Tag Archives: perimenopause

Mood swing.


We all have them. Some more than others. I drive my husband crazy with them. Perimenopause and auto immune business is SO much fun…all this swinging. I’m back to being an insomniac again 😦 Never mind. It will pass! In … Continue reading

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Hot sweaty flash of misery.


I don’t understand how women going through perimenopause and those who are menopausal, yet still in the throes of this God awful thing are not beating their doctors over the head with a blunt instrument. Honestly, how women going through … Continue reading

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Burning mouth syndrome.


I just have to post about this because I’m sure there are many sufferers out there who are at their wits end trying to find a way to alleviate this terribly frustrating condition. I think I have found something that … Continue reading

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Husbands and doctors….not a good mix.


Bugger! My sneaky plans were foiled this morning! See, after my doctors appointment yesterday I knew I had to go to pathology and have some blood tests done, so my plan was to announce to hubby that finally there were … Continue reading

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I’m just OVER it!


Since I turned forty I’ve literally felt like shit. Not understanding why, I’ve been from doctor to doctor with a wide array of seemingly disconnected, and sometimes bizarre symptoms which have at times made me simply miserable. The anxiety surrounding … Continue reading

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Letting the weird things out.


Why is it that sometimes a blank piece of paper (or screen as it may be) can sometimes seem so exciting and at other times so daunting? I think it’s because sometimes we hold back what we really want to … Continue reading

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Got out of the wrong side of bed in my sumo wrestler nappy.


I think I’ve started having hot flushes. Sometime during the night I woke up feeling like I was on fire, even though I had the fan above the bed on all night and hubby was next to me, shivering in … Continue reading

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Womb and gloom.


The state of my womb has been on my mind lately. For the past four years or so I’ve known that something is ā€œnot rightā€ with me. (Hubby has been saying that since we first met.) But seriously, I’ve been … Continue reading

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