Hello
I'm 53 later this year and been having menopausal symptoms for about a year. Previous to that I had a Mirena Coil to help with painful periods but doubled as contraception as well. Had it removed because docs realised it had been in too long! Seven years we think but that also I'd had two blood tests which put me at post menopausal. They reckoned any effect the hormone in the coil would have been having would have stopped due to coil being in longer than five years and I was highly unlikely given blood test results to (a) have periods and (b) get pregnant. However, they were wrong! Thankfully only on the period front in that I've had about one every few months or so but not been too heavy or last too long. They treated this as a post menopausal bleed so had to have it investigated ie, scan, internal, biopsy - no fun at all but all came back negative which was very good news
So aside from the above I have hot flushes, don't think they are as bad as what I've read/heard about as they usually pass very quickly and I just suddenly feel hot but don't actually sweat or look hot. They do seem to be happening more often though.
But my main symptom is tiredness which often completely overtakes me
I work full time, currently five months into a new job which is giving me plenty of challenge and which I am loving but is very very busy so not always able to stick to 9 - 5 so this is obviously affecting my energy levels. I sometimes struggle to get to sleep 'cos I have so much whizzing round my head but more often than not by the weekend I can sleep in until lunchtime quite easily and then still sleep at night. Hence not much weekend left for anything else. However, work are very very supportive in that I can work flexibly ie, at home which means I gain 2 hours a day that I would have been travelling. I can't do this every day but we have agreed 2 days a week. They are also referring me to Occupational Health, not sure what they can do though? Am also going back to the docs tomorrow to see what else I can do to help this.
As for meds I am on tablets to reduce acid as I have a hiatius hernia, been on these for several years now and they're not working as well as they did but probably not helped by diet, weight etc. Also, on Citalopram which I've wanted to come off for a while but as menopause linked with depression they want me to stay on. I take nothing at all for tiredness/menopausal problems.
Any advice would be most welcome. In particular I am wondering whether having another coil would help reduce my symptoms? Not bothered about quarterly periods being stopped just the tiredness I need help with!
Also, had a few nosebleeds although the docs think that was a burst blood vessel and they have not happened now for almost a week.
Thanks all for reading apologies for very long first post!
Lady D
