Menopause Matters Forum
General Discussion => New Members => Topic started by: Carlie Reval on March 06, 2015, 01:11:07 PM
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Hello, I'm into my (peri?)menopause and 45 years old. I'm finding the brain fog not nice and feel generally under the weather a lot of the time. Anyone else out there similar? Any pearls of wisdom? Help!
Carlie
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Not many pearls of wisdom yet Carlie and am new to the forum too. Just entered my own intro. Brain fog and generally feeling like a pile of poo I'm very familiar with. Still working on 'fixing' the issue to the best of my ability. Going up against a brick wall of stubborness in the healthcare field. Still seeking...but it does help to know how many others' are experiencing or have experienced the same.
Tara
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Thanks for replying Tara, that made me feel better already! Yes I do feel like a pile of poo unfortunately, like you! And my brain has turned to porridge. Where are those words? Why have I walked in here? Forgetting appointments, achh! And (I realise I'm getting into this moan) I feel like I've got a hangover and the latest new thing is leg ache! And I won't even mention the bleeding......
Why does my reproductive system have to make such a big song and dance about everything?!
Thank you for reading my rant!
Bless you!
Carlie
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Thank you Sparkle, is a real encouragement. I must say I genuinely understand the dementia worries. I've even had a preliminary dementia test at my GPs - which went OK except for altering the time of the clock, which was one of the tasks. Blood tests suggest I am well into hormonal change, and other symptoms do also. The emotional ups and downs are a bit of a trial! But porridge brain is the worst......
Carlie
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Meno-brain is familiar to many here ::) ……… we have threads somewhere, if only I could remember where ;)
As for 'there's a strange woman in my house' ………… even now I can't remember where've I've parked my car :(
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Hi Carlie Reval
:welcomemm:
Hurdity x
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Hello Newbies!!!
I'm a newly diagnosed 43 year old and have all the delightful symptoms of brain fog and feeling like poo as well.
I started on Evorel Sequi patches a fortnight or so ago and although I got on ok initially, the switch to the Conti patches of the cycle has left me feeling very agitated, very depressed and just...awful.
I blame the patches but it could, I suppose, just be part of this terrible hormonal affliction...or a recurrence of previous depression. I don't know but I'm feeling as miserable as sin today. Really fed up. Bloody hormones!!
Anyway, welcome and I hope I haven't put you both off.xx :-*
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Hello Moomcat,
I'm sorry you feel so miserable and I can only say, ohmygoodness I know where you are coming from. Hormones are powerful things aren't they. I feel I was bumbling along in life and then someone handed me a set of intense emotions to deal with. Yuck. Hang on in there meno-sister xx Carlie
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Hey Carlie,
Yes, it's a bit of a nightmare isn't it?
I was doing ok with my HRT at first but since changing to the progesterone there's been a total transformation and I'm feeling horrendous.
I've come off them early and gone back on the eostrogen because I feel so awful and I can't go on like this. It was maybe the wrong thing to do but I couldn't think of anything else to do.
Got a GP appointment on Wednesday so hopefully something will get sorted out. I don't have time for this nonsense!!
Going to go for a nap now...sleeping seems to be the only thing I can cope with at the moment.xxx
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I was doing ok with my HRT at first but since changing to the progesterone there's been a total transformation and I'm feeling horrendous.
Both Sequi and Conti are progestogen and not progesterone - they are synthetic hormone, whereas progesterone is a natural one. Utrogestan is progesterone - progesterone is biologically identical to the hormone your own body has produced through the last few decades. It may be worth discussing this with your doc?
GG x
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Hi GeordieGirl,
Thank you for correcting me with that one, I clearly have a lot to learn!!
I knew it was progest-something so assumed progesterone...
I'll be discussing it with my GP on Wednesday as Utrogestan has already been mentioned to me by another lovely lady as has Femostan/sten...I'm not doing very well with names, am I?
I looked up progesterone sensitivity last night and the symptoms could have been written by me...I've always had horrendous PMT as well so I didn't manage with my own production either.
Thought about long cycle oestrogen (is that a thing?) too but I don't know if it would be suitable for early meno/peri-meno.
There's so much to learn, do and think about. All I want is to be able to cope with my life, thank you very much!!
Anyway, thanks again GG. :)
M.xx
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Hi Carly
Im new to all this too and had menopausal symptoms for past 3 years but only just started hrt. I have just turned 40. I have terrible brain fog and too thought i was going a bit doo lally! and really lethargic.
Just picking up on the progestogen and progesterone does anyone know which one is in elleste duet 1 mg? as i am on my first month of this.x
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Lots of ladies suffer during the latter part of the treatment i.e. the progester???? part ……..
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Hello, CLKD :)
I've had my HRT changed to Femoston 1/10 now but I'm still concerned about the dydrogesterone part. I felt so awful on the Evorel Conti that it's put me right off and I'm scared to take it.
I can't face feeling that bad again. I've also got another uni essay due in on Monday and I can't take the risk of a mood slump which will impact on my performance. My oestrogen dosage finishes on Thursday so I'm thinking I'll bung an Evorel patch on until my work's sent away ...probably not the wisest thing to do but I can't think of anything else.
I failed my last essay due to brain fog and general hormonal madness and I can't have that happening again. My tutor has been really understanding but there's only so much she can do with regards to my academic performance.
Why couldn't this have happened during the holidays, lol??!!
MC.xx
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Hi moomcat. I think we're at the same stage of this drama as are puffin, briony, and several others on here that ive been reading about. So much helpful information and ladies who've been there ( or are there).
I found brain fog extremely terrible as well and it was so often accompanied by headache. Awful. Started hrt a few months ago. Used no progesterone at all in the first month as I wanted to see how the progesterone component affected me in the second month.
I will say I'm not a fan so far of the progesterone component but honestly cannot tell you if I feel worse in the second half of the cycle because of progestetone or because that's when your estrogen takes a major nosedive, in those of us still cycling.
Im Feeling pretty good on the first couple weeks of the cycle now on the hrt but those were my better weeks anyways. I think your probably ok to 'delay' progesterone for some days for your schooling but I wouldn't make it a habit without doctor supervision :)
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Hi all
I get this horrible brain fog as well and it definitely gets worse at certain points of my cycle. I have days where I am convinced that when I open my mouth, the only thing that will come out is gibberish (although some may say that's not that different to normal ;) ). I pick up the phone at work feeling like I don't know what will come out of my mouth and feel generally like my mind is just not functioning properly. Then it passes and is impossible to imagine. I do sympathise with everyone else going through this - thank goodness there are others on here who can reassure us we are still normal!
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We have a thread about that here somewhere ::)
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Hi Dogdoc,
I've been getting headaches as well and the nonsense that comes out of my mouth sometimes...I make myself cringe!! I've a few posts in the "doing silly things" thread!!
I had to give a presentation a few weeks ago with some classmates and made a real mess of it...I just stood there stuttering and sweating and felt like just crumpling onto the floor and crying. I can look back on it now and laugh but at the time it was awful...
The progesterone part of HRT just seems to knock me for six and although I know I need to give myself time to adjust to the HRT the timing couldn't be worse (not that's it's ever good). Delaying things is the only answer I can come up with, I don't have time to faff about with meds just now so I'll just dope myself up with oestrogen for a few more days...there's no way I'm failing another essay.
When I'm work free I'll start on my progesterone (after locking myself in a bunker with a supply of chocolate and tea) and I can be as mood swingy and miserable as I like!!
I'm glad I've got the luxury of not having to deal with people at times...
MC.xx