Aging very fast

[SureFootedWhispher]

I have always looked about 10 years younger than my age but all of a sudden at 36 something happened.

My forehead is very lined, crinkley and dry looking and looks older than 36.

My hair now plaits into a plait the thickness of barely two fingers. And it's apperance and texture has changed.

My hands look very dry and old.

What can I do? It's like i've aged years within 6 months.

[MrsKoala]

And i need the guinness for the iron...it's practically a health drink

[WillPenn]

On the thyroid front, you say you've been told all bloods are normal by the doctor, but please don't just take their word for it. You might be sub-hypothyroid as someone else on here was and they will tell you all bloods are normal still.

Many doctors are very poorly informed about thyroid problems. I have an underactive thyroid and still felt terrible with medication despite all my readings being in the "normal" range. I eventually found a sympathetic doctor who agreed to up my dose, and I have now lost weight and feel substantially better. So get hold of the specific readings for TSH and T3 from your test, and ask what the "normal" range is according to them. If your TSH is towards the top of the normal range and your T3 towards the bottom, you may still have underactive thyroid - you "aging" symptoms certainly sound like classic underactive thyroid problems.

[Suzannewithaplan]

My resting pulse is 45 bpm, I need coffee to stop me from lapsing into a coma

[MrsKoala]

Oh me too. I drink guinness, so as bitter black gloop goes it's pretty much the worst .

[ChickenFajitaAndNachos]

I am happy to look a bit worse and drink coffee, I am the same with alcohol.

[MrsKoala]

I'm of the opposite opinion Suzanne - i fail to see how anyone could think that bitter black gloop which makes your pulse shoot up, could ever be anything but dreadful for your body.

[Suzannewithaplan]

I'm refuse to accept that coffee is bad, at least freshly made rather than freeze dried, it contains all sorts of beneficial phytochemicals I'm sure of it!

Sun and booze on the other hand are anathema to me.
I've always been careful about what I ate even in my 20's so it's not my personal experience that staying lean requires any more or less conscientiousness now than it did then.
I appreciate that others have different experiences in that regard.

I found rosehip oil quite irritating, same with jojoba, prefer coconut or olive thickened with beeswax.

[AlleyCat11]

I have the organic Rosehip oil, superstar. It's lovely. And it works!
Yeah you're right about weight, Suzanne. I just mean it's harder to keep it off. I can't get away with what I ate in my 20s...

[superstarheartbreaker]

I've started using organic rosehip oil at night instead of night cream. Recommended by Miranda Kerr and David Gandy. I do seem more glory. I am 36 and nervous. Have ordered retin a and use high factor.
But nothing will keep me away from sun, coffee or booze hence why I will endure the crows feet!

[ChickenFajitaAndNachos]

[MrsKoala]

Me, in the morning.

[MrsKoala]

i have a heavy fringe and always wear massive sunglasses.

Floisme - i'm not sure i'll look great, most mornings i look like St Bartholemew after the flaying :(

[ChickenFajitaAndNachos]

Massive sunglasses are even better.

[Floisme]

And ditch the contact lenses for specs. They are a great distraction from all kinds of horrors.

[ChickenFajitaAndNachos]

My top tip for a wrinkly forehead is to have a fringe cut.

[Suzannewithaplan]

36 a tipping point!!
good lord I still looked like a teenager at 36, infact I think I looked at my best in my early to mid 40's
I dont think putting on weight is a natural sign of aging, it's a natural sign of eating more and moving less

[Floisme]

MrsKoala I was 46 when my son started school - it was fine. In fact I remember noticing how haggard some of the younger mums looked and feeling quite good (and even a tiny bit smug). I bet you will look great!

[MrsKoala]

I think a lot of it for me is having children later. I remember mums at school and my mum (and have pictures of them) in their 20s with young children, and i am going to be in my 40s when DS is the same starting school age. To me i look like their nans compared to what mums looked like when i was young.

[Floisme]

I first got number 11s in my early twenties as did loads of women, including many celebs of the day. If you watch recordings of Abba, Agnetha Faltskog, the singer - who was really beautiful - had them. The difference was that, in those days, no-one gave them a second thought. In some ways I feel quite sorry for young women today but I also think - and I don't mean this unkindly - that some of your expectations are unrealistic. The first signs of ageing can kick in quite early but it doesn't mean you can't still look good. I like your phrase, Chickenfajitas about not trying to look young but like the best version of a yourself.

[ChickenFajitaAndNachos]

At 37 I got a looking after myself plan. I started using Clinique, got all dental work I needed doing done and have very regular dental hygienist appointments. I had my very long hair cut (I have since grown it back) but it was good to get rid of the old hair. I am 45 now and still do all these things but am really pleased I started them when I did. I'm not trying to look young but the best version of a myself as a middle aged woman. I also try not to touch or rub my face as I think it's really bad for wrinkles.

[AlleyCat11]

Deck, I noticed the first set of changes at 30. First lines, weight increase etc... I suppose these are all just natural stages of aging.

[lottieandmia]

Pinkfrocks - some facials do boost collagen production.

[SnowBells]

Deck - only thing I can think of is Botox/Fillers to stop it from getting worse. The famed 11's between the brows are impossible to get rid of with creams. That's mostly genetic (look mum/dad between the brows next time you see them)…

[Deckmyballs]

I am only 29 and have looked 17 forever. Until now.

All of a sudden my forehead is very crepey looking and the lines do not go away, also between my brows there is 1 prominent line always there and the 2nd pops up after some frowning. I also have some circles under my eyes

Why is this happening??? Apart from the obvious (getting older) is there anything I can do to stop this/prevent it/reverse it??

[SureFootedWhispher]

All bloods are normal.

Worried about the sugar and collegen thing! I was addicted to red bull for two 18 months. Is it all too late?

Since starting this thread I have developed twitch and now can't stop raising my forehead over and over. How do I stop?!