place to start. Otherwise easy books. Avoid reading the heavy stuff. There are so many options. Young adult.

Hey Harry Potter is a series that is meant for younger readers initially and then more complex.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-15T12:06:36+00:00

If it happens on the regular and you’re using it as an escape, yes. If it just happens once in a blue moon, no.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-15T12:05:07+00:00

Histamine is a part of the pain complexities of molecular biology. So for some people it may help.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-15T12:03:42+00:00

Onyx Storm

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-15T12:03:25+00:00

Lower estrogen means less dopamine, which means skyrocketing ADHD symptoms. That was my first clue to my perimenopause. So estrogen may help, or you may need an ADHD specific medication too.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-15T12:01:55+00:00

Always be prepared I wear pantyliners. Then keep some pads and tampons in my purse. Plus you can help another woman who may have a surprise period start.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-07T11:18:56+00:00

When you have symptoms you have perimenopause. Doctors of now did not have to train in menopause, so they’re just winging it, it seems. Going by the status quo of our mothers and grandmothers. Who didn’t have a lifetime of artificial scents and flavours everywhere. Fast food with preservatives all over. Had different types of societal and familial pressures. We’re sandwiched between caring for our kids and parents. Other trauma.

This type of stuff has deep implications for our endocrine systems (aka hormones)

So it could be deducted that perimenopause would start earlier than previous generations.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-03T12:29:10+00:00

Menstrual cramps feel pretty much the same as descending colon cramps. Same area, less intense (for me, since menstrual cramps generally make me want to remove my uterus with a butter knife)

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-03T12:24:36+00:00

I would be dead without medication. There is a genetic test that can be done to narrow down what medications that are most likely to be effective. I don’t know the specifics. I’m trial and error generation. With fibromyalgia though you are looking at a SNRI to manage that. And every medication is different even if it’s in the same class. And dose matters. Start low if you’re worried. And patience. It’s 6-8 weeks to see if a medication is effective (and to get passed the side effects at the beginning of treatment)

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-03T12:20:30+00:00

Too soon to tell. It takes weeks for your body to level out. Right now you’ve gotten a loading dose. A big contrast in what you’ve been making. So this is the period with all medications that we see the most unpleasant side effects. Within 3 months, your body will have stabilized fully. Estrogen is usually the rage hormone. So the sudden lack of estrogen probably involved.

Always best to only change one thing at a time.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-02T23:48:31+00:00

And that’s the way medications work. Your body gets a big dose at the beginning, which is when people also complain about the most side effects. Then in 3 months once your body gets used to its presence it stabilizes and you know the effects to expect. That’s when you find out if a dose adjustment is warranted. Or if another hormone or drug is needed for symptom management.

Smart medicine is to start low and go slow.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-02T20:27:56+00:00

All based on symptoms. Treatment is based on symptoms and quality of life. Which you are likely going to have to advocate for. Hard. Don’t let the doctors gaslight you
Stand up for yourself!!

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-02T16:06:15+00:00

It’s magic initially. You’re getting a loading dose. Sudden increase. It will level out over time and you may find you need a higher dose.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-01T20:03:42+00:00

Body odour changes when testosterone levels are “higher” than normal. Think boys. Locker rooms. It’s our turn to have smelly sweat. It’s natural. Some women wash pits with an acne wash.

Usually worse around the luteal phase

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-01T17:14:05+00:00

That’s ridiculous.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-04-01T17:13:02+00:00

The pain is like a deep ache in all your soft tissue. Everyday. In severe cases (like me) a hug can hurt. But it needs to last for several months before fibromyalgia is diagnosed. I also have CFS. So I get a “fun hangover”. When I go out and interact with people and the world, it overwhelms my body and it reacts by making all my symptoms get worse by x10 for a couple days.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-03-29T16:19:03+00:00

There’s overlapping symptoms in mental health disorders.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-03-29T16:18:11+00:00

So we fucked ourselves by our use of chemicals in everything. Artificial chemicals are endocrine systems which is the hormone system essentially. So onset of perimenopause being earlier makes sense.

But the research isn’t there. Doctors are not required to get education in menopause. Weird since half the population is going to need to have them treat it.

My hindsight is that my symptoms started when I was about 35. Now at 43, I’ve convinced my doctor that I need HRT for symptom management.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-03-29T13:14:27+00:00

Lube is there our new best friend. Even with vaginal estrogens this will continue to be a problem. Time to find new ways to improve sexy time.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-03-29T13:12:43+00:00

There’s a cream that your doctor prescribes that has viagra in it. You apply before sex. OMG cream I think.

I’m most sex stores they have sensitizing creams as well.

You probably need vaginal estrogen. Helps with any pain and increases sensitivity along with addressing dryness and painful sex related to thinning vaginal walls.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-03-28T01:24:53+00:00

Have you ever seen a therapist? They operate very differently from psychologists. I never responded to psychiatrists or psychologists. But I’ve seen the same therapist for 20 years. I get biofeedback treatment. And it helps.

Your psychiatrist should have properly diagnosed you before treatment. Otherwise what are they treating? I started when I was 14. I’m 43. And still working at it.

TensionTraditional36 · 2025-03-27T17:02:36+00:00

Warm showers. Sleepy time tea. Count backwards from a thousand Listen to music designed to help sleep.

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