Hi All,
I have just been given a link to this site by a friend - really hoping it wll be useful.
I am 51 and have been having menopausal symptoms for at least 6 years. When they got really bad, I went on HRT. First tablets, but I had bad headaches, then patches.
In 2003 I was diagnosed with a Brain Tumour, and had treatment in April 2004. Continued to take the HRT a doctors didn't want to change anything until BT was addressed. In September last year, bad headaches began again, and I was taken off HRT. Since then I have tried so many things to control the hot flushes and feelings of not being able to cope. Acupuncture didn't work for me. Sage tablets worked or a while, as did Red Clover and Black Cohosh. I am now taking Ayuda - natural HRT - and Oil of Evening Primrose tablets. Variable results. Hot flushes are intense and are affecting my work and homelife. I have to do Public Speaking and chair meetings as part of my job.
Recently I have also been diagnosed with low grade Diabetes, and have a Hiatus Hernia. Part of the treatment for my BT meant having all my teeth removed, and after the treatment I had a T.I.A. which is a mini stroke. I take aspirin to thin the blood.
So I am coping with dentures, which I do not tolerate well, reflux, Diabetes, hot flushes, joint pain and mild depression
I know that so many people are worse off than me, but I feel very down sometimes. I lead a very busy life, but feel old and tired at the moment. My job is quite stressfull, but I enjoy it. Some days though, I just want to hide from the world, and today is one of them. My mother is 89 and still gets hot flushes, and that makes me feel quite desperate. I wish I could find something that works for me longterm.
My GP has suggested that I go cold turkey, but will put me back on HRT if I really want to, but I can't make the decision. I am spending a fortune on natural remedies, which don't really seem to work. My OH is rightly fed up, and so am I.
Any advice greatly appreciated. Sorry if I sound like I'm moaning, but itis good to find a forum of like minded people
Mags xxx