Is there any way in which the menopause CAN'T make you feel like shit?

[FatherFintanFay]

The latest thing that's happened to me is terrible indigestion that can be brought on just by drinking sodding water. I've read that the drop in hormones can also reduce the amount of bile you produce, so it's harder and takes longer to digest anything. I'm not even going to go into the constipation, suffice to say it's very distressing to someone who was once well-known for having to have a 2pm poo every day.

Does anyone else have rubbish menopause symptoms that they never expected?

@Craftycorvid I wish that had happened to me, my 36J norms just seem to be expanding

Obviously this won't work for the many women here who can't take HRT for medical reasons but for me it's been an absolute game changer.

Hot flushes, night sweats, insomnia, disturbed sleep, brain fog, low mood, general overwhelming sense of can't-be-arsed-ness, all fixed within a matter of weeks.

BarbaraStrozzi have you posted under another name as I cannot see your earlier post? I want to read your advice!

"Obviously this won't work for the many women here who can't take HRT for medical reasons flowers but for me it's been an absolute game changer.

Hot flushes, night sweats, insomnia, disturbed sleep, brain fog, low mood, general overwhelming sense of can't-be-arsed-ness, all fixed within a matter of weeks."

kalms have helped me with the anxiety - I don't take them often, it's like being stoned. Which is sometimes exactly what's needed.

now in better shape than ever by eating 2 meals a day and leaving a 16/hour window before eating again.

I read that as 'leaving by a 16th floor window'

I thought blimey I'll try anything but that sounds drastic!