06/01/2025
“ at night I changed my pajamas and bedsheets while my husband slipped oblivious of the anguish I was going through. My GP advised me to return in a year, and she would consider HRT. She said to me, “well you are a runner, so hopefully your bones will be strong.” I was stunned – that’s all you have to say? Was this the beginning of osteoporosis and cardiovascular risk, and brain and mental health concern? My doctor gave no more details about how this would be a serious roller coaster ride. For a year I suffered needlessly with hot flashes, brain fog, low libido, anxiety, and panic attacks. What in the world was happening to me? She prescribed HRT until ““you reach the natural age of menopause, which is 50.”
But once I was on HRT, I felt so good! Thankfully, another provider prescribed HRT I’m 54 and still taking it.
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