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Join Date: Dec 2006
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I had my last period a month before I turned 56, and by the end of the next year, all my symptoms had resolved. I had to change how I exercise and how I ate. I am careful to have at least two easy days between any workouts that are more demanding, so I don't trigger my cortisol, and I have to be very careful about portion control and WHAT I choose to eat because not all calories are created equal, not all fats are created equal, and not all carbs are created equal. I'm now 64 and sleep through the night. |
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06-08-21, 03:18 PM | |
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Texas
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I am another who couldn't take hormones and the first year was not pleasant with the hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain. That was about 3 1/2 years ago and things have started leveling off. Only an occasional hot flash where I wake up in the middle of night and mood swings are still around but not too bad. Keeping weight off is much harder, but I am finally starting to sleep better. Other issues accompanied all of this with the drop in hormones, but there is really not much I can do about that and have learned to deal with it. I just purchased her book because knowledge is always good.
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06-08-21, 04:07 PM | |
Join Date: Feb 2014
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Hearing others' stories is helpful. I feel like I've been in this forever and since I'm still very regular that there's no end in sight. My biggest issues are the weight gain, nerve issues/digestive issues, and not being able to recover from injuries. I'm just hoping once I ever get to the other side that some of these issues level off. I felt like this came on suddenly, and I felt really unprepared for what I was about to experience. I hadn't even thought of perimenopause until about a year in (around age 45) when I had my gallbladder surgery and the surgeon asked me if I was still having periods. She told me I fit the mold for the typical gallbladder surgery patient -- over 40 and female with abdominal fat. It was right after that surgery that all my health problems and peri symptoms just went to crap.
I just wish I knew how much longer this phase of my life will last since I'm only 47, and I often fear that it will just get worse when I actually stop having periods. Sigh. |
06-08-21, 05:16 PM | |
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Modify City, State of Fierce
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This ^^^^.....+100
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Don't just work hard, work smart....Pat Head Summitt Never give up on your body!-- Miranda Esmonde-White Word/Guiding Principle for 2024: Embrace: embrace my faith, my family, my friends, myself, the process, the progress, the hard work, the strength program I choose, the recovery methods and rest I need, my life, the good times, and the memories of good people. |
06-08-21, 05:55 PM | |
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: S. Illinois
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I wish Amazon had the "See Inside" function for this book. I'd like to see a Table of Contents, at the very least. Maybe my local bookstore has it in stock.
It sounds interesting, but I've been burned before with books on menopause. (Christiane Northrup? Sorry, but she and I just didn't jive!) Therefore, I'd like to see more before shelling out $15.00. Donna
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