After several blood tests and visits with my physician, everything came back that I am fit as a fiddle and healthy as can be. Even my heart murmur had improved with my lifestyle. My hashimotos has been in check thanks to fully adipting my lifestyle and keeping within my dietary needs. In fact, if given blood tests, I am in the normal range for everything!
The verdict was these were just some nasty ass hot flashes that accompany perimenopause.
Are you kidding me?!The shit.
In case you don't know, Perimenopause, also known as the menopause transition, is the period when your ovaries gradually begin to produce less estrogen. This stage typically starts in your early 40s but can begin as early as your 30s or as late as your 50s. I'm 52. Things just began to get whacky. Nobody ever said they passed out with this garbage. My doctor said some bodies react that way and mine is one of them. Thank God, I only had 4 hot flashes that year. LOL
I am not a candidate for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) because of my family's history. Holistic it is, I say with a smile. Herbs take a while to build in the system so I immediately began taking Ashwaganda and magnesium. My hot flashes definitely have improved and I can have one without anyone barely noticing.
Cue the insomnia, night sweats, anxiety attacks, getting shitfaced off of 1 cocktail, waking up nauseated, feeling fatigued. Most bothersome for me is the anxiety. I know what I'm thinking is not reality.
I've still been able to keep up with my workouts for mind, body and soul, but I have had days I've listened to my body when I need it. I have big aspirations of completing a mini triathlon in July. Fingers crossed this body cooperates!
One of my BODi buddies reached out to check in and I spilled my guts on what my body has been doing. Even though, I am one of, if not, THE oldest in our workout group, I am just entering this stage of life and some of them are already into Menopause (that's when you haven't had a period in 12 months in a row).
I love my fit girls. Lillian, Tina, Annika, Jez....We serious can and DO talk about anything freely. Ro--I love you. She told me about a product that she thought would help. She also had loss of consciousness with hot flashes, severe anxiety and no alcohol tolerance. We joked about being the cheapest dates in town for our husbands :)
Make Wellness has come out with a product called CALM, a peptide support for my arsenal against this transition. It's a powder you just put on your tongue and swallow. Delicious and easy! Within 3 weeks, I already noticed less night sweats, the insomnia has improved 50% and my anxiety has made my racing mind a kosher cucumber. No more needless worries or anxiety attacks! And at less than $50/month ABSOLUTELY Game changer!
I also use a cheap shopping club for household everyday items and hit up the supplement section to ease my other symptoms. A 3-in-1 supplement that eases menstrual symptoms, creatine to combat muscle loss related to perimenopause, and electrolytes to drink during hot flashes or night sweats for recovery. Post workout peptides for quicker muscle recovery. All of these supplements could run me $$$ but because there will never be tariffs for this company (MADE IN THE USA), the prices will continue to be rock bottom!
I'm learning there's over 50 symptoms of Perimenopause. For me, going through battery of medical tests to rule things out, taking these herbs and peptides has mostly alleviated my personal symptoms. The key is working with your physician, keeping up on a workout calendar, and talking to your gal pals and guys who have tread before you.
Every body is different but eventually you'll find someone who is going through or has gone through the symptoms you are battling.
If you are in these trenches? What are your obstacles right now?
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