Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum. I'm 50 and perimenopausal. I started on patches about 9 months ago as I was experiencing awful emotional swings (rage, irritation, crying) as well as flooding and day and night sweats.
However, about a month ago I began to feel worse - extreme fatigue, anxiety, teary and a feeling of being overwhelmed by it all. I have now started Elleste Duet 2mg. The fatigue has eased and anxiety and palpitations are being treated with
acupuncture (I was originally going to treat chronic sinusitis!) as I didn't want to rely on diazipam and this has helped enormously.
But! The hot flushes and night sweats have worsened and I now feel sick too. I have started a supplement called Menohop for the sweating. Has anyone else tried these?
I feel very alone in trying to work out how to ease my symptoms and overwhelmed that these could continue for years. Every day seems to present any combination of physical or emotional symptoms to deal with. I'm suffering hair loss too and lack of sleep due to night sweats. Also no sex drive and a general lack of motivation. I know I have to just take it a day at a time and look after myself. I don't drink and eat healthily and take regular exercise. I just feel it has taken over my life!