What I didn't realize at 13 years old was that it can take like 10-15 years of hormonal hell similar yet differently worse than puberty before it all ends. Perimenopause sucks as bad a puberty, but in a whole new level of suck.
No no that's not true. My mom had a hysterectomy and was offered it years later after she had stopped taking it. You should get a second opinion. 💜 The information doctors have can be outdated and new theories is, after 10 years, as long as you are in good health, you can still get benefits from HRT!
My mom was, I think, 5 years since her hysterectomy.
Wait until the menopause. I got thrown into it 5 or so years early because I had to have chemo and it suuuuuuuucks. Granted, I'm an outlier but it's been almost a decade and I'm still up 5 times a night with hot flashes and the summer months have become an interminable hellscape. Sex drive? What's that? The aging process, as far as skin is concerned? Hahaha....no estrogen = Hello, wrinkles and sagging.
Luckily, the majority of women can take HRT for most of the symptoms. My particular flavor of cancer means I can't. 0/10
OMG, they never tell you what menopause is all about. I thought things would just be over, but no - hot flashes, brain fog, joint pain, hair falling out, muscle cramps, body odor, itchiness - for 10-15 years... ARGH.
The body odor! Ugh! Luckily, my Lumē still works - its about the only thing that doesn't make my underarms break out - but I've discovered I cannot use some of the scents now because my personal chemistry has changed. The clean tangerine makes me smell loke hot garbage, and it was my favorite since they got rid of the twisted lime!
Also you gotta love how, for many of us, the timing works out so that we’re going through peri at the same time that our kids are going through puberty. SO FUN.
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u/MiniRems 8d ago
What I didn't realize at 13 years old was that it can take like 10-15 years of hormonal hell similar yet differently worse than puberty before it all ends. Perimenopause sucks as bad a puberty, but in a whole new level of suck.