Menopause Matters Forum
General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: babypink2807 on December 29, 2013, 01:38:30 PM
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Reading!
After much medication and struggling with the Meno (which I didn't think I was) been on HRT now for 6 weeks and one thing I am enjoying is reading again. I am motoring through books I've struggled to read and remember and it's been great. Hurrah
What have you guys enjoyed again since going on HRT which you struggled with
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Oh good thread!!! I remember how, when deeply depressed, I was unable to concentrate long enough or be bothered even to open a book. It was one thing I noticed as I began to recover and now we read avidly ...........
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What books have you been reading?
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Lots - several novels although I prefer real life. I can enjoy books but not always remember titles/content ::) Elizabeth Noble is a fav. at present, when I get some to hand I will let you know!
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In my early 40s I was unable to read for 18 months due to stress over my son's illness. I have always been an avid reader. What finally got me back on track was meeting Nick Hornby who signed a copy of his autobiographical novel - Fever Pitch - which is about his obsessive love of Arsenal football club. We were allowed to choose which of his books we had signed and I went for that one as my husband liked football; I didnt dream I would end up reading it myself. Anyway, for some reason I picked it up, started reading it and couldnt put it down! I dont even like football but the human interest part of the story got to me as I love autobiographies. That's what finally got me back to reading. These days though I am more into Su Doku, though I always have a book on the go but if it's one I cant really get into I find it difficult to persevere. Life's just too short.
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The odd thing is I hated reading as a young adult, then would you believe it kick started again with Dan Brown. Then I really started to read
Last 12 months with what I thought was my illness but turned out to be meno symptoms the cloudy head, dizziness memory issues (which scared the hell out of me ) even reading and absorbing emails and instructions worried me. I never missed a trick in my working life and it got to the stage I was seriously struggling. HRT now I can't get enough reading in
So far reading newspaper every day
After Camelot (about the Kennedy's )
Elidor my childhood book
Chris Evans Auto
Jo Brand Auto
Pride and Prejudice
Alison Weir The a Lady in the Tower (about Anne Boleyn)
The other Boleyn Girl
Coming up Game of Thrones
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I always have a book on the go - reading Eat, Pray, Love just now.