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Perimenopause is the worst. (piefed.social)
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Yeah, I know that it is about to get even worse, but fml at 43 things are getting crazy. My hormones are so out of whack that I'll cry at a video of a puppy being cute.

I'm even getting emotional about writing this post. I guess I just need some kind of comfort and release because Things are crazy.

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[–] Filetternavn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I 100% agree. HRT has been used with perimenopausal and menopausal women for a long time now. It's very safe, has some great upsides, and quite frankly, I would never want to deal with menopause.

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Like, living without sufficient sex hormones increases risk of heart attacks, risks breaking bones, it makes it hard to sleep, you get hot flashes and mood issues, like - no thanks. Just because the body is giving up on being alive doesn't mean we have to choose that, any more than when a diabetic finds their body isn't producing insulin anymore - just take the hormones and live a healthier and happier life, lol

Especially these days, now that we have bioidentical estrogen and it's not all just Premarin and synthetics - you're right it's much safer and I don't really see any downside (I think there is an increased risk of breast cancer, because that's just associated with estrogen in general).