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Post by Q-pee on Apr 27, 2023 15:31:16 GMT -5
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Post by fishface on Apr 28, 2023 9:14:36 GMT -5
That is helpful for something I was looking for today actually. I heard ageism described as the last 'ism' to be acceptable in the workplace, and menopause being a part of that ism. I don't think that's incorrect either although i want to say it's not obviously acceptable...but it is certainly tolerated.
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Post by kneazle on Apr 30, 2023 17:36:35 GMT -5
I remember years ago reading an article that said while women on average are paid less we should actually be paid more as it costs much more to be a woman. Everything from hair cuts to clothes to deodorant is more expensive for a lot of women there are societal expectations regarding grooming and period related costs. Now we can add menopause to the list.
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Apr 30, 2023 19:28:06 GMT -5
Though the haircuts and clothing and deodorant shouldn't be more expensive. Sure, sometimes there is more detail or work in the hair cut or clothes, but other times it is the same or less, and yet still costs more.
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Post by Q-pee on May 1, 2023 2:52:09 GMT -5
Though the haircuts and clothing and deodorant shouldn't be more expensive. Sure, sometimes there is more detail or work in the hair cut or clothes, but other times it is the same or less, and yet still costs more. There's also an expectation that women wear different clothes every day. Wasn't it an Aussie newsreader who wore the same suit for a year to see if anyone noticed after his female colleague got grief for wearing the same thing twice?
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Post by HalcyonDaze on May 1, 2023 3:00:38 GMT -5
Yes, Karl Stefanovic, who I generally dislike for reasons, but he did make a good point with that.
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Post by Webs on May 1, 2023 8:39:21 GMT -5
I'm suffering with a new (to me) symptom. Dryness and itching. I almost bought diaper rash cream.
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Post by sprite on May 1, 2023 14:40:32 GMT -5
Hey, if it works...
The listen of "symptoms I didn't think would be symptoms" appears to be never ending. My mother had a horribly dry mouth for months.
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Post by tucano on May 2, 2023 0:29:53 GMT -5
This thread appearing again has me wondering if my recent crazy mood swings are due to general life changes, my (medicated) anxiety or maybe very early stages of perimenopause. Or maybe a fun combination of all three!
Or my iron levels have dropped again. OK, I'm booking a GP appointment later.
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Post by sprite on May 2, 2023 7:26:19 GMT -5
Do it. Who knows, but I feel like my symptoms are very manageable at the moment--I can see things being very different by Christmas, so am doing some reading up now and again.
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Post by psw on May 3, 2023 9:26:40 GMT -5
I've been reading the interviews and comments with/about Judy Blume around the Margaret movie release. A recurrent common theme is that it's time for Judy to write a book about menopause.
Also, I needed a new mattress pad, which I haven't bought in ages. There was one odd-looking one which claimed to be "cooling," and my only thought was, Where was this when I really needed it?
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Post by riverhorse on May 3, 2023 10:09:03 GMT -5
Oh, I would so devour a Judy Blume book about menopause!
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Post by romily on May 19, 2023 5:58:56 GMT -5
New to this thread - basically, I am still on the combined pill (for mental heath reasons) so had no menopause symptoms even though I hit 50 last year.
This year though I started to get restless leg syndrome at least twice a night - and it's absolutely awful, stopping me from sleeping and driving me nuts. Also my periods in the pill break are stronger, and I had the first serious breakthrough bleeding this month (but that is probably related to the high dose of potassium supplement I took that made me so ill last week).
Anybody had this restless leg stuff? It literally started in February but is getting more common every month. Would obviously like to discuss with GP, but getting an appointment is close to impossible...Started taking magnesium supplements, just wondering if it could be hormone related.
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Post by Webs on May 22, 2023 8:15:52 GMT -5
I use a magnesium massage foam for the fidgety leg thing.
Here it's called Theraworx. As part of my nightly routine I also do a calf massage with this stuff. It's helped immensely. 2 pumps on each muscle group and my feet.
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Post by psw on May 22, 2023 9:46:31 GMT -5
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Post by ozziegiraffe on May 22, 2023 16:37:00 GMT -5
Sadly, there’s a paywall.
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Post by psw on May 22, 2023 20:07:29 GMT -5
(theft in process...)Part 1
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Post by psw on May 22, 2023 20:08:43 GMT -5
part 2 at your service.
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Post by psw on May 22, 2023 20:10:22 GMT -5
Sadly, there’s a paywall. Look again.
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Post by sprite on May 23, 2023 3:14:17 GMT -5
Sadly, there’s a paywall. Yes, when I looked carefully, in the upper right corner, there was an X to get rid of that message. Although, maybe different in Oz-land.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on May 23, 2023 4:15:02 GMT -5
Sadly, there’s a paywall. Yes, when I looked carefully, in the upper right corner, there was an X to get rid of that message. Although, maybe different in Oz-land. No cross in the message in Ozland, at least on my iPad. Thank you for posting, psw. I must admit the two male gynaecologists I’ve seen during and since menopause have a much better bedside manner, and the radiographers have been great. This weeks radiographer was a slightly-built 62-year-old woman, who asked me if I could get my shoes back on. When I told her that I always wore shoes I can get on and off independently, she told me that often women expect her to do that for them! We are very fortunate here, as we have the regional breast screen clinic in town, and a women’s imaging section of the local radiology service, which does all the “girl stuff”.
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Post by romily on May 23, 2023 5:00:36 GMT -5
Didn't know you can apply magnesium on the skin - I started magnesium tablets, but will definitely look into that if restless legs come back (none for 5 days, so we will see....)
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Post by tinaja on May 23, 2023 7:34:15 GMT -5
I use Theraworx also. But just as needed. I have bad leg cramps at night for no specific reason. Dehydration probably. I find it hilarious that it was hawked on tv by Dr Drew, a shrink to C list celebrities with substance problems. Mainly that it works.
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Post by psw on May 23, 2023 8:15:50 GMT -5
Can you click on the thumbnails and read the cartoon?
Sorry to have misled with "look again" - I meant look at the thread, not the Boston Globe.
Anyhow, enjoy.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on May 24, 2023 7:56:07 GMT -5
Yes, that’s what I commented on, references to male gynaecologists!
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Post by Q-pee on Jun 5, 2023 10:21:50 GMT -5
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Post by romily on Jun 6, 2023 9:42:01 GMT -5
Right, new problem... first - have phone appointment with GP in two weeks.
Am on the combined pill and never really had problems with bleeding whilst taking the active pills. Like, literally, never.
Three weeks ago when I had this weird reaction to the potassium supplement my bleeding started whilst I was still on the pills. Stopped early and had a 7 day break with very heavy period, stronger than normal. Am now in week 2 of taking the pill again and am still bleeding every day, to the point that panty liners are not enough, need a tampon a day / one a night. Some days it's lighter, then stronger again. No pain or cramps whatsoever.
Obviously in an ideal world I would see a ob/gyn right away, but the phone appointment in two weeks is the best I could get. Silently hoping that when I am on the pill break early next week, and then start the next pack of pills, things will reset themselves...
It feels more like a nuisance, but also worries me due to my families cancer history, though even Dr Google doesn't bring up a cancer link. It's just totally weird to me.
I mean, I am being brutally honest, I don't know much about menopause, but should your bleeding not stop when you get it? And my GP used to tell me the pill suppresses the menopause symptoms? It just all doesn't make any sense to me.
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Post by sprite on Jun 6, 2023 10:11:06 GMT -5
The UK uses the term "perimenopause" to talk about the time leading to menopause. Menopause is defined as when you haven't had a period for a year. Oddly, they also say 'the' menopause. No idea what other countries do that. Makes it sound scarier. I'm in that perimenopause now, and my periods are slightly nuts. Like, they are monthly, more or less. But the first couple of days now seem to have a flow so heavy that my menstrual cup leaks, which hasn't happened in 20 years. It is gross. I'm getting a LOT of spotting in between periods, which I never used to have. I had one last month, and today, just 8 days later (and after 3 days of spotting), I have it again. How is there anything left in there?? The doctor may refer you to the practice nurse who has more training in menopause. Imagine, why bother educating doctors about something that will affect 50% of their patients for about ten years? My surgery suggested I have a look around this website, and it is pretty informative: Menopause Matters
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Post by romily on Jun 6, 2023 13:08:19 GMT -5
I'll definitely check it out.
Just confused as all I read so far ( not too much) said that when you are on the pill it masks your menopause symptoms as you take on artificial hormons. Having bleeding puffer there weeks non stop ( lighter when on the pill) just doesn't feel right, I just want to rule out that nothing nasty is going on. A friend said she spoke to some of her friends who had long bleeding on the pill when menopause came on, I just want to rule out anything else.
Would be more comfortable with the nurse anyway but can only have a phone appointment with a male GP I never spoke with, so not great. I'll see what happens on my next pill break and when I start it up again.
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Post by sprite on Jun 6, 2023 17:11:41 GMT -5
Yeah, any sort of change like that is always scary. The masking effect may also depend on which hormones are in your pill--if there's no estrogen, that makes a difference.
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