Hello everyone,
As im awake yet again at 4am busy reading forum topics under the bedcovers so as not to wake my partner, I just thought I ought to introduce myself as a new member. Please excuse the spelling at this early hour!
So here i am. I'm 54 and have finally given in to HRT after years of suffering the usual menopausal onslaught of symptoms, partly due to the fact that I have to travel by plane each week to work and I was getting to the point where a panic attack either mid air or striping off ( more than my jacket and belt) at security due to a hot flush were becoming a real issue for me and a potential risk to others!
Anyhow, HRT ( Eleste Duo Conte 2mg) has allowed me to cope once again and no more hot flushes... hooray! but after 3 months on them my insomnia has returned and as for my moods, most of the time I feel like a baked bean in a washing machine on full spin cycle. My GP has advised me to keep going as 3 months isn't long enough to assess what true effect the tablets are having. The sad thing for me about all if this is the awful Christmas Day I've just had. Ok I managed to keep the carving knife firmly in the turkey ( joke... Sort of!) but the pressure and expectation to be jolly & happy on " the most wonderful time of the year" as Andy Williams put it, was really all too much for me. I'm sure some of you must relate to this?
Right it's now 6 am and I might as well get started on the Boxing Day preparation.... Eek !
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