I am in Post Menopause.. what do I do now? - Menopause Message Board

Tricia2007 · 04-16-2008, 09:18 PM

Hi everyone.

I hope someone can help me. I have been post menopausal for about 2-3 years now. I am 53 years old. I was on natural progesterone cream that got me through the latter part of menopause. I have been through panic attacks and hot flashes, those were my main symptoms.
I stopped taking the progesterone cream and have not taken anything now for probably 2 years.
I think my thyroid may be low, but my ranges are not low or high, so nothing is ever done. But I asked the thyroid board and they think, according to my numbers, it may be possible I am hypothyroid. Feel like I may have osteoarthritis in my neck and lower back.
I am the right weight for my height, eat organic for years, and I feel like my body is falling apart.

I came to this board because I wanted to ask you, should I still be on hormone supplements of some kind if I am Post Menopausal? I mean, what do post menopausal women do to keep everything in balance? I know I must sound confused. I am confused about whether when you get through menopause, is the storm over? And now, everything is calmer now, and in balance? Or is it something you must continue on to keep everything in balance?

I don't have a Dr. who is very helpful. I have no libido. I have body aches. Lots of fatigue. I had a CBC last month and all was normal. I just don't feel good anymore. Could it be related to my hormones?

Any help would be so greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much.

Tricia

liverpool sue · 04-17-2008, 03:17 AM

hello tricia. i'm 55, and two and a bit years without a period. i can't answer your question directly but can tell you what i do.
i have never taken, or rubbed in, any type of hormone stuff, natural or otherwise, preferring instead to take all the supplements recommended for us ladies to help with the symptoms.
i decided to carry on taking the supplements - fish oil, magnesium, clacium, etc., etc. - for as long as i feel happy to do so, my thinking being that even if they're not doing me much good, they're not doing me any harm. i take an all-in-one 'bomb' specially made for menopause, along with an omega 3 capsule.
maybe you need to find a doctor who is more empathetic towards your problems, and have a chat. if your thyroid results are normal, then i guess it's nothing to do with that, the way you are feeling. could you be slightly depressed?
sorry i can't be of more help. best of luck.

alyce20 · 04-17-2008, 09:20 AM

Tricia,
It is totally hormones. I am not a dr. and if you want to go through a whole range of tests you can. But if you read the threads many of us have done that and they all come up negative. It is all hormones. I am 52 still getting my period so I am not post menopausal, however I would suggest that you can read many of the threads that woman have posted. Some take HRT and some do not. However we do all have one thing in common. We don't feel good. We have many of the symptons. Many of us live with them and many woman find help with HRT, supplements and many othere things. I currently take an AD which has helped me so much. I still don't feel great but I feel better. Hang in there. See your dr. have a check up. BUt I suspect you are going through what we all are. Hormones!!! They really can make you feel bad. This board has helped me so much in the last year and a half. It gives great ideas. Keep on it and pray. Alyce20

alyce20 · 04-17-2008, 09:21 AM

What is the all in one one bomb you take for menopause and what is in it??? And where can I get it??? Alyce20

liverpool sue · 04-17-2008, 02:57 PM

i'm in england alyce, and that's where i buy it. bit far for you to come i think!