Honestly, I’m glad I got ahead of it when I did. I was fairly thin in my 20’s and early 30’s. Mid-30’s the alcohol was catching up to me fast. I was 37 and was the heaviest I’ve ever been and I felt like a garbage dump from all the alcohol.
I knew then that with my 40’s approaching that I absolutely had to get it together. If not, it was only going to get harder. (There were obviously other reasons I had to stop the alcohol.) I’m glad I did because, in those two short years, I’m the fittest I’ve ever been. With my fitness and diet in check, I figured the mental aspect, and the sleep/night sweats, of perimenopause is what I would mainly have to deal with.
I had the same thing with my weight. My husband posted a pic of me online and I was like . I had no idea my weight was that out of control until I saw that pic. I proceeded to use my elliptical (counting my calories to include my drinking . I cut back but hadn’t completely stopped) and lost 50lbs. I’m pretty thin now but I am sure quitting has helped a lot in not gaining.
I have been perimenopause now for nearly a year, it’s hard!!! The doc put me on the HRT hormones and that has helped. I saw this at the weekend in a gift shop and took a picture with this thread in mind. Hope you don’t mind me posting it here?
I had an appointment with my GP this morning and I’ve decided to give HRT a go to see how I get on. So grateful that I’m in a country where I can get this treatment for free.
You are so fortunate! The maternal side of my family has a history of breast cancer and my gyno ordered a mammogram for me when I was 38 since I’m considered high risk. My copay would be $200 USD. I decided to chance it and wait until I turned 40 for insurance to cover it. I’ll be 40 in February so I’m almost there.
Can you find me a husband out there in Scotland so I can seek a better life?
I actually saw my mom this weekend and had asked her when she started to get perimenopause symptoms. She said around 40 as well. She told me to go and see my gyno again for a follow-up.
Atleast a flu would give you a good reason to be grumpy and stay in bed! I’m off my contraceptives for the first time in a year and not looking forward to dealing with the hormones! That’s been the reason why I was on them anyways due to possible pmdd not had the energy to talk to the doctors about it yet as got other crap to deal with..
Hi guys, im sitting here sipping my menopause herbal tea thinking wow what a great thread for us all to vent about this stuff!! Jeez the last couple of weeks ive at times felt like I was going insane! Anxiety has been horrible….has anyone had stomach issues they think are related?xxx
I think i remember reading that HRT may give you a higher rick of breast cancer ? if you have someone in your family that has / had breast cancer , im to to sure if its right ?
I discussed all of the implications with my GP. I have no family history of breast or ovarian cancer, so we thought it would be a good choice. I get biannual mammograms also. Thanks for flagging that up though as I’ve heard the same too.
Same boat here. This shit has been going on for years now. I am very much hoping to be over the hill in terms of years. I have been taking HRT for about three years now and they really do help me to be somewhat funcional. But it’s still a hell of a time.
On the other hand I take far less BS, learned the importance of self care and really really do not let anyone - including myself - overstep my boundaries.
. I had no idea my weight was that out of control until I saw that pic. I proceeded to use my elliptical (counting my calories to include my drinking 
. I cut back but hadn’t completely stopped) and lost 50lbs. I’m pretty thin now but I am sure quitting has helped a lot in not gaining.
thank you .
The maternal side of my family has a history of breast cancer and my gyno ordered a mammogram for me when I was 38 since I’m considered high risk. My copay would be $200 USD. I decided to chance it and wait until I turned 40 for insurance to cover it. 
I’ll be 40 in February so I’m almost there.
I’m off my contraceptives for the first time in a year and not looking forward to dealing with the hormones! That’s been the reason why I was on them anyways due to possible pmdd 
not had the energy to talk to the doctors about it yet as got other crap to deal with..
