Not sleeping 😴 menopausal moods i hope I can come with new job?

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I really need help any advice other experience s out there welcome please?

Last night 🌙 I was tossing and turning, hot and cold it's been going on sometime now, I need to control. I don't know how to cope with this but , plus I feel like a nervous wreck, snapping getting annoyed at sstupid thjnggs , last night I lost it couldn't log in internet to top up sons Dinner Money!. Goodness I've just signed a full time contract! I won't be performing to my best with this sleep deprivation! That's making me even more anxious.
Plus I've got 2 teenage boys, I'm so proud of them, they need my support to and obviously they're going have to come home to an empty house.

Dr is last resort for me, I don't want HRT really not sure about side effects.

HRT is a lifesaver and it is very safe. The old belief that it might cause cancer is simply not true. Talk to your gp. There is no reason in the world to suffer like this.

Please go and see your gp. I'm not at hrt stage yet but was having lost of symptoms the same as you. I now take a low dose of Fluoxetine which has made a huge difference.

My hot flushes are a definite food reaction. As such they are almost entirely in my own control.

If you want to look at this, you need a dietitian trained in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Allergy Unit elimination diet. Look here for information. UK Food Intolerance Group for Parents / www.facebook.com/groups/380347182034474/.

However, one way I manage it at night if I am woken is I pull my nightie right up and I have a spare pillow off the bed so it's cool and I wrap myself (torso and chest) around it. The cool is a blessed relief so if I do wake, I am rarely awake for long.

BBC has had the menopause on their Breakfast programme and news bulletins this week. You're not alone, if you can have a look on catch up you might find some useful information. An interesting point was keeping family aware of how this is disrupting your equilibrium.

The advice was to ask for an appointment with a GP who specialised in menopausal problems. So good luck with getting help and I hope the job goes well.

Hi all
Lovely suggestions thanks so much, sending calming thought waves out i hope.

First thing Monday I'm ringing GP.

Also I've started on Holland and Barrett s black cohort herbal remedy supposed to help with hotflushes. (I might try Fluoxetine too)

I'm unfortunately not on FB so not sure at the moment about diet link Sandgroper but thanks.

Definitely catching up with gmtv too sounds great. Yes I'm gonna offload this stress into other half! My partner takes me for granted I've always put up and got in with it! (Never get over the morning I miscarried and he got up and went to work) why I'm still here ? Well that's s whole new chat thread!

Why not HRT. Which side effects are you worried about? The side effects of the menopause were worse than hrt possibility side effects for me.

Menopace tablets (check out the glowing reviews on Amazon) are genuinely brilliant. I felt better almost immediately.

(They're just multivitamins with other stuff. Natural. But honestly, they work miracles.)

Boots Menolieve really helped me, along with following a low carb diet. Also reducing caffeine and alcohol can help.

I can't take HRT (my mum died from advanced breast cancer, so it's not recommended for me), so I can't comment on any likely side effects - but I'd always rather try a more natural intervention if I can.

My GP also recommended trying black cohosh (which I think is in Menolieve). perhaps give that a go first, and if that doesn't work, go and see your GP.

Hi biwi
Thank you for your reply I've already started on menopace and black cohosh now, probably similar I hope to boots product.(bu I will keep it in mind maybe trial later)
I'm sorry about your poor mum, I actually know my grandma(although my mum is OK touch wood) had the same thing so it makes me more worried about hrt too.

Try this link. www.fedup.com.au/factsheets/symptom-factsheets/womens-health-a-diet#menopausal

The fb page is for UK followers if you wish to take it further.

Hi OP, I don’t have any advice but I just wanted to say I know just how you’re feeling. I’ve been offered a FT job and it’s triggered anxiety that’s been bubbling away for a while now. I’m perimenopausal and I definitely think this contributes to anxiety. I’ve had CBT which didn’t really help much and my GP’s only answer is to put me on citalopran and beta blockers which I really don’t want to take. I didn’t sleep a wink Sunday night and had to go to work yesterday. I know it’s ridiculous but I’m worried that I won’t be there for my daughter. Having said that I worked full time for about 6 weeks on a short term contract last year and I felt the same and it turned out fine. I think there’s a good chance that you will find it’s not as bad as you think. Good luck :)

Hi. I’m finding black cohosh and Angus cactus really good for peri. My mood swings and sleep seem much better.
Don’t discount HRT - I know lots of people swear by it.

Can highly recommend black cohosh, it got rid of my flushes.

Best of 🤞 luck job sounds fantastic

I had practically every menopausal symptom going, tried every non-hrt treatment going nothing worked.

5 days on the lowest dose HRT tablet and I felt normal again. Was a revelation and I just regret the 18 months of hell I experienced prior to it. Every 6 months or so I drop the dose to see if I still need them. I do. The symptoms come flooding back within a few days then go when I resume.

Don't underestimate the menopause. For some it is truly life changing, HRT lets me function again. Better than suffering.

Hi unusual thanks for sharing your experience
You're doing great, but I don't know how? you must be doing the Swan thing, looking smooth on the surface?
I'm off to Dr at 5pm today see what she recommends me.

I'm definitely anxious got 2 weeks before I start contract (12mths) and I'm planning wardrobe, must dress smart got my suits lined up! I caent wear tights especially if hot, fake tan job I think.
Oh well ive got week to chill in Turkish hot sun tomorrow!

I'm not on HRT as couldn't get on with the Progesterone.

I'm on low dose Fluoxetine for the symptoms (hot flushes etc).

I use This Works pillow spray and Badger sleep balm.

And the thing that helps me the most with sleep is I get B12 injections.

Also a hand held USB fan is your greatest friend for hot flushes.

Thanks Bilkg
I'll have a go at the pillow spray
Off to see Dr later today, I'll ask about fluexetone & b 12 injection 💉

I can't take HRT due to family history of womb cancer so I've been taking sage supplements from Holland and Barrett. Recommended to me by the Well Woman Clinic.
Have really helped me. I'm always boiling and restless at night