Hormones and nearly 10 days sober

[Law1]

I’m nearly 10 days sober, but also my hormones seem to be somewhat crazy, I feel like laughing and crying, and feeling like I’ve done some thing wrong and I haven’t, it’s all in my stomach too, not sure if it’s my age too I’m 45 and not sure if it’s pre menaporsal too going to the gym to try and get rid of these awful feelings, feel like hybernation really

[erntedank]

There’s a thread on hormons and sobriety. You are not alone and welcome to join us

Women's hormonal roller-coaster

So, it’s been so time I have been thinking about this topic as it is obviously a reoccurring issue for me. It’s not about whining or something like this but to acknowledge that we are different. Problems that are due to hormonal cycle, feeling like shit, depressive episodes. And often I feel uncomfortable sharing this as I often got notions that disrespect this (mostly male). We have to function every day the same, yet, at least for me this is impossible. If any woman wants to join, I’d be hap…

[Law1]

Brilliant, it has definitely got worse since trying to get sober, and getting more intuned with myself, I’ve been doing lots of cardio which I find good and to focus

[Starlight14]

Mine went haywire at first too…im on the implant, hadnt had a period for probably a year then started bleeding the 2nd week of being sober…its levelled out again now…im 6 months

[Law1]

Well I’m going to see how I go if not go to the doctors, I’m on no birth control now as I’ve had all the children reading maybe the HRT, glad you are sorted each day as it comes I believe

[Bomdhil]

Yes, maybe are the hormones.

[Starlight14]

I just wanted to let you know that early sobriety can mess with hormones, hope you feel better very soon

Also…evening primrose oil is good for hormone fluctuation i take it daily

[Law1]

I’m going to do some reading, I’m on antidepressants which I have been for a few years since loosing my mom, but I’m quite sure it’s the peri menopausal, the joys of getting older

[Starlight14]

Im 42 so im pretty sure i have symptoms too, the evening primrose is good tho

[anon74766472]

I can feel you. I have some days more under my belt but only recently came to the point of actually accepting that there is a cycle. And that among other factors my mood, my productivity/power/motivation is strongly correlated.

So many years when also my cycle was off I fell into holes and got into suicidal thoughts and was somewhat recuctant to say: yeah, fuck you hormones. I don’t like it but it’s part of me and I have to embrace this. And since I took responsibility for this (also my sugar at certain times during my cycle) it got a lot better. Welcome to TS.