Yes I understand that but I struggle to find much about alternatives and healthy lifestyles.maybe that's a different type of forum..maybe a different outlook.maybe I'm trying to justify to myself why I don't use hrt..yet :)I've just noticed that posts about herbal aids,vitamins exercise etc are sometimes met with a negativity that hrt doesn't get.I do enjoy your posts duchess by the way ![Smiley :)](https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/forum/Smileys/extended/smiley.gif)
I can see what you're getting at and always try to qualify what I write with an 'I appreciate it's a personal choice' kind of comment. Trouble is, it's such a sensitive issue that sometimes you can write something, trying to be helpful, and not realise how you have come across.
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I think one of the reasons some of us on here, especially the younger ones (for whom the hrt risk is much lower) are less positive about alternative techniques is that we've spent so much time and money on them with so little improvement. It particularly frustrates me when people suggest exercise as a way of coping, as for some of us, we've had to
give up exercising because of our symptoms.
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I spent not far off £500 on physio and osteo appointments in a desperate hope it would cure things,ditto pilates, expensive herbal remedies and high dose vitamin d on a private prescription. I did all of this in the desperate hope it would mean I wouldn't have to succumb to hrt or the pill - I literally trawled the internet looking for the next remedy or a genuine example of how someone my age with similar symptoms had had great success from a natural remedy.
Unfortunately, I didn't find it.
- What I did find instead was this site and people who understood my situation and eased my 'guilt' about tasking hrt; finding a lovely, level headed GP who helped me get things in perspective and make an informed choice about my medication was the icing on the cake.
Whatever route you decide to take, natural or otherwise, I hope you find a solution that works for you. Perhaps the
only thing we can all agree on in this thread is the fact that hormones can be damned horrid!