Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Primrose on December 09, 2023, 07:41:21 AM
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Good Morning Everyone,
Please could you all talk to me about brain fog and doing crazy things.
I have been using Sequi patches for about 3 years and things have improved but of late I am so upset about:
Joint pain, wrists, elbows, hips, knees. Some days I hobble like an old woman.
Itchy itchy ITCHY again.
And brain fog. I feel like I am not in my own head. Dizzy at times, can't remember what I was about to do. Two days ago I ran a bath and hadn't put the plug in!
I am awake at 4am daily, I am utterly exhausted.
I struggle to multi-task like I used to be able to. I am so done with feeling this way.
The anxiety it provokes is off the scale with thoughts of dementia running riot.
I have been trying to help myself, no caffeine, no alcohol, going to the gym twice a week.
I just want to feel present!
Would welcome some thoughts...
Thank you
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It sounds like you need more oestrogen so you could move to an oestrogen only patch or gel with a separate progesterone ( Utrogestan ).
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"When does this end?".....the million dollar question no one can answer.
I feel your pain.
I can only offer a supportive hug. Xxxxx
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Morning. It's probably a drop in oestrogen levels. U could try adding a gel to the current regime.
A lack of oestrogen may make the body dry: inside and out; skin, vagina, deep in the ears, nostrils, eyes ...... as well as causing laxity of muscles = aches and pains. I find that making lists helps get through the essentials each day.
Unlikely to be dementia, more like the upheaval of hormonal changes.
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Thank you so much for replying. I really appreciate it :)