This place still alive?
This place still alive?
I wouldn’t mind chatting a bit about peri and symptoms. I seem to have bouts of random symptoms every few months it seems. Took some rhodiola yesterday and today and it seems to help. Also ordered a couple more adaptogens to try out.
Edited to add: major stress at work right now so definitely something that’s not making this easier. Ugh.
I am reading a bit on Reddit but left Reddit last summer for good and would love to have some people chat here. Compare notes so to speak.
Glad to see people are still here. Not being alone in this is a huge help. I don’t want to go back to Reddit.
3Yeah we tried to get a bunch of us over from reddit, and it was difficult....change is hard sometimes. <sigh>
2Yeah unfortunately.
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I’d like that too. 2 years ago it’s like the wheels fell off. I’m in the peri age range but going circles with my doctor currently who seems to be in the “all women go thru it, it’s normal” camp. Which is frustrating. I’ve also been testing out alternative treatments and have found some that do seem to be making things better.
3Interesting how "all man go through it" will lead to finding a relieve or treatment
4So true. My doctor is a woman so I’d expect more understanding. I was talking with a friend about it though, and she felt female doctors can be less sympathetic if their own experience wasn’t bad.
Which makes sense to me, maybe she has minimal symptoms and that makes her think I’m making a mountain out of a mole hill. Although I’ve been her patient for 10+ years so she should know that’s not me.
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Funny because I guarantee you that any man experiencing this would die instantly. “It’s normal” ha! Can you share some tools and tips that work for you?
1The worst is I’ve been her patient for 10+ years so she should know I don’t come in unless it’s something I can’t manage on my own.
Sleep: I take 1000mg magnesium (the glycinate kind) in the evening. That plus sleep headphones - basically a headband with little speakers in it - help me fall asleep around 10 or 11 most nights. Before that I would be lucky if I could fall asleep before 2 am.
Hot flashes & night sweats: I take 4mg Siberian rhubarb root. It doesn’t make them go away completely but I do have them less often.
I’ve become very forgetful, so now I rely a ton on my phone and our smart home assistant. For example, I created a routine where, when I say “I started the laundry,” our home assistant creates a reminder for a hour later to tell me to put the wash into the dryer.
What have you found that helps?
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It tends to be active once a month or so
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