tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post772603139041996499..comments2023-10-17T09:46:20.456-04:00Comments on facebooking from the edge...: The One Where Menopause Kicks My Ass And Makes Me CryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05223158968534558268noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-21492801757731528752013-02-01T02:41:39.658-05:002013-02-01T02:41:39.658-05:00i'mma b real. 11 (E.LEV.EN) years. hot flashs?...i'mma b real. 11 (E.LEV.EN) years. hot flashs? ppfft! spontaneous human combustion. crying? my only request in the universe was i wanted snow peas. in the 5th grocery store i broke down in the aisle because the vegitable world wanted me dead. night sweats? here's the question i ever got an answer to... why, for all that is holy and sacred, and for anyone who wants to continue to live before i killed them, don't grocery stores rent out cots in their freezer room? i even thought about driving 115miles to a zoo for the penguin or polar bear area. i mean, they sleep somewhere else at night so it's not like i'd kill them too. fun fact: on 3 different years, never the same month or season, i went 11 months with no period. yep, one month to go and my dreams of not having to live alone on this planet were dashed. (buy the smaller B12 and just take 2 or 3. omg that helped on the few times i could remember to take them.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-60978047869120851522013-01-15T19:47:40.697-05:002013-01-15T19:47:40.697-05:00Oh. Fuck. That. Shit. I shall not be participatin...Oh. Fuck. That. Shit. I shall not be participating in this horror called menopause. Ever. They can fuck right off.<br /><br />Stay strong! <br /><br />Hugs!<br /><br />ValerieValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15463173488099670688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-28271350226148274132013-01-15T16:11:57.005-05:002013-01-15T16:11:57.005-05:00...I fall into the category of #3 (and for the rec......I fall into the category of #3 (and for the record, would gladly kiss your arse), but I want to comment anyway...<br /><br />You should let those feelings out. You are more than entitled to. 'Tis a scientific fact that menopause-hormones make one craycray.<br /><br />Do you have any badly behaved teenagers at home? My mum got hit with menopause pretty much the same week I became an angsty criminally insane supergoth delinquent (I was 14). Those were some good times let me tell you...<br /><br />One of my dearest friends is going through everything you described. She keeps like 10 sets of sheets and blankets in her freezer, for emergencies when the nighttime hot flashes and sweats get really bad, and she says it helps. <br /><br />xo!Michhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456803425068822920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-79331233213241490702013-01-14T23:26:13.944-05:002013-01-14T23:26:13.944-05:00Sweetie I am sooooo right there with you......
I ...Sweetie I am sooooo right there with you......<br /><br />I never had PMS. Never. No moodiness, no cramps. Maybe an overwhelming urge for chocolate and 10 days of the most incredibly sore boobs ever but that was it.<br /><br />3 months ago my boobs stopped hurting. Yay right? Uhuh.....but then I started to get hot. Not a flash per se but if I got at all warm (and apparently I get warm A LOT) then I get soaking sweaty hot. Its awesome. And Ed keeps saying it isn't hot in our house and I keep saying that it is and if he touches the AC to turn it up one more time he is going to lose a freaking hand. <br /><br />And now I want people dead. All people. For everything. All the time. They ordered us new shirts and work and mine didn't come in and I couldn't decide if I wanted to cry more or murder more.<br /><br />Oh and the crying. Seriously I can't stand myself. <br /><br />The best part? My Mom didn't finish menopause until she was about 7 years older than I am now. If I have that for that long someone WILL die. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-37642917186155257962013-01-14T18:02:28.071-05:002013-01-14T18:02:28.071-05:00Awww Alice died? Sniffle.
Bahh I'm sorry you...Awww Alice died? Sniffle. <br /><br />Bahh I'm sorry you're all pmssy. PMDD never sounded fun to me. I bet you can treat it with wine. Lots and lots of wineGiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026292498250130247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-16798347510239599102013-01-14T15:41:22.420-05:002013-01-14T15:41:22.420-05:00I keep reminding myself to take vitamins and I do ...I keep reminding myself to take vitamins and I do it, sporadically... but I still can't swallow the damn things without gagging on them. Blah. <br /><br />I know, I know... suck it up, Buttercup.<br /><br />We'll get through this... right?<br /><br />xoxoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223158968534558268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-84019431582848494162013-01-14T15:40:08.065-05:002013-01-14T15:40:08.065-05:00I've never lied about pregnancy because of all...I've never lied about pregnancy because of all the people who lied to ME about it. <br /><br />The best part of pregnancy is the 6th month. The worst? The 9th month. <br /><br />Hang tight, honey... hopefully I'll be done with menopause by the time you have your little kidlet!! <br /><br />xoxoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223158968534558268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-52536933132792643832013-01-14T15:38:16.582-05:002013-01-14T15:38:16.582-05:00Breast cancer abounds in my family :( My mom didn...Breast cancer abounds in my family :( My mom didn't do hormone replacement therapy and also is one of those who claims menopause was a breeze.<br /><br />Then again, she also told me that labor was no worse than menstrual cramps.<br /><br />I don't know why I ever listen to the woman.<br /><br />Vodka is the best pimple getter-ridder EVER. <br /><br />It is written.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223158968534558268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-83552450326638839392013-01-14T15:36:55.270-05:002013-01-14T15:36:55.270-05:00Thanks, doll! xoxoThanks, doll! xoxoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223158968534558268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-83304183510084641132013-01-14T15:35:59.475-05:002013-01-14T15:35:59.475-05:00I KNEW it was the fault of the men!! I KNEW IT!!!...I KNEW it was the fault of the men!! I KNEW IT!!!<br /><br />Love you more!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223158968534558268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-77311490049877739352013-01-14T15:34:47.220-05:002013-01-14T15:34:47.220-05:00I would sign up for a hysterectomy. Seriously. D...I would sign up for a hysterectomy. Seriously. Damn hospitals that won't do voluntary uterus removal...<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223158968534558268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-83602549197396406222013-01-14T15:33:55.001-05:002013-01-14T15:33:55.001-05:00Ugh... please tell me it stops :(
<3Ugh... please tell me it stops :( <br /><br /><3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223158968534558268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-65916805253154262292013-01-14T15:33:05.100-05:002013-01-14T15:33:05.100-05:00If you can avoid it, I totally would. I'd rat...If you can avoid it, I totally would. I'd rather bleed until the end of time than deal with this shit.<br /><br />No lie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223158968534558268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-89234907853981634862013-01-14T15:32:24.657-05:002013-01-14T15:32:24.657-05:00Thanks, love.
It really is horrible. I've sp...Thanks, love.<br /><br />It really is horrible. I've spent years wishing for menopause, because my periods and PMS were so bad, but now that it's here? I had no idea it would be this bad.<br /><br />Like a friend of mine said, "I want ME back."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223158968534558268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-56603275913409036982013-01-14T14:37:05.881-05:002013-01-14T14:37:05.881-05:00So YOU'RE the woman a couple seats over in the...So YOU'RE the woman a couple seats over in the same boat as me! I KNEW I wasn't alone! LOL!<br /><br />All I can say is that for me, the peri-menopausal blasts seem to come in waves... things are "normal" and "regular" for a few months and then horomonal craziness ensues for a month or two (or three). My doc recommended vitamin B complex to help with PMS, but I always forget to take it so I can't tell you if it works or not.<br /><br />Hang in there, Sistah! Men may have it easier, but that's cuz nature knows they're big wimps. RemarkableMonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08845845623280957393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-82383450097778429312013-01-14T14:24:11.271-05:002013-01-14T14:24:11.271-05:00...And I thought all the people lying about how wo......And I thought all the people lying about how wonderful pregnancy is should be on my list. I guess I'll try to suck it up (Venice style)a little more... until my due date at least. I hope you feel better soon. Phoebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-48101690885572729702013-01-14T12:55:26.497-05:002013-01-14T12:55:26.497-05:00Get your hormones tested. If there's no direc...Get your hormones tested. If there's no direct family link with breast cancer, you can start on bio-identical hormones. Saved.My.Life.<br />Blood test is a bit pricey but the bio-identicals are $20/mo. You have to find a compounding pharmacy to get them filled.<br />All summer, bitchy, itchy, whiny, sniveling, and crying like no one's business. I still have a slight bit of night sweats but all other symptoms, aside from raging pimples, have stopped. I'll take the pimples over the moodiness, irritability, irrationality, etc. <br />Well, I' wish I didn't have the pimples, but if that's the worst of it, so be it. Vodka makes pimples disappear, no?Dananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-22099254397841129922013-01-14T12:55:10.833-05:002013-01-14T12:55:10.833-05:00I am sorry...and scared! I felt the threat of horm...I am sorry...and scared! I felt the threat of hormones rising when I almost too the pharmacy cashier's face off an hour ago...I have had plenty of sinus infections before that did not leave me thirsting for blood! I don't even want chocolate! I hope this is a short goodbye to shark week for you...well obviously it hasn't been that short, but hopefully not much longer!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-128005200709230042013-01-14T12:39:56.531-05:002013-01-14T12:39:56.531-05:00I blame the men. Because what I want to know is w...I blame the men. Because what I want to know is why we, as woman, have to experience all this shit with our bodies: menstration, cramping, pregnancy, delivery, breast feeding, menopause. What do they ever experience? Pissing, shitting, farting and burping. Which they all think is HYSTERICAL. Our stuff? Not even a little funny. So, in conclusion . . . men. All their fault. Let's get 'em!! ;)<br /><br />Glad you are over the hump, at least. Hopefully you can hang in there. Sorry it's been so bad. Love you!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-54244740136277836722013-01-14T12:32:27.422-05:002013-01-14T12:32:27.422-05:00
The best cure I experienced? Hysterectomy! And a ...<br />The best cure I experienced? Hysterectomy! And a quart of vodka ;-)Elizabethhttp://www.abouthalfabubbleoff.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-75494794609818387862013-01-14T12:12:32.891-05:002013-01-14T12:12:32.891-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121763456161256252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-10327993990344626792013-01-14T12:11:28.539-05:002013-01-14T12:11:28.539-05:00Awwwww, Dani....i'm past menopause and i'm... Awwwww, Dani....i'm past menopause and i'm acting just like you.....no excuses!<br />.<br />.<br />. <br /> My hub and son can't wait 'til i leave for an extended trip to my Mom's. To quote you, "Lucky, lucky" Mom.<br /><br /> Hang tight.tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121763456161256252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-37357427598553679752013-01-14T11:17:59.382-05:002013-01-14T11:17:59.382-05:00Gah! I have the whole "I'm PMSing, I'...Gah! I have the whole "I'm PMSing, I'm being irrational; the world is not out to get me" logical voice in my mind thing... and I can't do anything about what comes out of my mouth during that time, either. I can't wait to see what fresh hell menopause will bring. Sarah Smith-Frigeriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723126856562366307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300611070893992585.post-60197864488368354282013-01-14T11:15:01.578-05:002013-01-14T11:15:01.578-05:00Aw man, that's rough. I know I fall under item...Aw man, that's rough. I know I fall under items 3 and 7 of the Kiss Your Ass list, but I still hope you feel better soon. <br /><br />Re: the last pic. My dad got remarried a few years ago, and shortly after they tied the knot, his wife started menopause. He looks very much like the guy in the cartoon. Vesta Vaynehttp://cowardlyfeminist.comnoreply@blogger.com