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I hate being 50 and then I remember...

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BooseysMom · 09/04/2023 14:25

I'm 50 fuckin' one !! 🙄😂

Anyone else feelin' the 50's pain? Menopausal aching, mood swings and other tortures which can only be solved with wine.. but then wine becomes your enemy..aagghh!! 😫

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MuseumGardens · 09/04/2023 16:44

I remember getting a card with 50 on it and it shocking me that that was my age. I'm more used to it now

JustMyLuckItsHappened · 09/04/2023 16:51

I'm feeling old at 37, no hope for me is there?!

DustyLee123 · 09/04/2023 16:57

Fiftyisthenewsixty · 09/04/2023 16:11

Which supplements for aching joints do you suggest?

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Nutravita Omega 3 2000mg fish oil. It’s taken mine away.

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Fiftyisthenewsixty · 09/04/2023 18:07

Thank you for the birthday wishes! Just celebrating with a family lunch, good company, good wine and good food! I'll give up the wine next week.😂

Chewbecca · 09/04/2023 18:10

@stupidsocialmedia

Have you considered HRT? I was prescribed patches by my GP, but I cannot take them till a year after the last MP. I cannot get hold of him to tell him this, so suffering on for now.

Why do you need to wait?

Chewbecca · 09/04/2023 18:11

One good thing about being 50 is the increased feeling of being able to do exactly what you want.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 09/04/2023 18:25

I'm 52. It's ok! My 50th birthday was a complete non-event due to lockdown. One of my best friends died when we were 47. 52 is looking pretty good in comparison.

WillowtreeHouse · 09/04/2023 18:34

DustyLee123 · 09/04/2023 15:53

Ditch the wine and get on some good quality supplements. You dont need to put up with the aches.

@DustyLee123 can you recommend some decent supplements please? I have osteoarthritis in my hips, knees and feet and my GP couldn't be any less interested. The aches and pains are just depressing. (I'm 56).

stupidsocialmedia · 09/04/2023 19:14

@Chewbecca It was due to what he prescribed, there are two different ones, the one he prescribed was if you'd been without a period for 18 months, or 12 months over 50. The pharmacist said not to take and get the other one (Sequi or something). This was last year, when I still had regular periods, I've emailed and called, but nothing.

Pardree · 09/04/2023 19:30

I find it weird to think in some ways I'm lucky to be here, but then you could be here another 50 years.

Tanfastic · 09/04/2023 19:38

Turned 50 recently, can't believe it, the last decade has flown. I'm really not liking being this age but what can I do? Just have to suck it up and hope I live till 60 Confused. in the throes of perimenopause, seventh year now and still no sign of my periods fucking off. My best friend died recently aged 54 so I'm feeling pretty down anyway so hopefully I'll feel better about it soon. I know I should be grateful to be here.

WateryDoom · 09/04/2023 19:40

I didn't mind being 50 as much as I thought I would, but I'm now 56 and I suddenly feel really old. I've put lots of weight on with menopause and I just feel exhausted a lot of the time. It's a bit shit.

CordyLines · 09/04/2023 19:45

Rejoice if you reach your fifties, because you will have gone through "Sniper's Alley". This is the period between late forties early fifties where illness often strikes. The theory is that if you get through that, you will be fine going forward.

Look up "Health Sniper's Alley" or a combo of those words.

I got through it, not without its health struggles. Today I am 65 and have the energy of a fifty five year old, no arthritis, no joint pain, no high cholesterol blood pressure or diabetes etc. I did nothing special really and once menopause (wicked thing) was out of the way I blossomed. Do not despair my friends!

Getting older is a privilege not granted to everyone. Make the most of it while you can.

JustDanceAddict · 09/04/2023 19:46

I’m with you there & closer to 52 now! I sort of can’t believe I’m here but then I’m glad I am if that makes sense.
I think it just the thought that it’s only 18 years til I’m 70 and that’s less time than it’s been since I had DCs 😬
The menopause can piss right off though, periods all over the shop & my mental and physical health are suffering too.

ThoseDamnCrows · 09/04/2023 19:47

For aching joints and/or restless legs try magnesium

weegiemum · 09/04/2023 19:47

I'm 52, on hrt (my periods stopped 3 years ago) and am enjoying the fact that I no longer give a fuck.

Dc are all almost grown (youngest is 19), dh seems content enough, we're really enjoying having more free time together though he doesn't like his job much, and I'm retraining as a counsellor after a career in teaching. I'm going to be 67 by the time I get my state pension so I might as well do something interesting until then.

Taking note of supplements though - my knees are no longer my friends, especially first thing in the morning!!

Gingerwarthog · 09/04/2023 20:01

Sending love and hugs to you @Silkierabbit.
HRT patches, swimming, running club, good books, family and two fabulous cats keep me sane at 50 plus!

scoobydoo1971 · 09/04/2023 20:12

51 here. Dealing with hot flushes, and cannot take HRT due to medical diagnoses and family history. 19 medical conditions have been diagnosed so far (mostly rare serious genetic stuff that causes all sorts of joint, vascular and neuropathic pain). I had a very bad accident in lockdown and subsequent surgery that went wrong has left me with life-long inoperable disability and agonising neuropathy. I am on fire and no pain relief ever works. On top of recent family bereavement, a child with autism and another going through the teen year drama...some days the highlight is climbing into bed at night.

Thisgirlcan21 · 09/04/2023 20:16

I’m 40’s and realised I had forgotten how old I was! Plus I’d told a few people my younger number! Depressing isn’t it! 😂

maddy68 · 09/04/2023 20:17

I'm. 55 I feel great. Feel like my life is together menopause under control, don't give a shit what people say or think about me

Samsonsmum · 09/04/2023 20:22

Wait till you are 73. You will wish with all your heart you were 50 again

DeadbeatYoda · 09/04/2023 20:23

Sunnysunbun · 09/04/2023 14:46

Yes but then I remember my two good friends who didn't make it to 50 and I suck it up and feel thankful. X

This, entirely this. I'm 48 and I lost one dear friend when she was just 43 and another when she was just 45. At this point, I'm just grateful to be here.

Silkierabbit · 09/04/2023 20:23

Thanks Ginger Sending love and hugs to you and the cats. Mr Floof is getting big now, 1.1 metres long of fluff and really helps. Went on a lovely trip to Azores to a spa hotel for my 50th as well with Porto on way back. Glad things are going well for you.

Runnerduck34 · 09/04/2023 20:32

I hear you, my face is drooping and I've got serious furrows on my forehead, I've just been googling botex, fillers🤣 Truth is I probably can't afford it but when i smile I now have creases on my cheeks. I'm 52 next week. Also getting aches and pains and need to find reading glasses to read anything- very frustrating.
I have a teen who is struggling, a mum with dementia and work full time.
But I lost a cousin who was a month older than me to breast cancer 5 years ago so I'm grateful that I'm alive!

unsync · 09/04/2023 20:55

I love my fifties. Got rid of abusive ex, went to Barbados with my bestie, finally got my head sorted - just need to lose some weight and get a bit fitter. Life is good.