NoMore
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Well, here it is!  Clearly a woman's topic.
Lack of decent sleep is my biggest gripe. I can't drink anymore - neither alcohol nor caffeine of any kind - or I'm wide awake at 3am, staring at the ceiling. Or sneaking back downstairs to go online.
Gripe number two: SuperPlus is NOT enough!!!!
Somebody else jump in and keep this thread going. |
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BeeBee
Phoenix
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Location: Upper Midwest, USA
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| You know what I hate about premenopause? The crazy cycles...no more 28 days for me! One cycle maybe 15, next cycle 60. Makes it hard to plan. |
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computerwidow
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:52 am Post subject: |
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| Doctors had been telling me since I was 23 that I needed to have a hysterectomy. I was determined that I was not going to do it until I absolutely had to. So, in my 40s, I reached the premenopause stage, with irregular cycles and poor shedding of the uterine lining (the tissue built up and was painful) right during the time I needed to be helping my dad during treatment for his terminal cancer. It was the first time I regretted not having had the hysterectomy earlier, since I really needed to be there for my dad. After Dad died, I finally had the hysterectomy but kept my ovaries. I still seem to be producing enough hormones that I'm afraid I might have been dealing with irregular menstruation for a long time yet to come. Still I will have to deal with the hormonal changes -- not fun. |
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computerwidow
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I think this thread is kind of a probe to see if there is interest in discussing this kind of issue. And I think that perhaps the vast majority of participants at WrongPlanet are younger than the age at which we become concerned about this topic. If anyone is reading this thread and interested in more discussion but not sure just what to post, please at least post a "Yo!" so we can learn whether there is interest in this kind of discussion. |
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Postperson
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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Just post whatever you want.
I've had some symptoms a while ago, getting drenched with sweat in seconds (in a shop and people notice!), lotsa sleep problems (but I have them anyway). I started having a three day period about 10 years ago and it's still like that. I've never been great at recording timings so I'm not sure if the cycle length is changing. Lately I can't say I've had many symptoms.
Definitely having problems tolerating alcohol at all - I used to like a few quiet ones a couple of times a week, but I can't even cope with that now. So, since they decriminalised marijuana here last year, I bought some lights and grew my own this year. |
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vetivert
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:04 am Post subject: |
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am very interested in this topic, but find the whole fertility/menopause issue extremely difficult, on a personal level (for a variety of ghastly reasons), so not sure what to say. however, can recommend reading gernaine greer's "The Change", cos it's brilliant (i luuurve germaine), and can also recommend herbal stuff for alleviation of symptoms, although i ain't qualified, so you pays yer money and you takes yer choice  |
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Pandora
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:33 am Post subject: |
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I get quite bad PMS so am not looking forward to "the change". Hopefully, I've got a few years yet.
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computerwidow
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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| PMS has been less of a problem for me now that I'm older. I think that my estrogen got so high mid-cycle, and then dropped so low at PMS time, that my body was having trouble coping with the constant roller-coaster ride. Now I'm not making so much estrogen, and things are actually a little better. |
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NoMore
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I've been doing much better since I started progesterone cream twice a day. It stopped the night sweats completely, and evened out my moods. |
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Pandora
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:33 am Post subject: |
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I'm really scared of the whole idea of menopause but unfortunately will have to face it within the next 10 years.
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Beenthere
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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The insomnia hasn't been much of a bother since that's always been the norm for me anyways.
Giving up the coffee would probably help with that and the hot flashes, but it's not going to happen anytime soon.
I'm finding nothing is predictable anymore, and things that I normally would never say come blurting out at times now.
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Pandora
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:33 am Post subject: |
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It kind of annoys me when people say give up the coffee because having a couple of coffees a day is one of my enjoyments.
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calandale
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:44 am Post subject: |
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Since this topic predates the women's
forum, I'm moving it there.
Seems more appropriate. |
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Hamster
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:32 am Post subject: |
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I'm going through premenopausal hell right now....Night sweats (just my chest, for some reason), insomnia that rivals any I've suffered before, shaking hands, angry outbursts, weight gain (even though I watch what I eat and work out five or six days a week)...
And to think I have to go through this for another ten years or so...
I may start smoking crack. 
Kidding. But I have been drinking quite a lot of light beer lately.
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Beenthere
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | It kind of annoys me when people say give up the coffee because having a couple of coffees a day is one of my enjoyments. |
Notice that usually this advice is always given to you by people that don't "know" you.
People that know me usually tell me they don't think my coffee is a "problem".
I enjoy mine too....I go out in the morning on the porch with a cup of coffee and put a cat on my lap and the world is GOOD for 15-20 minutes...then I can face reality.
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