GPs need a
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we KNOW our bodies! My periods came and went for 2-3 days and then disappeared. Some ladies have heavy periods which your GP can prescribe treatment for! Blood tests are reliably un-reliable
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as the hormones are all over the place.
Maybe make a list of your symptoms, food/mood/symptom diary? That will chart how you are.
Have you gained weight? As oestrogen levels drop off so muscles may become lax = aches and pains or loss of muscle tone. My apron dropped suddenly so that I look fatter by the end of the day
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. Laying down I look flatter
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As oestrogen levels drop off so the body becomes dry: inside and out
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. Have a browse round and make notes. The pains can be eased by over the counter pain relief as necessary.
Read my thread: "My Chin!" ;-). Read the threads about vaginal atrophy too!