#perimenopause — Public Fediverse posts

@APBBlue You had asked me about HRT- interesting observation for me- I took both estrogen & progesterone. I had harsh hot flashes & odd sleep (restlessness & vivid, graphic nightmares & dreams). Stopped both. While on the progesterone my resting heart rate dropped 10BPM. Now that I'm off it, the heart rate is back up to the low 80s. 🙄 Rather uncomfortable.

I'm going to call the OBGYN & ask if I can get on the lowest level of progesterone. #perimenopause

@APBBlue You had asked me about HRT- interesting observation for me- I took both estrogen & progesterone. I had harsh hot flashes & odd sleep (restlessness & vivid, graphic nightmares & dreams). Stopped both. While on the progesterone my resting heart rate dropped 10BPM. Now that I'm off it, the heart rate is back up to the low 80s. 🙄 Rather uncomfortable.

I'm going to call the OBGYN & ask if I can get on the lowest level of progesterone. #perimenopause

In July 2026, I finished 9 books. I caught up on the Spellmonger and Murderbot series and restarted Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series.

Also finally got around to Project Hail Mary after seeing the movie earlier in the month. Both were good, but I think I actually liked the movie a bit more. The book didn't make me cry, and the movie soundtrack was pretty great.

My nonfiction selection for July was the audiobook version of The New Perimenopause: An Evidence-Based Guide to Surviving the Zone of Chaos and Feeling Like Yourself Again by Mary Claire Haver. 10/10, highly recommend, ladies in or approaching perimenopause!

(I borrowed that from the library and did not receive the referenced supplemental PDF. If anyone can hook me up with a copy, that would be super!)

#AmReading #Bookstodon #Reading #Books #Spellmonger #Murderbot #StormlightArchive #ProjectHailMary #Perimenopause

In July 2026, I finished 9 books. I caught up on the Spellmonger and Murderbot series and restarted Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series.

Also finally got around to Project Hail Mary after seeing the movie earlier in the month. Both were good, but I think I actually liked the movie a bit more. The book didn't make me cry, and the movie soundtrack was pretty great.

My nonfiction selection for July was the audiobook version of The New Perimenopause: An Evidence-Based Guide to Surviving the Zone of Chaos and Feeling Like Yourself Again by Mary Claire Haver. 10/10, highly recommend, ladies in or approaching perimenopause!

(I borrowed that from the library and did not receive the referenced supplemental PDF. If anyone can hook me up with a copy, that would be super!)

#AmReading #Bookstodon #Reading #Books #Spellmonger #Murderbot #StormlightArchive #ProjectHailMary #Perimenopause

:kirby_prideheart: Ello sweet and lovely Friendos :purple_heart_sparkle:

#GoodMorning and #TZAG everyone :ablobcatcoffee:

It's been a harder night. I didn't walk a longer route with Koa, as I just didn't have the energy to do that... 😔
I just managed to ride my bike om a low speed for half an hour! *yay me*.
I booked an appointment with my GP for 17/08. The earliest moment (time wise), which I like the best. Hopefully, she will be willing and able to help me with my peri journey. I really think that HRT patches could be beneficial for my health, but I have two more weeks to find out all about it. 😊

The dishwasher has done it's work as well, it's drying now, and then I can clean it out (I'll have to, haha, it has all my now clean big plates in it 😂).

A small part of me, it's saying I should get out some paint, and paint the wall that the coop repair man worked on last Wednesday. It would look a lot better if I would do that... So, maybe I should? 🤔

But, of course, finding the energy, and kicking myself in the butt to actually do it... I know it *needs* to be done eventually, so why not "just" do it and get it done with? 🤔

I used to be someone what would be *very* AuDHD... I mean this in a very positive way! I used to get an idea, then I'd gather all I'd need for that idea, and... I'd do it! I would not think about it too much, I would just think "that's good, I can do that!", and.... There I went!

But, the last few months, I've been noticing this is getting too hard for me to keep doing... I've lost the confidence I had in myself. I keep doubting if I can do things, while I know I used to "just" do things, and have them work out well enough... I lost the energy. There is no motivation. And... When I *finally* do something, I don't feel the joy of it afterwards... There is no dopamine rush. There is no feeling of great accomplishment. There's just the "OK, that's done, it's fine" :thisisfinefire:. And, without that dopamine, without the reward for your brain/body, it's harder and harder to start something else...

As I've shared yesterday, I've learned that dopamine, ADHD, and the peri-menopause aren't the bestest of friends... :parrot_sad: and that's why I really hope that my GP will allow me to try the patches. I *know* they aren't the "holy solution", but... So far, I've heard way more positives than negatives about them, so I *really* want to try them out...

Well... Plans for #Today
Maybe I can try to paint that bit of wall... Maybe? 🤞🏻
Try to get a little longer walk with Koa 🐾
Clean out the dishwasher 🫧
Do the laundry 🧺
Maybe read some more of my book :blobcatbook:
And.........
Try to relax and feel OK enough...

Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life" :bear_love: I really appreciate it :bear_hugs: as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! :bear_nuzzle:

:pixy_party: 🫂 🩵 💜 🩷 🐾 :dogeparrot:

#PixysJourney
#ActuallyAuDHD
#PeriMenopause

:kirby_prideheart: Ello sweet and lovely Friendos :purple_heart_sparkle:

#GoodMorning and #TZAG everyone :ablobcatcoffee:

It's been a harder night. I didn't walk a longer route with Koa, as I just didn't have the energy to do that... 😔
I just managed to ride my bike om a low speed for half an hour! *yay me*.
I booked an appointment with my GP for 17/08. The earliest moment (time wise), which I like the best. Hopefully, she will be willing and able to help me with my peri journey. I really think that HRT patches could be beneficial for my health, but I have two more weeks to find out all about it. 😊

The dishwasher has done it's work as well, it's drying now, and then I can clean it out (I'll have to, haha, it has all my now clean big plates in it 😂).

A small part of me, it's saying I should get out some paint, and paint the wall that the coop repair man worked on last Wednesday. It would look a lot better if I would do that... So, maybe I should? 🤔

But, of course, finding the energy, and kicking myself in the butt to actually do it... I know it *needs* to be done eventually, so why not "just" do it and get it done with? 🤔

I used to be someone what would be *very* AuDHD... I mean this in a very positive way! I used to get an idea, then I'd gather all I'd need for that idea, and... I'd do it! I would not think about it too much, I would just think "that's good, I can do that!", and.... There I went!

But, the last few months, I've been noticing this is getting too hard for me to keep doing... I've lost the confidence I had in myself. I keep doubting if I can do things, while I know I used to "just" do things, and have them work out well enough... I lost the energy. There is no motivation. And... When I *finally* do something, I don't feel the joy of it afterwards... There is no dopamine rush. There is no feeling of great accomplishment. There's just the "OK, that's done, it's fine" :thisisfinefire:. And, without that dopamine, without the reward for your brain/body, it's harder and harder to start something else...

As I've shared yesterday, I've learned that dopamine, ADHD, and the peri-menopause aren't the bestest of friends... :parrot_sad: and that's why I really hope that my GP will allow me to try the patches. I *know* they aren't the "holy solution", but... So far, I've heard way more positives than negatives about them, so I *really* want to try them out...

Well... Plans for #Today
Maybe I can try to paint that bit of wall... Maybe? 🤞🏻
Try to get a little longer walk with Koa 🐾
Clean out the dishwasher 🫧
Do the laundry 🧺
Maybe read some more of my book :blobcatbook:
And.........
Try to relax and feel OK enough...

Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life" :bear_love: I really appreciate it :bear_hugs: as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! :bear_nuzzle:

:pixy_party: 🫂 🩵 💜 🩷 🐾 :dogeparrot:

#PixysJourney
#ActuallyAuDHD
#PeriMenopause

Ich versuche 2x die Woche Sport zu machen. Die Regelmäßigkeit fehlt noch etwas aber mit ADHS, Endometriose und Perimenopause hilft Sport einfach ungemein!

#adhs #Sport #Endometriose #Perimenopause

Welp. Here’s to day one of hormone replacement therapy. May I never have a week like last week again. #MS #perimenopause #multipleSclerosis

Welp. Here’s to day one of hormone replacement therapy. May I never have a week like last week again. #MS #perimenopause #multipleSclerosis

:kirby_prideheart: Ello sweet and lovely Friendos :purple_heart_sparkle:

It seems that Pixy's Journey is continuing on a new path. I know all life is uncertain, however well you try to plan. And I know that some things will happen, but you can never really prepare for them... As these things happen in different ways for everyone, with some overlap of course, and there is no "set pathway" to follow, to make things easier...

I've been experiencing symptoms that I have been dealing with for many years now. But... They were/are more intense. They are different than they used to be. And I got more and more frustrated at my incapability to deal with them properly. I got worse and worse, and I just could not understand why this all was getting so hard to deal with.

And then... I made the connection. I should have realized sooner, when the temperature regulation issues got worse (and it wasn't due to fibro flare)... I was born with an uterus. It's never been of use to me, as I didn't want to be a mom, and the monthly issues were a struggle, are a struggle, to deal with. But it means that my "main hormone" is estrogen. And, as I am 46 now... I am in the "zone" to start the decline of the hormonal bits...

I looked a bit online, and found out that many of my issues were indeed part of the peri. And... That people with ADHD may experience the decline in estrogen even worse, as it regulates, among others, dopamine... And, with most ADHD folks, the dopamine controls are already "out of the ordinary", so it can really enhance some negative effects of it all...

This is one of the sites that I found with info about this: 🔗
https://steadystatehealth.org/how-estrogen-decline-impacts-dopamine-and-why-adhd-feels-worse-in-menopause/

So yeah... Pixy's Journey has started on a new path, a new road in their journey, where they need to find ways to deal with the peri period, and then the menopause that will follow.

Someone has told me that, especially "us ADHD folks", could greatly benefit from HRT patches. But I know that many GPs aren't too keen on handing out these patches... So, before I dive in to this with my GP, I was hoping that other folks here, that are going through this, or have gone through this, could let me know about the patches. Did/dk you use them? And, if so, what are the main pros and cons of them? I'd like to be as informed as I can, so I can have a good talk with my GP, and so I know what I could be asking for.

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience!

:pixy_party: 🫂 🩵 💜 🩷 🐾 :dogeparrot:

#PixysJourney
#ActuallyAuDHD
#ActuallyADHD
#ADHD
#PeriMenopause

Edit: thought this Toot would reach the appropriate folks better with the proper hashtags, so I added them. Sorry I forgot to add them in the first place. Thanks for all the boosts (so far!). I really appreciate the support. :blobcatflower:

:kirby_prideheart: Ello sweet and lovely Friendos :purple_heart_sparkle:

It seems that Pixy's Journey is continuing on a new path. I know all life is uncertain, however well you try to plan. And I know that some things will happen, but you can never really prepare for them... As these things happen in different ways for everyone, with some overlap of course, and there is no "set pathway" to follow, to make things easier...

I've been experiencing symptoms that I have been dealing with for many years now. But... They were/are more intense. They are different than they used to be. And I got more and more frustrated at my incapability to deal with them properly. I got worse and worse, and I just could not understand why this all was getting so hard to deal with.

And then... I made the connection. I should have realized sooner, when the temperature regulation issues got worse (and it wasn't due to fibro flare)... I was born with an uterus. It's never been of use to me, as I didn't want to be a mom, and the monthly issues were a struggle, are a struggle, to deal with. But it means that my "main hormone" is estrogen. And, as I am 46 now... I am in the "zone" to start the decline of the hormonal bits...

I looked a bit online, and found out that many of my issues were indeed part of the peri. And... That people with ADHD may experience the decline in estrogen even worse, as it regulates, among others, dopamine... And, with most ADHD folks, the dopamine controls are already "out of the ordinary", so it can really enhance some negative effects of it all...

This is one of the sites that I found with info about this: 🔗
https://steadystatehealth.org/how-estrogen-decline-impacts-dopamine-and-why-adhd-feels-worse-in-menopause/

So yeah... Pixy's Journey has started on a new path, a new road in their journey, where they need to find ways to deal with the peri period, and then the menopause that will follow.

Someone has told me that, especially "us ADHD folks", could greatly benefit from HRT patches. But I know that many GPs aren't too keen on handing out these patches... So, before I dive in to this with my GP, I was hoping that other folks here, that are going through this, or have gone through this, could let me know about the patches. Did/dk you use them? And, if so, what are the main pros and cons of them? I'd like to be as informed as I can, so I can have a good talk with my GP, and so I know what I could be asking for.

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience!

:pixy_party: 🫂 🩵 💜 🩷 🐾 :dogeparrot:

#PixysJourney
#ActuallyAuDHD
#ActuallyADHD
#ADHD
#PeriMenopause

Edit: thought this Toot would reach the appropriate folks better with the proper hashtags, so I added them. Sorry I forgot to add them in the first place. Thanks for all the boosts (so far!). I really appreciate the support. :blobcatflower:

Raise your ✋🏾 🙋🏿‍♀️ if you're a mid-50s woman sitting in your office drinking your morning beverage of choice while a super powered fan blows air all over your hot sweaty corpus because you're producing as much heat as* one of Elon Musk's gas turbine-powered data centers.

#perimenopause
#MiddleAgedHotness
#NoReallyItsAHotFlash

Raise your ✋🏾 🙋🏿‍♀️ if you're a mid-50s woman sitting in your office drinking your morning beverage of choice while a super powered fan blows air all over your hot sweaty corpus because you're producing as much heat as* one of Elon Musk's gas turbine-powered data centers.

#perimenopause
#MiddleAgedHotness
#NoReallyItsAHotFlash

Are there any uterus owners out there in the Fediverse that started perimenopause in their late 30s and have any success stories with HRT or something else? I'd love to hear about it! #AskFedi #perimenopause #menopause

Are there any uterus owners out there in the Fediverse that started perimenopause in their late 30s and have any success stories with HRT or something else? I'd love to hear about it! #AskFedi #perimenopause #menopause

Medicine has come a long way. We are living longer than ever, we have eradicated diseases that once seemed like a certain death sentence, and new improvements are constantly being made to our quality… #mix #perimenopause #womenshealth

https://www.vox.com/health/496667/perimenopause-womens-health-history?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Sie hatte recht, ich brauche das neue Medikament. Heute steife Fingergelenke mit Schmerzen, gestern extrem depressiv. Ein mg Östrogen reicht also nicht mehr. Ab nächsten Mittwoch dann mehr Östrogen und weniger Östrogenabstürze hoffentlich 🤗

Die Frau ist eine Hellseherin. (Natürlich nicht, sie ist einfach eine sehr gute Ärztin.)
#HRT #Perimenopause #Wechseljahre

It works on the pituitary's schedule, not yours. Three cycles before you judge it. And if you're on HRT of any kind, tell your prescriber first — chasteberry has opinions about prolactin.
What do you reach for?
#Herbalism #PlantMedicine #FolkMedicine #Chasteberry #Vitex #Apothecary #Herbs #Perimenopause #HormoneHealth #Druid #Pagan #EarthBased
Today's Gathering → https://twp.ai/4hsxsj
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It works on the pituitary's schedule, not yours. Three cycles before you judge it. And if you're on HRT of any kind, tell your prescriber first — chasteberry has opinions about prolactin.
What do you reach for?
#Herbalism #PlantMedicine #FolkMedicine #Chasteberry #Vitex #Apothecary #Herbs #Perimenopause #HormoneHealth #Druid #Pagan #EarthBased
Today's Gathering → https://twp.ai/4hsxsj
2/2

Chasteberry. One teaspoon dried, covered pot, fifteen minutes simmering, ten more off the heat. Peppery, faintly bitter, more broth than tea.
The old remedy for hormonal weather — the cycle that arrives sideways, the perimenopausal months that feel like being renovated from the inside.
#Herbalism #PlantMedicine #FolkMedicine #Chasteberry #Vitex #Apothecary #Herbs #Perimenopause #HormoneHealth #Druid #Pagan #EarthBased
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Chasteberry. One teaspoon dried, covered pot, fifteen minutes simmering, ten more off the heat. Peppery, faintly bitter, more broth than tea.
The old remedy for hormonal weather — the cycle that arrives sideways, the perimenopausal months that feel like being renovated from the inside.
#Herbalism #PlantMedicine #FolkMedicine #Chasteberry #Vitex #Apothecary #Herbs #Perimenopause #HormoneHealth #Druid #Pagan #EarthBased
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Meine Gynäkologin hat mich gefragt wie die Hormonersatztherapie läuft. Ich hab gesagt, dass die Hormone lebensrettend sind und sie hat sich sooo sehr gefreut ❤️

(Sie dreht trotzdem an meinen Dosierungen, bekomme jetzt nicht mehr Bijuva 1/100 sondern Femoston 2/10 und vielleicht ist das ja noch besser, ich mag bloß keine Veränderungen.)
#Perimenopause #Wechseljahre #HRT

Jeg har sært ondt i fødder, lægmuskler og yderlår. Så meget træning synes jeg heller ikke jeg har lavet i dag og i går - så, #FestligeFurier, er det perimenopausen der sparker røv lige nu?
Aldersmæssigt passer det godt, for jeg fylder 52 om halvanden uge. Men for dælen, det gør ondt - og jeg har endda været til massage i dag 😥
#EnFestAfFurier #perimenopause

Jeg har sært ondt i fødder, lægmuskler og yderlår. Så meget træning synes jeg heller ikke jeg har lavet i dag og i går - så, #FestligeFurier, er det perimenopausen der sparker røv lige nu?
Aldersmæssigt passer det godt, for jeg fylder 52 om halvanden uge. Men for dælen, det gør ondt - og jeg har endda været til massage i dag 😥
#EnFestAfFurier #perimenopause

Credit to @mymidlife_kariannewright 12 MENOPAUSE CHANGES THAT ARE BAFFLING!🤔😂 Music track:Front Porch Pickin’/Jon Conley(Facebook Sound Collection) #menopausesymptoms #menopausejourney #menopausehumour #menopausemoments #mymidlife😊 #thefunnysideofmenopause #perimenopause #menopausehumor #menopause #midlifewomen

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. There’s a lot of hype around perimenopause. Don’t buy it.… #mix #perimenopause #ai

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/17/1140640/the-download-perimenopause-misinformation-china-moonshot-ai/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Perimenopause Hype: MIT Tech Review Warns Against the 'Cult-Like' Push for HRT

https://1ban.news/perimenopause-hype-mit-tech-review/
#1ban #perimenopause #hype #mit #tech #science

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@RickiTarr I'm in my early 40s. Thus far I'm definitely sleeping much hotter (hate it) and my inner ears get super itchy (fun). Lots more middle-of-the-night trips to the bathroom. Brain fog, check. Stress...is it perimenopause, or is it *gestures at everything*? Both?

I'm currently reading The New Perimenopause by Dr. Mary Claire Haver, which I highly recommend.

The Menopause Wiki is also helpful: https://menopausewiki.ca.

#perimenopause

@RickiTarr I'm in my early 40s. Thus far I'm definitely sleeping much hotter (hate it) and my inner ears get super itchy (fun). Lots more middle-of-the-night trips to the bathroom. Brain fog, check. Stress...is it perimenopause, or is it *gestures at everything*? Both?

I'm currently reading The New Perimenopause by Dr. Mary Claire Haver, which I highly recommend.

The Menopause Wiki is also helpful: https://menopausewiki.ca.

#perimenopause

Fitness Check In Day 91: Birthday Week

https://mindbodysynergylia.com/2026/07/13/fitness-check-in-day-91-birthday-week/

Fitness Check In Day 91: Birthday Week

https://mindbodysynergylia.com/2026/07/13/fitness-check-in-day-91-birthday-week/

Wie schön auch, dass die Beihilfe meine Hormonbehandlung für die #Perimenopause nicht zahlt, weil "Aufwendungen für Kontrazeptionsmittel sind nur bei Personen bis zur Vollendung des 22. Lebensjahres und bei Personen ab Vollendung des 48. Lebensjahres beihilfefähig" und ich bin 42 und leide 🫠

I seem to get (sometimes very noticeable) drops in mood around 3-4am. I've been very unwell with my chronic health conditions and under quite a bit of stress at the moment. Some of it seems like it could be hormonal (I think it's worse at some points of the month than others), but does anyone know what the specific timing is about? Cortisol? Sometimes it wakes me fully, other times I might experience a sad dream and/or be only slightly conscious, but I can still feel it.

#MentalHealth #Stress #Anxiety #Perimenopause