Have you ever felt...

Like you were losing control and didn't know how to stop it? That's how I've been feeling lately with menopause. All of the sudden, I guess it was a hormonal surge (if there's such a thing), I just started behaving like a stark raving lunatic. I was fine one minute and the next it was like all my emotions knotted up in my stomach and started rolling around and I never know what emotion was likely to surface. I would snap at my family/friends/coworkers for little things like a stupid comment or a too loud TV or the fact I couldn't find what I was looking for. I can't explain why, it just was.

I'll start at the beginning. I began having hot flashes a couple of years ago so I knew menopause was had begun. It was early as I was only 41. I found out at 40 I was diabetic and then at 41, BAM, menopause. Getting older was starting to really suck! I am adopted so naturally, I don't have any clue when things will start happening to me so this journey of aging has many surprises just lying in wait for me, sigh!

Now when I look up menopause, I find that I have 23 of the 34 symptoms. Great! One of the worst symptoms has been irritability. I think my friends and family will all agree on that fact! They were all avoiding me and I have probably lost some friends who no longer want to be around me. It hurts but those are the facts. Hopefully, someday soon, they will forgive me but I'm not holding my breath. I've acted very childish and very angry.

If you know someone who is going through this, I would encourage you to be very, very understanding and just be there for them. They need to know you still care and desperately need your support. Don't desert them in their hour of need. There are things out there to help. in my next blog I'll tell you about some of my other symptoms and the one thing that is helping me.

Visit with you soon!

The Menopausal Woman