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To think I might still be menopausal?

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ObelixtheGaul · 03/10/2024 14:21

I started menopause in my early 40s. I thought it was a bit on the young side but doctor said it wasn't a cause for concern. He discussed HRT with me, but I decided to see how it went.

Apart from hot flushes, I appeared to sail through. No big mood swings or anything. Got a bit hairier around the chin. No big, messy, difficult periods. Had my last trickle in 2016, aged 43. Put a bit of weight on round my middle.

Fast forward to today. Hot flashes have disappeared although my internal thermostat never really went back to normal (I still overheat at night, but nothing like before). BUT...I am now experiencing the brain-fog, the lack of motivation, some moodiness. The biggest change though is that I feel, well, old. I am still reasonably fit and healthy, I just don't feel like me anymore. If that makes sense. I recognise in me posts from some of you going through the menopause, but I thought I had done with that. Is it possible I haven't? Has anyone else had a similar experience?

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Devianinc · 21/06/2025 01:54

I think everyone’s menopause is their own experience. Everyone isn’t the same. We might have something’s are similar but they’re are own and it works on our own bodies timelines. No one else’s. It unique to each of us.

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ObelixtheGaul · 21/06/2025 07:23

NattyKnitter116 · 21/06/2025 01:44

How did you get on with all this in the end?
As far as I know, normally you'd go on cyclical HRT if you are in peri menopause (still having bleeds). Once you are post menopausal there is no need for a bleed although getting the oestrogen/progesterone balance right can take some time/trial and error as everyone reacts differently to different makes and types of hormone.

I think if I hadn’t had access to a very knowledgeable GP j would have possibly given up as due to adenomyosis and a proliferative uterine lining I was in a catch 22 of getting continual bleeding when I was on a high enough dose to feel well. The Mirena plus one extra progesterone sorted it out. The alternative for me is to have a hysterectomy and go on continual HRT but current regime seems to be helping (also take some testosterone but at lower than prescribed dose which still helps).

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Funnily enough, things sort of settled on their own. I haven't gone on HRT but am feeling much better than I was. I have made some changes to diet which has helped.

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NattyKnitter116 · 21/06/2025 11:16

ObelixtheGaul · 21/06/2025 07:23

Funnily enough, things sort of settled on their own. I haven't gone on HRT but am feeling much better than I was. I have made some changes to diet which has helped.

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That’s great news!

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