I am having a hard day dealing with the effects of Menopause, I am 57, been going through the Menopause for a couple of years now, I have read the symptoms out loud so all my family know what I'm going through and you would think after living with me they would see these changes.
Common symptoms include:
hot flushes ✔️
night sweats ✔️
vaginal dryness and discomfort during sex.
difficulty sleeping ✔️
low mood or anxiety ✔️
reduced sex drive (libido) Died years ago.
memory and concentration. ✔️
I have five through every emotion possible changing mood without notice. I've minute I'm smiling the next I am ready to kill. Now I know what I'm going through but what's driving me batty is having to explain my bloody self everytime I change. Its doing my head in and today has been my worst bad temper for a while. I'm not going to explain myself anymore or am I going to applogise as I can't help it. I've driven the symptoms into them and still I get why are you quiet, whats the matter you look miserable, where did that temper come from.
Have I got to post post it notes around the house to remind everyone. We can now add menopause rants to the list as I can't see anyone changing. I expect it from people outside but not the people I live with and certainly not my husband.
This is a big change in a woman's life and has been happening since the beginning, I wonder if Eve had the same problem with Adam. I don't want to come across as nasty but then That's the menopause for you.
Please if you have a wife, mum, partner, lady in the house/ family and she is over 50 please remember these words and don't ask what's wrong just be there for them with a cuddle or hold there hand. If things don't change in this house I'm going to lose my temper and knock someone out, maybe then they won't forget and be more patient and understanding.
There's always something going on with a woman's body that cause problems, we can't help it, we don't like it and we don't want it. Please be more aware.
Thank you for reading my rant. 💟💟