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Date Posted: 07:01:09 11/04/09 Wed
Author: doc
Subject: Mine just crept up on me. I had to have a… (inside)
In reply to: usmgrad, creatively stuck in neutral 's message, "Can meopause affect your creativeness?" on 08:44:41 11/01/09 Sun

…hysterectomy for medical reasons about 8 years ago, but I kept my ovaries. About 4 years ago, I noticed I was “hot,” but only in the mornings, as I was getting ready for work. Of course, I lived in Scottsdale at the time & blamed it on outside temps >100 degrees. Seemed logical at the time! I never had nighttime hot flashes, nor was I particularly over-heated at other times. I did notice a marked increase in my frequency of headaches & migraines, though.

When I moved to Indy, it was wintertime & I wasn’t quite so hot, or at least not so often. I was then started on Topamax for my migraines. After that I felt like I was on fire, all the time!!! I would stand outside on my back deck in the dead-of-winter in a short sleeved t-shirt and flipflops!!! I looked up the side effects of Topamax, and sure enough, one of them was decreased sweating & increased body temperature. I then blamed all my “hot flashes” on the med. Topamax did NOTHING for my migraines, but it caused the above hot flashes & insomnia. I was finally switched to Cymbalta, which I love! It took away neck pain of 5 years, FINALLY!!! After the med switch, I noticed that the morning hot episodes persisted and my GYN checked my hormone levels proving I was menopausual. I’m now on estrogen & back to normal.

The one funny thing is, I’ve always been told my migraines would get better after menopause, because for most women that’s true. In my case, it’s been the exact opposite. Pre the “morning hot flashes,” I only had 2-3 headaches/migraines per month, but post the hot flashes, I had at least 2-3/week! Now that I’m on estrogen, I’m back down to 2-3/month again. It figures my body would do things the opposite of the rest of womankind, LOL!!!

As for creativity, I have tons of ideas, but absolutely no free time. I waaaaay over-committed myself. I spent all summer gardening on top of my crazy work schedule. I thought things might settle down by fall, but I agreed to host the annual hospital Christmas party this year. Of course, that was “BF”… “BEFORE FRANCES.” I have a new puppy; a Golden Retriever named Frances. I got her to help bring Lizzie out of her shell. It’s worked for Lizzie, as she & Frances were best buds in the first 5 minutes of introduction. The problem is, Frances is like having a new baby in the house, except she doesn’t wear diapers. Who knew puppies could be SO much work, and sooooooo TIME CONSUMING?!!! I’M DYING HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A new baby at the age of 50 is just NUTS!!! Add that to frequent in-hospital night calls and I’m positively insane!

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[> Life after menopause sets in -- highplainswoman, 01:11:53 11/06/09 Fri [1]

At almost 56 years of age, I feel "qualified" to comment.

On menopause, I was told "like mother, like daughter"--and except for a few "hot flashes", Mom sailed through the process without much effect. For me, the hot flashes were the worst, but those have mostly died down--maybe one or two a year at most. I love the freedom from "the calender" and pads/tampons, etc. And my migraines have, for the most part, also disappeared.

So far as "treatment" (a term I resent, since it implies there's something "wrong" when menopause is a natural process), I really didn't want to go with hormone replacement therapcy--and one of my consumer's parents recommended a certain herbal supplement (can't remember what it was now) which worked admirably. (Turns out this particular herb works pretty much like the commercial hormone replacement therapies, actually.) In any case, I'm not taking the herb any more--and, except for a lousy head cold which is hanging on-and on-and on, I feel fine.

All in all, this is to report that yes, there is life after menopause sets in and all the hormonal levels settle back down--and it is both more convenient and fun. Something to look forward to.

Good luck.

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