“I had three years of hot flushes. I had broken sleep. I had migraines, headaches, dizziness, weight gain, UTIs and dry eyes. My energy levels were on the floor. (Not to mention loss of libido, vaginal dryness and a general loss of va va voom.) I felt as if my old self had disappeared. And I wanted the old me back.
I was working outside the home in a senior role, but I didn’t dare tell my employer. Would they think I was too old? Past it? Unable to do my job?”
My experience might be different to yours (there are over 40 symptoms of menopause, and I’ve only described a few!) but what many women have in common is a myriad of uncomfortable and embarrassing symptoms… no clear answers… and the prospect of spending a third of their lives managing their menopause.