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[jaypo]

Did someone say chocolate!?!
So what are you saying Ruthiebell? A diet of wine and chocolate? Think I could manage that 😂

[SundayGirl]

I'm in!! 🥂 🍷 🍾  🍫

[Ruthiebell]

Does sound rather like I did🤣🤣 splendid eats go with it…and it’s Friday too which surely justifies🍷+ 🍫🍫😁

[Ruthiebell]

Hello Ruthiebell

Have you tried overnight oats? My version is porridge oats, Aldi’s own chia seeds and/or milled flax, semi-skimmed milk, ground cinnamon, pinch of salt, a few frozen blueberries, blob of half-fat Greek yoghurt. It’s low sugar slow-release carbs and makes for a happy digestive system

Since menopause I find I can’t process sugar like I used to, and alcohol is basically poison to me now (which is a real shame) though I can still enjoy very small amounts with food.

I’m 56 and have been on HRT for a year now. I went through menopause at 51 and thought I had sailed through with just a few minor hot flushes but for me the symptoms started after that. It took me a while to decide to give HRT a go as I was quite resistant to it, but I am extremely glad I did. I am very happy on my current regime, though it did take a while to find the right one. I had side effects to start with, which was all quite stressful, and there were times early on when I wondered if I’d made a bad mistake (though everything has worked out very well in the end).

Bone density is definitely a thing to address post-meno so I would advise a daily vitamin D supplement (I take 200 microgrammes a day, when I remember to!) and regular high impact/body-weight bearing exercise, be that yoga, Pilates, dancing, running or gym. Exercise also works on improving mood.

Whatever you decide to do is your personal choice and you can always change your mind. If you do want to try HRT and it doesn’t suit you, everything is completely reversible. But there is no should or shouldn’t.

Hi Violletta808

Thank you, that breakfast sounds gorgeous! Love all those ingredients- do I mix them them all together cover and put in it the fridge? (never done the soaked oats so just checking) thank you to for great advice, so welcome. I certainly haven’t ruled out HRT if I feel symptoms getting more extreme and it is great to hear such positive results, I’m so chuffed for you.

I’m sorry to hear about the alcohol 😥 I can enjoy red wine, although my tolerance has changed, I’m a much cheaper date if I actually ever went to a pub😂 I suppose it’s our bodies way of saying reign it in a bit! You have reminded me about adding vit D I will get on that, I take a combined multi vitamin by Free Soul (female) which seems good and has it in but I’ll double check the levels as I think I need to up it. I try to exercise well but often it is just walking  every day (roughly a couple of miles) mixed in with bits of other stuff - is walking good? It definitely helps my mood but does it do enough bone wise do you think?

Again thank you and let us all know how you are getting on, so helpful 😊

[Ms_london76]

My journey started without hormones and wham everything happened at once. I tried all the remedies and supplements but nothing really helped me

Brain fog, severe depression, severe anxiety, night sweats, vaginal issues, migraines. Sleep issues, bladder issues

For me I tried local treatment for the vagina which made things worse. Stopped got worse. Had to restart vaginally but the anxiety and stress was killing me. So added progesterone one at night. And stayed like that for awhile.

Two weeks ago I added divigel (systemic estrogen) to “try”.

The improvement has been night and day for me. Brain fog, depression, anxiety, night sweats, low energy, bladder issues. Are resolving themselves and even the vagina is slowly feeling better.

I was suffering for about 6 months and when people say it is a game changer or it will change your life, I am in awe that in fact that is true.

I didn’t really even know I was suffering thought it was normal to sleep poorly or have bladder issues or brain fog until it wasn’t.

I was so surprised that applying a little gel on my leg each day could make such a difference in my overall well being.

It’s ultimately up to you and seeing how your body will react.

[CrispyChick]

Are you peri or post meno ms London?

[Ms_london76]

I am 48 years old. My last period was in Sept and before that was March.

According to recent bloodwork fsh levels are indicating that I am in post menopause. Both my drs feel that my period is not returning.

I was so busy working and taking care of aging parents that I ignored my issues until I could not work anymore.

I have had a lot of family stress in the last two years. So both drs feel it’s early…

[bombsh3ll]

I'm so glad you decided to take the plunge ms_london76, I hate to witness unnecessary suffering but particularly so when it is someone on the younger end to whom the data on theoretical risks outlined in historical studies cannot be extrapolated.