Hi everyone, first time poster, be gentle with me.
My story is, I had some pretty extreme symptoms during my menopause but, due to having high blood pressure, was told that HRT wasn't an option for me. It was a miserable period of my life but I came out the other side and life was good.
Fast forward to now, 5 years on, and after 2 doses of antibiotics for a chest infection, I seem to be experiencing what appear to be all the horrible meno symptoms again (and some).
I have felt so ill for the last 10 weeks, sickness, loss of appetite, weak, feel disconnected, insomnia, night sweats and very low mood.
This forum was my saviour when I went through my original menopause so my question is, has anyone else had something similar? Having trawled through loads of old posts I came across some written by Dotty, who, unless I am mistaken, had something similar. My symptoms are improving but I still feel a long way off being my old self. Instead of enjoying my life, I struggle to get through each day and I feel like I have had my batteries removed.
I have an appointment at Prof Studd's clinic on Wednesday, in the hope that they will provide me with some answers. So confused with the whole thing. Can't decide whether my issue is post viral or hormonal.
Thanks for listening xx