5 Things about menopause that infuriate me!
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- This video covers 5 things about menopause that infuriate me. Perimenopause and post menopause can be challenging but there are certain things related to this menopausal transition that are so frustrating they anger me. I believe some of you perimenopausal and post menopausal ladies will relate.
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0:25 - 5 Things about menopause that infuriate me
6:11 - Final thoughts
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I am so tired of the brain fog and forgetfulness! It is terrifying!
I know honey, me too. I try to focus on one thing at a time. I won't be no victim of menopause..😂😂😂,
Yes it’s very unnerving.
Me too...I can't recall where I leave things.
It has caused me so much anxiety and fear, that I literally thought I was going crazy. Brain fog has been one of the worst symptoms I’ve experienced and hate it.
@@valanasha1135 🤗 I feel the same way
I think what makes me frustrated. Is that you expect men not to understand menopause but you don't expect women who have gone through menopause to look at you like you're crazy.
I had a hard time in late peri and still am having somewhat of a hard time in post with my gut biome and also my body trying to adjust to temperatures... And when I speak to older friends In their 60s even their '70s. They look at me like I'm crazy. Maybe they had an easy transition? But it's like no one has your back... And I think that's what women need most is to know someone understands.
I have never been so sick in the last 2 years since menopause... I went from being somewhat healthy to Losing a lot of friends because I was too sick to go out or not feeling good enough.
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This is what makes me angry too!!! My mom and older sister act like I'm the only woman who is having a difficult time. They also think it's strange and abnormal that I'm 54 and still not officially in menopause. 🤦🏻♀️
Yes unfortunately other women can often be unsupportive because they are one of the blessed few that sail through or more commonly have symptoms but don’t associate them with menopause and tell others that menopause isn’t an issue for them.
My sister who is 6 years older than me, sailed through it so when I have had a very hard time with it she thinks I'm going over the top, it's made me resent her.
It is unnerving and hurtful that you never know how you're going to feel from one day to the next. It is difficult to plan for a fun day because the anxiety, pains are unsettling. My "bacon" has been overcooking this year. 2016-2024 has been an unsettling ride especially with the stomach issues and anxiety. 💪💜 Thank you so much Kari and Ladies.
The buzzing I hate it when my nerves just tingle and buzz. And the cold chills, then I'm hot. Here comes summer and it's not even summer.
We would be lost without you KariThank you for being there
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So true. You never know how you’re going to feel with each day. So many plans ruined or canceled because of these irregularities.
yes, agreed . I have run into this many times and I hate it. Had to cancel plans, change plans etc.... Never know how I'm going to feel or sleep the night before and I cannot deal if they are bad.... Ppl start thinking you are anti social, have anxiety, have problems etc. Whatever..... They do NOt seem understand until it happens to them ......if it ever does....
Yes, yes. We are transitioning from cooler weather to warm. Hopefully, more time spent outdoors will help. It has been a 9 year Rollercoaster for me from 42 - 50. The past three years have been the worst. Low impact exercises, turmeric, ginger help. Pressure point relief calms me at times.
Exacly same ..like one cannot plan . Its so unfair
I thought it was just me becoming unreliable and breaking committeemen’s. I felt like I was letting people down all the time - and I was. So now I plan nothing! One day at a time. One hour and a time. I can’t remember when I last had a great on the go, feel good day. No one around me understand. It’s a very lonely transition ! ❤️
I understand the reason for menopause but if given a choice, I would have continued getting my period for the rest of my life!
Same!😏
Same and I started at 8 years old lol. 💜
Same
Same
Yeah but is it really right for a 60 year old women to give birth and have a baby??
Number 5 is the worst! That health anxiety is a mess.....🥴
The health anxiety and pains are So scary!! I'm so scared it's something worse 😢
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Yes, it’s depressing going through this 😩 why lord, why?😩😩😩😩😩😩
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Im finding it so hard, just to feel ok, every day and night in a struggle, the vaginal atrophy is horrible along with many other symptoms, and yes its a lonely time, thank you for openly sharing, it does help to hear others are going through similar, to realise lm not crazy
No you are not crazy, lovely woman♡ you're not by yourself, it makes me soo mad bt won't be a victim, keep on keeping on sweetheart, you got this
Vaginal atrophy is horrible. I’m sorry you struggle with it too.
I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this issue. I was able to find relief by using estradiol vaginal cream prescribed by my doctor who specializes in menopause. I hope you can find a good doctor who is willing and able to partner with you to find treatment that works for you.
Sorry what is vaginal.atrophy ?
@@francinafortuinfortuin Thinning and shrinking of the tissues, due to lack of estrogen.
I’ve been told all of those you mentioned. I feel frustrated, exhausted, and overwhelmed. We need support and people to listen to us!
One of the biggest thing for me is when someone ( usually a man) asks..why are u sweating and it's not even hot? Shut up....just shut up and hand me a frigging towel...🤐💥
Doctors blame fibroids and anxiety for the main part. if i had listened to them I would have had a hysterectomy by now and been rattling with medication, neither was needed for me. no one told me about heavy long periods, I was only enlightened after it was all over, finally younger thin people need not advise me about how to get back thin, they will know the struggle later in life! Keri you are amazing, I wish I found you 5 years ago ❤
Losing my brain has been devastating. I’ve always been smart, quick, creative, funny….or at least I thought so. It’s all gone. I’m a potato now…and I’m post menopausal for about 2 years. I wish it would come back. Oh…and my once beautiful boobs are now tube socks.
I completely understand!😢
Your still funny...the tube socks was a good laugh that I needed today. Thank you ❤
@@alicereed5368 thank you!
Clumsy all the time,and i hated it.
Lots of bruises 😢 very clumsy wonder how I make it thru the day at tines.
Im dealin wirh menopause anxiety
I am too. It’s terrifying.
Having no other women in my life that understands any of it. That’s the worst part for me.
This channel was a blessing. I found it halfway thru age 49 and of the 100 bizarro symptoms Kari shared I had 95. The amount of stress, fear and trepidation that had infected every minute of every day was almost immediately alleviated. I will forever be grateful. I no longer felt alone and unheard. I’ve shared in the comment section and have had camaraderie with fellow sufferers. We’re not crazy and we’re not alone.
Ever single woman I know irl either had a hysterectomy after having children and were put on hrt or had partial hysterectomies or other. All of them had children. Not one of them have had a life like mine. Started menstruating at 11, never got pregnant, had endometriosis, did lupron depot at age 21 for 9 months after endoscopic laser surgery, didn’t do hormonal birth control. I had heavy, heavy, heavy periods like clockwork for 35 years. Then every 3 weeks, then 5-6 weeks apart, to now it shows up whenever it feels like it. I suppose that peri actually started around age 46 but shortly after I turned 49 my whole system went off the rails. Right after 50 I started to lose muscle mass. I find this very irritating. Then flabby gut is bad enough but now loss of muscle ta boot? It really super sucks. ffs
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And have sinuses, going through menopause, this is crazy, feel like I'm dyin there's so much
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I spent all of 2023 convinced I was dying. 2024 isn’t much better so far. Seen every specialist and no one can explain. I’m scared every day
YESS!! I thought it was just me with the sinuses goodness. Stuffy nose go from one side to other and sinus headaches. It have me just feeling ill some days just been like blah. I'm 40 years old.
Thank you for mentioning the gut health. My gut is in such a mess in perimenopause. It makes my health anxiety flare and then I also get stuck in fight or flight. It’s relentless
Same here 🙈🙈
its SO exhausting and no one understands, except you and the ladies on this channel. i am in a foreign country navigating all this while trying to start a new life and being away from my loved ones. its not fun.
That would be extra tough. Sending love!❤️
@@KariAnneWright thank u! at least i am nearing the end of perimenopause. a year ago i would not have been able to do this! with that whole crashing fatigue thing! whew ✨💜✨
The lack of empathy to women from care givers in general! It is beyond frustrating.
The stigma surrounding menopause too.
I had sudden onset menopause at 33 years old due to a complete hysterectomy and was put on HRT. Fast forward 20 years, I stopped the HRT and I'm going through menopause FOR A SECOND TIME! All doctors/gynecologists etc. I've seen have either said "that's not possible" or "I've never heard of that before, I don't know", accompanied by a look of contempt.
The constant leg pain that NOBODY can figure out.
The weight thing too for sure! I've worked very hard to lose 40 pounds in the past 2 years and it hasn't been easy. I'm walking and exercising more, but differently. More core less cardio.
I've restarted HRT on a low dose after 3 years off of it, and I'm taking Colagen 1 & 3, so we'll see how it goes.
Honestly I find almost everything about menopause frustrating; all of the above plus the lack of sleep and energy, the anxiety etc. Le sigh.
However I find I'm a stronger better person for going through this and taking my body into my own hands so to speak lol.
Thanks for letting me rant a bit Kari!!!😁
Hai kary Iam from India,here nobody is suffering all these symptoms except me It's really frustrating and suicidal ,but when ever I feel low I watch your vdo thanku for being a life saver for me❤❤
The weight gain sucks! I've got a big chest and the hormones make them bigger. 😢
Perimenopause has consumed my life last and this year.
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@@KariAnneWright thanx 4 caring. Us women get it tough! I'm not giving up tho on my health.
Heart palpitations are awful!!
Terrifying!😔
Heath anxiety is the worst for me, I feel as if something is always wrong with me. Pain here and there, not knowing why? I stopped goggling medical symptoms, google seems to make you feel like you’re dying. Google only gives you the worst news ever. That only skyrocketed my anxiety. I learned my lesson, never again will I search on Google. I just look up menopause related symptoms, that’s it! If I don’t have my period next month, that would be a year, then I’ll be at menopause. I’m not sure if menopause will be any better, hopefully my symptoms with anxiety will be less. Who knows?
The health anxiety is all consuming for me...everyday with symptoms, also goggled and convinced I have cancer 90 percent of the time. Then the vicious cycle, anxiety, more symptoms...Yugggg😢
@@alicereed5368 OMG, same here! That’s the reason why I don’t google anything related to heath symptoms anymore. My doctor told me to stay away from goggle lol. Googling will only up your anxiety. I’ve learned that if I have any medical questions, I just call my physician office directly and talk with a nurse. If I google that it would probably tell me bad news and the cycle goes on, anxiety up, can’t sleep, and over thinking everything. So please take my advice STOP googling. I hope you will find some relief, I know it’s not easy, I’m still dealing with heath anxiety myself. I’m telling myself that is not as bad as what I’m thinking. Talk my self out of feeling that way, it works at times, but what really helps is telling someone what you are feeling. I tell my husband about it, he tells me nothing is wrong with you, he reminds me that it’s my menopause driving me crazy. He calms me down and makes me feel better about what I’m over thinking about my health. So if you have someone to talk to about it, try to let that person know what you’re feeling and going through. Feel better, know that you’re not alone. ♥️
I hate how it has affected my quality of life in many ways, especially how it has affected my brain and skin. 😔
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Menopausal symptoms let me count the ways, my Goodness, the anxiety is crazy so tried but im still in here, Kari !♡
I relate to much of this! Going to the doctor for perimenopause is like needing to get your car fixed and then calling a plumber. It's sad that the medical establishment doesn't care about women's health unless it's about looking good or fertility. Women in peri and post-meno are largely having to treat themselves through this life-changing process. Thank you for all you do to educate and provide a safe space! Very much appreciated!
OMG! The over-the-top anxiety out of nowhere is infuriating! I’ve always been a very relaxed, easy-going kind of person (albeit still an introvert) with healthy coping mechanisms to deal with stress - one of which was a quiet drive to clear my head.
Now, however, even the thought of having to drive somewhere causes me so much anxiety that I have nearly become a hermit, and I will find any excuse to NOT drive.😢 The craziest part: I’m perfectly fine to go grocery shopping, go out to eat or run necessary errands so long as someone else drives. Even crazier? Between 3-5 years ago, I taught 3 teenagers to drive without a single anxious or intrusive thought and was complimented (by each of them) how great I was teaching them because I was so patient with my instructions when correcting them and because I never overreacted to a mistake enough to “freak them out”.
Seriously…what happened to me? (Oh yeah…perimenopause.)🙄
The worst part for me, right now, is the crippling anxiety! I experience plenty of job-related anxiety as a teacher, but the menopausal anxiety on top of that is getting to be so bad that I find it hard to function on many days.😢
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I'll be 52 in March. February of 2023 and November, December of 2023 and January of 2024 i skipped my periods. Now February 2024 i had a period and it was a full 7 days.
My question is, would you think this is late perimenopause or? Im so confusedcause December 2023 my dr tested my fsh hormone levels and it was 27.5 which she said meant post menopause, CLEARLY im not post. I skipped 3 periods in a row and then had another one.
I agree with everyone, I prefer to stay home now due to i never know how I'll feel in a day.
I quit my job and got a work from home job doing prior authorizations for medical company based out of California as i live in Utah.
Anyways this is awful. I have friends who in their late 20s had hysterectomies and tell me theyre sorry om going through this but they never really had symptoms as they went into surgical menopause at a early age but dont remember having symptoms.
Id rather have a hysterectomy and get rid of perimenopause and go straight to menopause just to get rid of all the perimenopause symptoms.
My mom also had a full hysterectomy and worst thing shes had is occasionally hot flashes. She too says sorry you go through this but she too avoided the perimenopause symptoms as she went straight into menopause also.
I have a fibriod on my uterus and am hoping at my next ob appt i can ask about hysterectomy.
Also my endocrinologist prescribed me bioidentical HRT. He said he only likes to prescribe it for hot flashes but i could try it for all my other symptoms from anxiety,nausea, nervousness, dizziness, fatigue etc.
So i got a genetic test march 4th to see if i have cancer Gene's before i start my HRT.
Icant live in panic anymore, any bad news or sudden scare makes by bloodpressure go sky high. Im always on edge from high anxiety.
I quit caffeine, i dont drink alcohol or anything just water.
My heart will take off out of nowhere and beat up to 120 for no reason.
Ive had full medical work up from echocardiogram stress test,to full lipid and metabolic panel, all fine and im healthy as can be. Just feel like death all day everyday. Feel faint etc, ringging ears, dizziness.
God Bless and help us all❤
The effort that goes into eating right, supplements and exercising...and doing that with a brain that can't remember diddly... and still struggling with weight!
Yes that all sounds about right!😏😮💨
To understand part of what our bodies are going through we need to understand that our bodies are trying to get back to homeostasis. We store fat because our bodies are using that fat to create estrogen. This is to offset our ovary depletion. That’s why it’s so extreme. It needs time to adjust. I am personally dealing with this and it is very frustrating! Please be kind to yourself
But so long?😢
I turned 63 a few months ago and am losing all of my confidence. Very forgetful, much lower energy. Haven’t had a libido in YEARS !
Am beginning to think about retirement………cuz I am just so full of anxiety. I can go out for short periods of time, but then I just want to come home and be with my doggy……..and isolate. I force myself to go out.
Am not interested in maintaining my looks as much. Is this part of menopause? Or natural aging? Or depression?
Thank you for giving me moments of sanity when I listen to you. God Bless ❤
I've experienced everything you mentioned and it's no joke. I did try HRT (lozenges & pellet)s and both worked but I'll give 5 stars to the pellet..
God bless you too!
yes, alot of the symptoms you describe, I also deal with to varying degrees. esp the confidence thing and not caring as much about your looks. It could be just meno or all three.
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I keep hearing about the pellets. I will have to give them a try. I do wear the estradiol patch, but it’s not enough. Where are you located? I’m having a hard time finding anyone in Chicago land
Oh, I can so relate to everything you said! I am 61, and it's almost 10 years since my last period. Will this hell ever end!?! The anxiety and no libido are the worst for me, and my husband! 😮
My anxiety and overthinking almost ruined my relationship. I'm glad I went to my gyno. After blood work, I was put on estrogen and it has helped me so much. I'm feeling like myself again.
Im in the same situation. So scared and thinking the worst of worst. Like i cant think anymore my mind is tired and im so afraid of going to th gynea and im also tired of complaing to my husband.. i can see his tired of me.
I think I've had all the stinking symptoms. Some of my friends have went through it with little to no symptoms.
Oh yes when I was in my thirties I was flying like a bird, moving around like magic, but now post menopause has Changed my life,
I went to the ophthalmologist last week, my eyes are so dry and I keep seeing spots everywhere... I thought I was going blind!
But no, it's the menopause... Now I have an eye mask that I can warm up and eye drops. I hope it helps...
I have very dry eyes myself. I understand the discomfort.
I was is so much pain that my anxiety went through the roof. My digestion was so weak that I felt like choking after eating and desperately ran up and down the stairs just to burp. I tried homemade kefir in the mornings and my digestion has improved.
At the beginning, when this nightmare started for me, I was in so much pain that my anxiety went through the roof. My digestion was so weak that I felt like choking and had to desperately run up and down the stairs just to burp. I tried kefir in the mornings and today my digestion is much better.
ginger helps too with digestion
@@keke7085 So TRUE! Everyday, I drink 2 mugs of black tea + milk + jaggery boiled with lots of fresh ginger. To make 4 mugs for both my husband and I, I boil the ginger in 5 mugs of water for 10 mins before adding 4 TSP of black tea and after 5-10 minutes, I add the jaggery and milk. It helps with my aches and pains too and puts me in a good mood. 😊
@@keke7085 Slice the ginger fine for maximum flavour. 😊
So true, I’m 7 yrs post menopause and it’s rough
You described my experience exactly. I'm in a severe bout of hormonal depression at the moment. It's a struggle to go to work and pretend to be my normal self.
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The constipation and lack of sleep are awful. I gave up on the doctor. My cardiologist has no idea what is going on. I helped the digestive problems with the help of myself and other menopausal women.
I find connecting with other menopausal women more helpful too.
I went through a fairly early menopause. I had no idea that what I thought was just irregular periods and some hot flashes could be so much more. I was not prepared. Everything I learned was through you, Kari and google. Health Practitioners need to do better with medical education about menopause. I was practically through peri before I even know what the heck was going on. I am thankful for everything I have learned with you and now share my knowledge with lots of other ladies. So frustrating. I am thankful to be post menopausal now and feeling a great deal better ❤
Anxiety is a huge for me right now as well as a list of other things 😞
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That thing... that thing we eat with... it begins with an F!
That's me every day.😳
I get total memory losses when I don’t remember experiences or places I visited, it’s crazy, I suffer quietly but try to have a sense of humour about it ❤
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I was a very active person/passionate gardener up to last summer…I am 57 years old and this year I feel like 99 year old…joint pains…I have to be so careful how I move and bend now…
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I think I understand how you feel....I feel the same or pretty similar, I'm 59 and have also been a very active person with a passion for my garden. Last pre-spring I started feeling unusually tired, lacking energy and not looking forward to the start of the gardening season. I was like unplugged. Just the thought of carrying a watering can or pulling a watering hose to water my beloved flowers or vegetables made me sick. My boyfriend backed me up...he installed irrigation hoses in most of my flower beds. Anyway...my gardening season last year was kind of slower, kind to myself, not focused on performance, on getting everything done in a short amount of time. Compared to many previous years, I did not hesitate to sit down, relax, enjoy the view of the garden instead of doing everything at once. Last fall, we got a cold earlier than usual. I missed all the autumn garden work because my joints hurt in the cold and wet weather. I allowed myself to let it go and take care of myself. Being more warm (dry heat), not doing heavy physical work, giving the body time to regenerate. Now another pre-spring is here. Bulbs and perennials have started to sprout in the garden. Today it was around 14 ° C. I was in the garden for about 2 hours and managed to clean a few smaller flower beds from dry leaves and last year's stems. I'm happy about it, I no longer make pre-imposed demands on myself. I pay attention to my body's signals so that I don't overdo it... because I tend to do that when I forget that it's early postmenopause and my body needs to cope with it, get to homeostasis or at least get close to it. Be kind to yourself❤
I’m hating menopause so much. I’ve been going through this starting 2009. Dear lord I’m over it.
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I lost my 14 year old son just 21 months ago 😢 💔. The overlap of symptoms between grief and perimenopause is unbelievable. I can't tell them apart 😢
Oh sweet lady I’m so sorry to hear that. Of course you’re struggling right now. I’m sending prayers and love your way.❤️
Changes in sleep have been my biggest frustration. It's truly one of those things I have to work hard to stay one step ahead of the symptoms. Even with doing all the "right things," nights of good sleep are few and far between.
Thankyou, i think i am in late peri menopause, its the fatigue for me. Thankyou for your site, i feel a little less alone. Thanks again from QLD Australia.😊
Me too. Please tell me what kind of fatigue is? I don't even want to go out of bed😏
yes i could stay in bed too. I used to at least have bursts of energy and i could get things done. Now i have to push myself, everything feels like a hassle. Not sleeping great either, and a lot of other things. I am praying that when Menopause comes that hopefully things will get a bit better😊
Thank you for your honesty.
The rage...then the tears...then a liitle more rage 😢
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YOU'RE SO RIGHT, KARI ... ❤😊
Yes, the 1st one is the worst because they are the one who are supposed to help.
The 4th on your list is also very bad.
My one is that my chronic pain got worse and the meds they want to prescribed will keep me bed ridden and unfunctionable, but don't always help with the actual pain. 10 years of medical school, plus their experiences still can't help us ‼️🤔😑😒
Oh dear! I’m sorry! I have fibro and menopause together so I understand pain. Liquid collagen is the only reason I can exercise again. It’s hard.
@@KariAnneWright A Neurologist diagnosed me with a form of Spinal diphita. So, they prefer I don't exercise because my spine is very fragile. The medication gets me to gain weight, the weight is not good, and no exercise. Recently, we found an Injectable medicine with various vitamins that is helping me, with the pain. By starvation, I have been able to lose a few pounds and keep them off. Will be having more studies on this condition with a new specialist.
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@KariAnneWright ❣️❣️You are an Earth Angel ❣️❣️❣️🧐
Thank you for all you do. You allowing yourself to be Vulnerable made You more valuable. GOD to use You as Grace for others ❣️
I love your honesty Kari. Even women I worked with in the past dont like to talk about it. Its taboo! I guess. Its a real thing and when I was 39, i was high anxiety and I thought I was having a heart attack so my mom called the ambulance. My heart was racing so fast and I was so weak. The Dr. Said it was some kind of tachycardia. Ive dealt with heart palpitations for years and evening this morning. Looking back at symptoms in my late 30's and 40's my symptoms I believe were premenopausal! When I was in my 40's I was a size 6 and could not gain weight. Now in my mid 50's I'm a size 12-14😢. Im active and take supplements but God didnt design these bodies to last in this flesh life. Theres times I forget why I walked into a room or somebody's name and it's scary. I just trust in the Lord Jesus to help me until my change comes. I love your videos. God bless you😊
God bless you too!
You are spot on as always, Kari! Thank you always for confirming EVERYTHING for me!
Thanks for this video it really makes me feel like im not alone in all the symptoms you named❤
Trinidad and Tobago sending greetings to you and yours thank you so much Kerri for these videos you have helped me so much and i am great full ❤❤❤😊
I’m in tears watching this. I’m so frustrated. I have seen Cardiologist, Rheumatologist, ENT, Neurologist, Endocrinologist, Podiatrist. I have had two nerve studies, two MRI’s of spine, MRI of brain, CT of brain and neck. Nothing found and I am thankful …however, I am still so scared. My symptoms seem so unusual. I don’t know how to NOT be scared. Been this way for 20 months now. Seeing a nutritionist this next week. Anxiety sucks. Tingling sucks. No explanation for the tingling. Every day I hate seeing what symptom will decide to show up. I sleep well which is a gift. But I’m just spent! I’m exhausted. I miss ME ! I don’t know what to do anymore. Just scared. Scared the doctors are missing something. Now it seems they all just think I am crazy 😢.
No one likes unexplained body tingles. Why did I seem to get the very weird symptoms ? Can’t talk to my mother about it to see what it was like for her. I am not the daughter she wanted but she isn’t the mother I needed. I’m thankful for a loving husband, daughter and son! But I still feel so very alone.
I have the tingles too. Many women in my support group do. Many of us are treated like we’re nuts and it needs to stop. Hugs!
@@KariAnneWright yes tingles always scare me. Arm, leg, face at times ! Talk about anxiety ..this never helps my anxiety !! Wish I could join your group but I don’t do Facebook
You're not alone, I have crazy more unusual symptoms, I get the tingling and I get electric shocks in my feet, they're horrible. My story is so similar to yours, I went to 5 different doctors last year, had 4 MRI's etc. Problem is that doctors don't care about menopause. The rheumatologist I went to laughed at me when I told her I thought my symptoms were probably related to menopause.
@@tarahbollo8874 thank you !! Yes this all sucks so much ! Laughed at ? I am so sorry ! I’m here for you
Great video Kari.Anxiety and bloating it's makes me feel so sick.
Thank you for your dedication to helping us. I love all the little skits. It adds a bit of entertainment. I appreciate the extra effort ❤
Thankyou Ms. Kari, have a Blessed day 🙏❤️🔥✝️🕊️🍃💐🌿🌹✨
Great video again Kari - you know more than the experts do. Thankfully the education about menopause is slowly happening but it’s not enough and we need more support. It has been so tough for me and didn’t realise that it’s more than hot flushes. Thank you for your channel it has made the world of difference to my life. ❤
I’m done with perimenopause, especially the depression. I’ve suffered depression most of my life, but menopause depression is next level. Add in the bloodbath heavy , painful bleeding , the horrible mood swings that hurt my family , the horrible joint pain and the debilitating migraines, the exacerbation of my mast cell disease, and I can’t wait for The Lord to take me sometimes! 💔
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No lies right there!! Pure hell!!
I can definitely attest to that anxiety. There have been times when I would want to just run away and I couldn’t understand why.🏃🏻♀️🤔
Anxiety is the worse for me 😢
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I know what you mean,brain fog is the worst and body changes etc i could go on make me angry and frustrating 😔 your channel is very helpful in understanding menopause 😊
I think you covered it well. It frustrated me so badly when I thought I was retaining water or when I was told I was too young to be menopausal several times. I agree there needs to be more like you telling what is factual and not what the medical books are saying. Your videos are extremely helpful in helping me understand I'm not crazy
Hi Kari,
I love your channel. I just wanted to share what I’ve found that has helped me with my menopause symptoms after 3 years of growing through it all.
I had no clue what was going on with me. Anyway here is my list to feeling better.
1. HRT
2. Raw red cabbage blended with 1/2 cup of water, or juiced. Helps with digestion and burning sensations.
3. Magnesium, raw probiotics, vitamin d, and omega 3 vitamins.
4. Walk barefoot on the ground or grass to get electrical stimulation in your body. Don’t forget to get some sunlight too, not too much.
5. Very light exercise. Walking is good. Too much made me feel sick.
6. Avoid fried and spicy foods if you have digestive issues. Remember drink raw cabbage.
7. Save the best for last… Prayer to my Lord and savior Jesus Christ just put the cherry on top for me. So you do what is best for you in this area.
Be well❤❤
Yeah the nausea is pretty bad at the moment.
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I find the this helps me.blending Parsley, ,cilantro, cucumber, lettuce with coconut water n strain it
Thankyou Kari,you said it all once again. I feel trapped in my own body and frustrated since my period has stopped,Im making better lifestyle choices but feeling worse than I did before I started changing things.
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Thanks! Agree with all 100%, my 2nd biggest (after your're #1) is fatigue. Mine is caused by menopause and sleep apnea (an untreatable version). It affects every part of my life.
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Kari-Anne your channel has been such a game changer for me!! I had no idea all of my "crazy" symptoms were Perimenopause and menopause. I had a hysterectomy in 2017 and because they left the ovaries, the assumption is that you do not go through menopause, this is sooo not true.
Have you heard about the correlation between "frozen shoulder" and Perimenopause and menopause?
Yes! Frozen shoulder was my introduction to perimenopause.
Oh boy did you hit the nail on the head, my deal is definitely getting sick and tried of giving up things to feel better and not have hot flashes, but they are still there but at bay sometimes and yes working out ,eating better just to gain weight.
But I want give up .
It’s an uphill battle that’s for sure.
It seems most main stream doctors here in the U.S. are clueless at best when it comes to menopause. Some in my experience have been down right misogynistic. It’s their job to help us and we need to stop giving them a pass! I’m educating myself (thanks for your good info!) and demanding that my symptoms get the consideration I deserve.
My current symptom is a lower abdominal pressure and cramps 😢
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Yes from constipation now to cramping 😢
Thank you Kari for helping women dealing with menopause and perimenopause symptoms.Your thoughts and words really bring relief to our minds..may God bless u with health and happiness..
God bless you too!
So true, all of it !
All of this resonates and helps me feel a little more normal. Particularly having to strategise all the time to try and stay on top of symptoms 24 hours a day it seems. It is utterly exhausting. I had breast cancer so there are heaps of things I cannot take to help it also.
The sleep or lack of it is driving me slowly insane. I have tried a lot of strategies and I'm not really making progress.
The joint pain and siffness is also should destroying...has me like an old woman.
Thanks for keeping connected ..it is helpful amd puts a smile on my face when you tackle these issues with humour.
Lack of sleep can really affect wellbeing. Try liquid collagen for joint soreness. It has helped me quite a bit with body wide discomfort.
@@KariAnneWright Thanks I have seen you mentioning this before for managing the joint pain. I was on the verge of trying it.
However I have done some searches and am a little nervous regarding it and eostrogen receptive breast cancer.
If you know of any links to support it's safety in such circumstances I really would appreciate it.
Thanks again.
@@JF-se5ef Perhaps bringing it up with your doctor. In your situation it may be wise.
Pain is kiling me all over in my body
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Hey ladies , longway to gooooo😮
Kari, I just wanted to say thank you and send you a big virtual hug!❤ Your suggestion to start eating ground organic flaxseed saved me! I was having so many digestion issues with pain in my perimenopausal state, I was at the end of my rope and ready to volunteer to have invasive procedures to get it fixed! Two weeks of taking two tablespoons daily and I am pain and problem free. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!!
THAT’S WONDERFUL! I’m so happy you’ve found something that helps.
Thank you for your help. 💕NonnaGrace 🐓
I am 41, and started with all this shit over a year ago. every doctor and person I come accross with says “u are too young for that”. It is absolutely annoying, making me feel that I am defective woman
I started in my late 30s and was hearing the same. I thought that I was dying for years. It was and still can be horrible at 49 now.
@@faeriesmak thank u for sharing. At least we have each other here.
In addition to this, I am always thinking that I am going to live just a few years more. I dont want to sound dramatic , but the idea about the death or serious illness is coming soon, it is now always fucking around
41 is right on time. Most doctors are so disappointing.
you can be endocrinologically menopausal even at young ages. Takes blood tests to test your estradiol level and preferably more than just once. Like ideal to have a few and average them or to see a pattern. I read in a well known medical book that even if you have a hysterectomy in your 30s that you are likely to have menopausal blood levels of estrogen within 2-3 years after the surgery ) no matter what age you are when you had it. I did. I had high estrogen prior to a hysterectomy and it went clear down to 20 pg/ml * which is very low within 3 years afterwards) The one and only good ob I had told me I had the estrogen level of an 80 year old woman and I was 40 at the time. Drs are incorrect in their thinking when they say that...... Get another opinion .from a different health care provider. Maybe a GP or a functional dr., holistic dr..
Amen!! ❤ I’m 69 and holding. Having problems, trying to start taking the BIO identical Hormones. I have a heavy feeling down there, need to pee a lot. Dry itchy, doc gave me some estradiol cream to use . It helps. Thanks 😮😮❤
That s the worse feeling like u constantly have a uti infection
Anyone else have their estradiol level checked ? For the past 2 1/2 years per bloodwork mine is
Thanks for that info. I'm going to check mine
I found the info in a book called
Unlock your menopause type
By Heather Hirsch
❤ Ladies, I wish you strength and courage ❤
Trust me we need it..hardest thing I have had to deal wit in my life 😢
Not just the weight gain, but it is right in my middle, where it wasn’t a huge problem before. All my younger years, I was mystified by all the middle aged women who looked like they were pregnant. All the big bellies, even if they were fit everywhere else. Why did no one ever tell us it is from menopause?? My father in law passed away and we were on the road a lot that year. My pants were fitting tighter and tighter right at the waist. The scale said I had gained 15 pounds, but aI wasn’t eating any more. Yup, blood work the following year confirmed it was menopause . Grrrrr
My insulin level nonfasting was 111. Now, my husband thinks that I have diabetes. I lost weight during a month of fatigue. Lost more because of diet and exercise. Now, he thinks I have an underlying condition. I don't think so. I feel alright except for anxiety, pains, and brain fog /forgetting words😵💫
111 isn’t high especially if you ate within an hour or so of testing.
Weight gain and be told to eat right and exercise.
I am tired in year only. Frustrating with pins needle, numbness , stiffness😞
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OMG... Ive had every symptom that I can't keep up.. Just turned 65 & now having stomach issues. Had 4 test on my stomach, all reveal nothing wrong yet nausea, bloating every and all day.. What the heck!!!! Now trying to figure this out by changing what & when to eat... OMG.. 😆
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Same for me, it's been 7 weeks now I'm having gut issues. Started off with diarrhea which has eased a bit. but gas has not stopped. Now I have anxiety and am extra careful.with my meals. I'm 47 in late peri-menopause
Yes it is BS, agreed. to answer your question- sleep- difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. I do ERt and cannot do supplements .I don't function well physically or mentally if I don't manage * get 6-7 hours of sleep. The estrogen patch helps but its not perfect for sure. the fluctuations of estrogen are hard on me which are due to increased stressors, sickness, or even too much exercise.. Its better than it was on this particular patch but not anywhere near perfect, it just helps to a certain point , which I will take.....
I already felt terrible. Fibromyalgia and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type3. Menopause is wow. For me,the worst is the hot-flushes. It's been 4yrs now. I was already exhausted. I already had night-sweats. I already needed more toilet time than anybody I know.
I can't honestly say that there's much difference in how my body feels. But it is definitely a stressful time...
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My husband doesn't believe me when I tell him how I feel about a lot of things that I'm going through 😞my life has changed so much over the past 3 years and I feel horrible physically. I have brain fog a lot and it's scary. Also trying to be happy and can't gets tiresome. My doctor is going to try to help me next month so I'll see what happens 😔
I hope the doctor can help.
Besides the ones mentioned, I also hate that it is never ending. 14+ years for me and it’s still going strong. Why couldn’t it have been just a year or two 😡😡
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I believe men as women go thru mental, physical and emotional changes which is to be expected with our aging bodies. My husband and I have definitely seen changes and have together made adjustments which have proved really helpful in making us feel "normal" again. We have changed our exercising from Cardio based to weight training with bands, eating Carnivore, OMAD (one meal a day), and try to cut out a lot of the stressors in our life. I'm on year two of menopause and am in better health and state of mind than before menopause hit. I say give all or some a try. You never know.
Wish I could digest meat as before n omad would left my nervous system in shambles 😢
@@rosepalmer3525 there are different ways to do it. Some eat strictly beef others eat all meat including fish just seasoned with sea salt. Main point is to eliminate all carbs and sugar which includes sauces. As with the OMAD baby steps get u there. Push back breakfast little by little to crash into lunch, push those to crash into dinner then for dinner throw down. With unlimited coffee, water, bone broth in between. No sugar of course. You do even one of those by itself and guaranteed you’ll see results
@@NystaMecha thanks..I will start by cutting on the carbs .
So well said!! We women need ..Women clinic with all the wo mens specialists working together .
With a floor only for research.
In a retreat setting. We deserve this in our society. Would be a big benefit for us and our community.. Would also save money and time.
Anyway that would be a dream but I'm a believer.
That would be wonderful and it’s so needed.