Personal Question For The LADIES...Did You Have An Easy or Difficult Menopause?

SeaBreeze

SeaBreeze

Endlessly Groovin'
Location
USA
Ladies, was going through menopause easy for you or difficult? For me it was easy, no major problems at all. I used the herb, Red Clover, to help with some hot flashes, and a few times I had night sweats, but nothing intense. Never went on HRT (hormone therapy), and would have tried to avoid that if it was ever recommended. All in all, menopause for me was a good thing, how about you?? :saturn:
 

Easy, as I had anticipated, because women in my family (female line) have never had major problems.
The doctor wanted me on HRT when I was only premenopausal based solely on my age. I refused.
I took nothing, no medications, no supplements and weathered the mild hot flushes and some insomnia.
Hot flushes and insomnia are not disease symptoms and eventually they stop by themselves.

On my husband's side, the women have a much harder time, especially with flooding.
My sister in law and my daughter both had to have hysterectomies.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Ladies, was going through menopause easy for you or difficult? For me it was easy, no major problems at all. I used the herb, Red Clover, to help with some hot flashes, and a few times I had night sweats, but nothing intense. Never went on HRT (hormone therapy), and would have tried to avoid that if it was ever recommended. All in all, menopause for me was a good thing, how about you?? :saturn:
Click to expand...

It's hard to tell how much of my "issues" have been menopause, and how much the result of the kind of life I've lived (much of my own, poor choices) but for sure, the hot-flashes have been horrible. They seem to be better these days, and I manage them with exercise, and nutrition (including enough water). I tried the HRT but Estrodial brought back my migraines, so hot-flashes or migraines:confused:

I just survived, that's all I know.
 
Had an endometrial ablation when I was 43 and still,at 63,have not had any menopausal symptoms whatsoever. So either haven`t gone through it yet (highly unlikely at my age haha) or it`s been the easiest menopause ever.
 
Approaching menopause was a bloody mess (literally). A D&C was suggested, but I refused because a friend of mine died in the hospital after she had the procedure. Then one day I thought someone was playing a joke (by messing with the thermostat). It felt like well over 100° in the room. I checked the thermostat. Nobody had touched it. Everyone else looked comfortable. I felt like I was in the fiery bowels of hell. I ran to the kitchen, got the biggest mug I could find, filled it with a tray of ice, then added water. I guzzled it all down. Ahhhhhhh. That helped put out the flames. That was the end. I never had another hot flash. And I never got my period again after that either. I used to tell everyone that my hot flash fried my eggs.
 
No big deal...no more than a dozen hot flashes...but: I almost bled to death several times and needed a D&C each time. I was utterly DELIGTED to have it over with! Overwith at 46....had a not so nice dr who kept fretting and stewing that it was al 'too early'... I just refused to ever see him again... That was almost 30 years ago. Apparently didn't need him! :)
 
What is your hormones made from? Why would you need hormone therapy? It is because the medical system told you to lower your cholesterol. All hormones are made from cholesterol. Your great grandmother went through menopause fast because they eat butter and eggs high in cholesterol. This cholesterol scam has injured more people and made the medical system rich.
 
D0ug, the molecular structures of cholesterol and oestrogen are quite different and the effect of both substances on the body is very different for each one.

Below, in order, are oestrogen and cholesterol molecules.
Chemically they are not very close.
molecule cholesterol.pngmolecule oegestrogen.png
 
Good morning == I think you taught A LOT of us something, dOug!
After reading what you wrote I thought you were full of cholesterol :) so naturally, Google here I come.
Even though there is 'more to it' than what you (or even this article) says: here is the total surprise (to me!).
Where I DO disagree with you is that 'women of olden times' did not ALL sail through menopause like a breeze!!
http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Understanding_Cholesterol.htm
 
d0ug said:
What is your hormones made from? Why would you need hormone therapy? It is because the medical system told you to lower your cholesterol. All hormones are made from cholesterol. Your great grandmother went through menopause fast because they eat butter and eggs high in cholesterol. This cholesterol scam has injured more people and made the medical system rich.
Click to expand...

I have a history of rather high cholesterol but never have taken medication for it. I have always eaten butter and cheese and eggs.

I had terrible hot flashes, too.
 
What do you call high the medical doctors want you below 200 and anything near that they call high. The ND say 220 - 270 is normal and the Eskimos who are legendary for no heart problem cholesterol is 350 - 500.
Hot flashes is normal but would be worse if your liver can not produce estrogen because it does not have the nutriments it needs.
 
210 the last time it was checked - which was quite a few years ago. I have been low carbing for 2-1/2 years now, so maybe I should have it checked again.
 
I remember my mother rushing to open the window wide in winter, and saying 'whew!!'...a couple of minutes later she was okay and closed it. Now I know what she was feeling. :love_heart:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top