📚 Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause: andrewdoran.uk

@adoran2 Sounds like an excellent book. Good on you and your friends for reading. The worst thing that happened to me during menopause was that my brain turned to mush. I felt utterly dumb. For example, on a good day before and after that time I could recall the first 6 or so digits of a phone number someone recited. In that time I could recall only the first digit. I did stupid things like putting petrol instead of mix into a weedeater (twice), which blew it up. Sooooo glad that time’s over now.

@Miraz Wow, it must be horrible to feel like you are losing your mind like that. A friend of mine said something similar to me a couple of weeks ago in that she felt as though her mind wasn’t her own, and it was terrifying.

@adoran2 Thanks for this book recommendation, I’m coming up on this age too and I’ve been frustrated at how doctors really don’t tell me anything about menopause when I ask, beyond the fact that it’s a thing and it will start soon. I have strongly suspected that isn’t all there is to know, lol. Will pick up the book.

@hollie Lack of knowledge is a big theme of the book. From what I’ve learned, getting appropriate treatment can make a gigantic difference to the quality of the second half of your life.

@Miraz You give me hope.

@adoran2 Pretty yucky, yes! Luckily these days I recognise myself again. In fact, that was a characteristic of those years: I no longer knew myself. Who was this person who would cry just for seeing a bird hopping across the lawn? I guess teens must feel a bit like that too as hormones take over their bodies.

@hollie When my symptoms started I recall my doctor (a woman of the same age as me) suggested I visit a sexual health or family planning clinic as they have so much expertise in this kind of thing.

@adoran2 Thanks for the recommendation! I’ve been on the hunt for a good book on this topic.

@Miraz Oh that’s good to know, thank you.