Missing mojo, anyone found it?

[KittenKong]

Absolutely not me right now. Pretty sure it’s menopause.

I’m just exhausted, tearful, stressed and anxious. And my memory - I had to check my calendar to check what year it was today (saw 2011 on something and really couldn’t remember the year!).

I’ve had some health issues (nothing major but which I have been told are exacerbated by stress!).

Work is a nightmare (flipping micro micro manager who is an absolute nightmare - I can’t even read an email from them without my heart pounding and going into a panic). It feels like I can’t do my job, that everything thing I do is being judged negatively.

For gods sake I used to manage teams, and absolutely loved rolling up my sleeves with a good problem to solve! I just feel timid now.

I’m not me! I can’t find much joy in things and that god my family are amazing.

I’m in such a flap I can’t even think straight! I am usually the one that people come to with their problems, but I can’t even sort myself out.

argh. What to do?

moan moan moan (sorry)

HRT? I know it's not the answer to everything but getting the dose right helps a bit. It certainly helped a lot with my anxiety and stress.

Try to find a sympathetic GP to speak to.

Hi, I totally get where you are coming form. I feel the same way too quite often. I have started a supplement that seems to have helped but that could just be in my mind.

I'm looking to go onto HRT soon as I can't keep living like this so have to take some action

Yeah I’m the same. And I’ve been on HRT for 5 years now. No difference to my moods etc. I sleep better and have physical benefits from it but mentally I’m still the same old crabby woman. (I’m not “old” either, I’m 42 and have been in early menopause since 37 due to medical issues so it’s definitely a menopausal thing).

I’ve been crabbit since childhood! It’s just the exhaustion, lack of focus, memory loss, anxiety, panic, absolute apathy, lack of joy… I feel old and just past it (everything)