Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[paisley]

Does anyone wonder why they feel much worse sometimes & not others. I started going through the menopause 12 years ago & then had a full hysterectomy 10 years ago. I have tried every HRT combination going & it’s never really done much good. But throughout that time there is one thing I’ve learned & that is STRESS can make everything a lot lot worse. When I look back on all those years the times I have felt particularly bad have been after very stressful events. 2 weeks ago I had 3 major stresses happen all in one week plus the ongoing COVID. This has literally floored me for about a week. The reason we feel a whole lot worse during stressful events is because our oestrogen lowers with stress. So the oestrogen only HRT I take I can just about manage on normal days but add in the stresses & the HRT goes to help our bodies in other ways first & when it has done that there isn’t any left over to help with the menopausal problems we get. The only thing we can do is to try & do things to de stress every day so that hopefully our bodies can deal with stresses better & not use our valuable HRT or what little natural hormones we’ve got up

[Postmeno3]

Yes, during and post menopause what oestrogen there is moves from the ovaries to the adrenal glands. Say no more!

[CherrySG]

I have learned something new today. This site is an education. Had no idea stress affected oestrogen.
Maybe that's why I have fewer menopause issues when on ADs - because stress levels are lower, thus conserving the little bit of oestrogen I have left?

[Patchsmama]

So when, like me, you've had a surgical menopause does this still apply?  I really feel like I don't have a clue - I have been a very stressy person since my operation 6 years ago, does this mean hormones can still be up and down?