Tell me how HRT will change my lift (or at least how it changed yours!)

[Theogpinkponyclub]

I am almost 45 and mostly an emotional, anxious and motivational mess.

I was a completely different person until mid 30’s and then something hormonally changed in me and everything went down hill, I put on weight, I lost any zest for life, my anxiety hit the roof, I started drinking more and became for a while, quite agoraphobic. The less I made an effort to go out and speak to people (outside the realms of being a mum) the less confident I became and I felt for a while pretty worthless.

I would like to to say in the last 18 months I’ve made some changes for the better, I got a job, which pushes me out of my comfort zone every day and is really challenging me, I’ve started to take an interest in my appearance again and have enjoyed adding to my wardrobe, make up bag and skin collection and I do feel like I’m less of a doormat, or at least not as passive in things that I think aren’t good for me but I have so much further to go and still feel very burnt out, overly whelmed, anxious with very low motivation most days.

I almost started this thread with do I need, anti depressants, Mounjaro or HRT but I hand seen so many people of around my age that I have had such a success with HRT that I’m wondering if could be what I need.

Please tell me any positive stories of how it changed your life and if you think it could make a difference to mine.

I started HRT due to feeling constantly exhausted, brain fog, achy, insomnia, night sweats. Heavy three weekly periods.

im on Evorel conti, and 50 it hasn’t been a miracle cure for me but-

the night sweats stopped
insomnia improved
less exhausted/brain fog
periods are less frequent/heavy

the only thing I’ve gained is a couple days around my period I am raging.

themain thing I wanted to work was the aches and pains but sadly I think it’s arthritis

My only pre-menopause symptom at 55 was being woken up by hot flushes hourly post-midnight. I never sweated or went red. Never any symptoms in the daytime.

I went on HRT and it all went away. My GP advised HRT "holidays" to see if I still needed it. After 18 months, I didn't. No other symptoms and menopause at 56.

I can see I got away very lightly compared with so many who have posted here.

I should say the life-transforming aspect was being able to be an OK teacher because I wasn't being woken up every hour on the hour.

I was really hopeful there might be a few with anxiety and sluggishness and lack lack of list for life that might pop up and tell me it’s the best thing I could do.

I went on hrt a few years ago now. I was sleeping badly, waking in the night, anxiety was brutal and my moods were ridiculous. The aches and pains made me feel
like an old woman.

Sleep improved almost immediately, aches and pains disappeared and I’ve run two marathons since so I must have some lust for life. Anxiety has lessened but the best thing for that was adhd meds.