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HRT - how am I old enough?

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harveythehorse · 21/10/2025 05:22

I freely admit it's my vanity talking, but I have a phone appointment with the GP today which has been booked in for 5 weeks (first one they had apparently) to talk about HRT and I don't feel old enough to be here. I've been awake all night with insomnia, usually awake at 4/5am although had a 3.30am start on Friday which was SHIT.

I'm grumpy as a result and probably also because my hormones are WILD. But I'm 44 - is this normal?? I feel 26 at heart . . . and really don't think that 1981 was 44 years ago. How am I old enough for this to be a thing? I don't have any other symptoms really . . . please can someone tell me it's something else and my youth can be preserved. . .

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harveythehorse · 21/10/2025 05:49

Ihad2Strokes · 21/10/2025 05:40

Well it's all those birthdays you've had!! 🍾 🥂 🎂 💃🏼

we all'aga' differently.

the gel you rub into your body is suppised to be good. I was about to see my GP to get some as several friends had said how much it helped. But my. body had other ideas & I had a stroke.instead 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️ Now I can't have any HRT. .

get the HRT & enjoy the new lease on life. Make ggd must if every day. You don't know what's around the corner xx

I'll look into that - thank you. I say I have no symptoms but I keep jumbling up my words and it's driving me mad. Husband finds it hilarious but I am mortified by it.

I'm so sorry to hear you had a stroke - hope you're doing well now xx

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Highlighta · 21/10/2025 05:47

It is something that I needed to digest too OP.

The corker for me is when I went to the gynae and had an ultrasound and he said, it's now or never if you want another baby. I really didn't want or even considered having another baby, but the point was that my eggs were depleted and I was a bit offended that my body was no longer offering that service.

You will feel better after starting hrt if it is offered to you, but it is a bit of a rude awakening that you are now entering a new phase in life.

Ihad2Strokes · 21/10/2025 05:40

Well it's all those birthdays you've had!! 🍾 🥂 🎂 💃🏼

we all'aga' differently.

the gel you rub into your body is suppised to be good. I was about to see my GP to get some as several friends had said how much it helped. But my. body had other ideas & I had a stroke.instead 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️ Now I can't have any HRT. .

get the HRT & enjoy the new lease on life. Make ggd must if every day. You don't know what's around the corner xx

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harveythehorse · 21/10/2025 05:35

borntobequiet · 21/10/2025 05:32

Don’t be silly. You’re perimenopausal (probably). Try the HRT and you may feel much better, plus it should have lasting health benefits. You’re fortunate to be offered it without a fuss, some women really have to struggle.

I haven't actually been offered it yet and I have a feeling I'll be told I don't need it. But another night of appalling sleep makes me feel otherwise . . .

If men struggled with this, there'd have been a straightforward solution developed years ago.

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borntobequiet · 21/10/2025 05:32

Don’t be silly. You’re perimenopausal (probably). Try the HRT and you may feel much better, plus it should have lasting health benefits. You’re fortunate to be offered it without a fuss, some women really have to struggle.