I am 51. Last very light period in January this year. 2 stone overweight. Insane hot flushes every.single.day. Embarrasing 'brain fog' which is a handicap when applying for a job.
Finally went to the GP to ask about HRT which turns out may not be an option for me as my father had a heart condition, as did an uncle and my grandfather. My maternal grandmother died of a stroke.
Dr suggested a blood test to see if I had gone through the menopause. This came back as positive but also highlighted high levels of something with my liver. 2nd blood test requested which was a bit better but showed high levels of alcohol consumption. So no drinking at all, no HRT, no homeopathic menopause stuff ... NOTHING !!!!!!
I am sweating buckets every single night, I wake at 3 am for at least a couple of hours, insomnia big time, tired in the daytime.
Went for my smear today and jumped on the scales and couldn't believe it when I had not lost one single pound ... so I gave up drinking and still didn't lose weight.
The worst of it is that I drank about 2 glasses of wine on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening and have done for about the last 7 years which I never thought of as excessive.
I know there is nothing else to do but ride this out but I just wanted to vent to others who may just understand this.
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Menopause
Fat, Flushed and Fed Up
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Pominoz1 · 06/09/2016 21:37
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