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Across the Fence:  Mindlessness and Menapause  |
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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 Posted - Sep 19 2014 : 6:14:22 PM
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I hear ya, Sherone. I'm peri-menopausal and I've been having a terrible time trying to focus. No hot flashes yet but I've been having fever symptoms so maybe that's how it starts. I feel hot sometimes and don't know why. I think doing yoga helps. I have some black cohosh pills that I keep forgetting to take, also have red clover and raspberry leaf for tea. Just wish I could lose some weight.
Cindy
"Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free; And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the rocks reach the sea.Where the rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun. and cares of tomorrow must wait till this day is done"--Loreena McKennit
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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auntjenny
True Blue Farmgirl
277 Posts
Jenny
San Luis Obispo
CA
USA
277 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2014 : 10:19:07 PM
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Boy I am right there with you too. Havent had hot flashes too bad either, but the sleeplessness and forgetfulness has been bad. I have had so much in the way of wonderful changes in the past couple years that it has made it easier to cope. This aging stuff really isn't for sissies, though,is it?
Inside me there is a skinny girl crying to get out, but I can usually shut her up with cookies. |
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Sep 28 2014 : 06:13:00 AM
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Girls, y'all ain't alone.
Sometimes I feel like I'm literally going crazy in my brain. Like you blogged, Sherone,...mood swings, focus, hot flashes, etc... It paralyzes me and I become so unproductive. My poor hubby feels helpless in comforting me.
I've been doing some research on 'bioidentical hormone therapy'. It seems to be a big thing right now. I just don't want to jump on a fad or trendy bandwagon. Plus, it's expensive.
I've tried herbals but can't seem to get the right amounts and ratios to provide a big help.
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17476 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17476 Posts |
Posted - Sep 29 2014 : 8:44:04 PM
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Ok, you gals will get a chuckle out of this,,, one of my dear Glamping gal~pal's has named her trailer M&M.... Menopause & Medicare!
lolololol! see what you have to look forward too!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
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Posted - Sep 30 2014 : 12:36:52 PM
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So happy to hear that I'm not the only "crazy" one around. One thing that is really bugging me (OK, everything is bugging me) is that if you try to talk about menopause to the general public, it is like you said a dirty word. This would have been so much easier if more women talked about and we could be somewhat prepared. My mom had a full hysterectomy at 45, so she didn't go through it. Share your thoughts and I hope the younger hens are reading this. You need to understand what to expect.
Sherone
Farmgirl Sister #1682
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
2349 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2014 : 12:44:34 PM
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Sherone, my mom also had a full hysterectomy in her 40's and wasn't able to share a menopause experience.
For me, at least right now, the physical symptoms are tolerable. It's the mental and emotional that is difficult not only for me but my whole family. I'm in the beginnings of it, so I still have pms, too. I used to be nuts just a few days a month. Now I'm crazy all the time. lol
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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wildflower17
True Blue Farmgirl
3043 Posts
Judy
Bimble
KY
USA
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Posted - Sep 30 2014 : 3:18:49 PM
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Sometimes I wonder who the real me is...and if this is not the real me...where did she go and when she will return:):):)
Hugs!
~Judy~
"Autumn~The year's last, loveliest smile."
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9716 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9716 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2014 : 6:54:06 PM
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I am so glad to be on the down side of menopause. I still don't sleep well and the hot flashes show up sometimes but those awful night sweats are over. I keep wondering when the brain is going to kick back into gear. A friend of mine told me it will so I hope it is soon. I miss it.
My mil had a full hysterectomy at 40 and it threw her right into menopause. It seems now they want to do partials more in order to avoid that.
hugs,
Denise
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
2349 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2014 : 07:45:07 AM
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Denise, I'm glad to know there is an end and better days to come.
Judy, you pegged it....who is the real me? All of the identities we experience are probably all a part of the real 'me'. Which is scary because the real me sometimes wants to pinch someone's head off. lol!
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
2045 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2014 : 7:18:01 PM
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