Hi Ladies.
I am returning 5 years after my first post when I was distraught at the start of my meno symptoms. My periods just stopped, flushes/sweats started 20mins day and night, I was tired, ratty, bad tempered, irrational, anxious, and feeling my life was coming to an end. Kids were growing up and I was facing an empty nest, with hubby who was only interested in the tv and old cars, and in a job id been in for 40 years which I could not face doing any longer. I was at rock bottom.
I logged on here and found the most amazing site, the most amazing friends and masses of unwavering support. It saved my life, I dont know where I would have been without it.
So What has happened to me in the past 5years?
I have wasted a fortune on alternative remedies, none of which really worked. Ive was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, which took 2 years to get controlled
. I was also diagnosed with coeliac disease a massive change to my lifestyle.
I continue to flush/sweat, fluoxetine helps but not much, Ive resigned myself that I will have them for life. Both my children have married and moved right away. My husband and I have found a hobby we both enjoy together as 1940s re eneactors ( shopping, dressing up and acting what a combo!!). I have studied a Masters degree course in counselling and hope to qualify in the next few weeks, at last I can see a 40yr career in the NHS coming to an end, I will soon be working for myself.
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I'm not a grandma yet....but who Knows,
but I am a bit to busy for that at the mo.
The best thing that has come out of this is the friends Ive made and stayed in contact with over they years from all across the country, Micki, Petal, Sparkly, Dreamer, Libby, and Angel, I have just come back from a weekend away having now met the last member Libby I have met them all, some of us now speak to each other several times a day via a private FB page, we support it each through lifes ups and downs, ( and there have been many of those)and will continue to do so for as long as we need to. I cant imagine my life with out my lovely loyal meno friends.
After meeting this weekend we decided it would be good for each of us to come back, to tell our own story, to tell you there is a brilliant life after the meno, and to say a BIG THANKYOU for the forum and to Dr Currie.
Oh And the hot flushes keep coming and going regular as clockwork, I've learnt to live with them, i still hate them, but they are not going to define me or control my wonderful life
Lots of love to you all who are starting out, in the middle, or like me, accepting this is the way it is