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Post by msheathieliz on Aug 26, 2011 17:11:23 GMT -5
Don't forget Panic Attacks! I hope nobody has those, but the lack of estrogen can cause them!
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Post by Karen on May 14, 2012 11:08:20 GMT -5
(that post was deleted as it fit the pattern of spam, so please disregard.)
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Post by TMM03 on Sept 30, 2014 1:46:57 GMT -5
Awesome topic! I know this thread is kind of old, but I wanted to agree on one symptom already mentioned and add one of my own... I totally relate to the panic attacks. I like the way one site described it: "A sense of impending doom." For the past 3-5 yrs (I'm 45 now), I would start freaking out about money every month. I *still* have to remind myself every payday that everything will be okay and that I'll get through the month financially (my fears aren't unfounded - mine is the only income that supports hubby, my mom, and 2 of my 3 boys). <vent type="whine">The symptom I want to add is: "Losing my freakin' mind!" Seriously! I've been a geek and tech writer most of my career and my memory is so bad right now that I'm barely functioning at work. It's having a negative impact on the job I need desperately to hold on to, and I really don't know how to fix it. I write everything down and use my calendar faithfully but it's not enough. I'm misreading email, I can't articulate myself in meetings, and quite often there's a hole in my head where something work-related should be. At one point last week I asked a coworker if she understood something I was trying to explain and she said, "How can I when you haven't even strung a sentence together yet?" I take Wellbutrin for anxiety, but it's just not helping. I feel confused and forgetful all the time now. My mom's mom is in a home with dementia, as my uncle calls it, so that isn't easing my stupid mind either, argh. </vent> Anyone else have this problem during the transition to menopause, or am I the only one who can now hide my own Easter eggs? Did you get your brain back? How long did it take? Or is the stuff falling out the back of my head *never* coming back? The code thingy earlier in thread was very inspiring by the way.
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Post by omaklackey on Oct 11, 2014 20:21:56 GMT -5
Yes, brain fog is very common with menopause. The best way to treat it is to force your mind to remember by repeating things etc. I HATE it! Estrogen does so much for our bodies and lack of Estrogen really screws things up. I did go on a HRT bioidentical hormones after being miserable for three years, but I do vaginal because it has less over all effects. Makes me crazy though, not being able to remember simple things, and I will literally be in the middle of a conversation and if someone interrupts me I can't remember what I was talking about. Love being old, while I'm still young...
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