Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Have you found a solution ?

I am on a quest to find a solution to Menopause problems.
My girlfriend Lollo, said the other day: " Menopause " is not a small thing" It is huge !!"
I have to agree... it is not something we women talk about as much as we should.
I for one was totally in the dark when Menopause hit .
I honestly though I was dying.. Heart palpitations from he.., numbness in my left arm, dripping with sweat and dizzy.
I called a girlfriend as I could not take any decision myself.
I was truly like a cow on ice. I drove myself to the hospital on the advise of my friend.
Arrived scared to death. They hooked me up to EG and all sorts of things. My blood pressure was through the ceiling.. I was so scared !!!
One of the nurses, said :
" My dear, welcome to the club, I can still remember the day and time it hit me ". All the other nurses joined in and agreed.
Thank heaven for girls .. they did not make me feel silly or stupid.
Tired is more the word that comes to mind.

I found some homeopathic patches with belladonna in them ... worked wonders for a year,
then all hell broke loose again.......I was melting.. every 15 minutes around the clock.
Couldn't wear make up , clothes or leave the house......as I started to smell and looked like I just came in from a marathon run, all the time. Sleeping went out the door and so did my sense of humor. I didn't want to live ........started loosing my mind and my hair and gained weight around the middle. People told me " It is natural, you are no different then all of us , so cop it on the chin". Well, I don't believe this would be a "cop on the chin" story if men had menopause. Do you know the true meaning of the word, menopause?
MEN O PAUSE...... there you have it!!

Found Dr Cabot, who is an alternative to HRT.....but very expensive.
I tried the lozenges and had an allergic reaction.. then we tried the cream, and it worked very well for 2 months. We increased the estrogen , still not good......girls it is a struggle.
What works for some doesn't work for others so it is a trial and testing.

I have found an UK device, and hopefully I will be able to tell you about this shortly.