Why this topic? Because I am having more and more conversations with friends and patients about their Perimenopause symptoms and most of them (a) don’t even know when Perimenopause starts/finishes and (b) don’t really know that any of what they’re experiencing is related to their hormonal fluctations (c) don’t know the names of most of the hormones and (d) don’t realise there is stuff they can do about it.
The final straw for me was when a friend of mine went to her GP (on my suggestion) because I thought she should be reviewed for some Progesterone and came back with her (female GenX aged) GP having recommended that she take an anti-depressant. This is not the first time I’ve heard this story. “Just take an anti-depressant”. Firstly, an anti-depressant and progesterone do not do the same thing in the body in terms of symptom alleviation and, secondly, antidepressant have mental health risks before they start working and issues with withdrawal if you ever get off them so they should be prescribed accordingly.
Suffice to say, she got a second opinion and had a very different result. Sidebar: I am not against antidepressant medication at all but I feel that it’s being prescribed to women without any other conversations about what else might be going on that could be addressed with non-invasive low risk therapies for symptom alleviation.
Listen to this episode for some essential learning for women over 40.
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More Resources for you
Lara Briden: The Hormone Repair Manual
Dr Libby: Rushing Woman's syndrome
https://www.larabriden.com/8-ways-that-magnesium-rescues-hormones/
https://www.larabriden.com/rescue-prescription-menopause-perimenopause-feel-better-fast/
Low tox Life by Alexx Stuart to help reduce toxic load in your life and her podcast is also fantastic.
Low-Histamine Diet: Which Foods Should I Avoid? (healthline.com)
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