Hi I am new to this community and I would welcome information from anyone that can help me. I started the menopause 8 years ago and it has been hell. Never mind hot flushes I have suffered with a whole range of symptoms that have really affected me both physically and mentally.
After 8 years I hoped things would settle but I am still getting cyclical symptoms each month of nausea,mouth ulcers, digestion issues and anxiety. Is this normal??? And if so will it ever stop. My family (husband in particular) think I am mad saying you can't get monthly symptoms after the menopause. But I am and so fed up. I have had every other test you can think of to try and find another reason with nothing showing up.
If anyone else is suffering please let me know so I know I am not going mad.
@Michelle Oliver hi there.
My journey - when I was about 45 I was perimenopause and thought I could cope with it all naturally taking black cohosh or red clover tablets. I suffered with symptoms - mainly dreadful night sweats and insomnia. I could go to sleep at the drop of a hat bit would then wake at 3 am and not go back to sleep. I had monthly mouth ulcers and brain fog.
After 5 years of that I finally decided to take HRT - merino coil (and then later when that was out, progesterone tablet) and estradiol tablet. Oh my life changed and I was a different person. Within 4 weeks my life was normal again. That was 8 years ago. Flash forward to beginning of this year and I said to my doctor perhaps I should think of stopping the HRT. He said yes. So I did and ALL the symptoms have come back. 3 months in and still feel dreadful. I can't bear it.
I am 58 and wondering if I should go back on HRT.
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An added symptom is that it is so painful when having intercourse with my partner.
Life isn't great 😞
You're definitely not going mad. ❤️ From what I've read and from women I know, menopause symptoms don't always just stop once your periods do. Hormonal changes can still affect you for years afterwards, and symptoms can come and go in waves.
I hope you can get some proper support rather than being told it's "all in your head". It must be incredibly frustrating feeling unwell month after month. Hopefully others who have been through the same thing will share their experiences too.
