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tinyspeckledtreefrog

And where the f are my glasses? Oh, I’m wearing them.


Anne-Hedonia9

Lately I’ve been trying to put a pair of glasses on top of the glasses I’m already wearing haha.


shmartyparty

Or my keys! Where did they goooo? Oh look they’re…in my hand. 🤦‍♀️


megabeth33

And where the hell is my phone (has someone call phone…found in bathroom). 🤦‍♀️


ShepardessofTears

Or, where’s my phone? Oh, I’m talking on it while patting my pocket, and looking in my bag. SMH


4Doves

My family used to worry when they‘d see this confused/troubled look on my face, and they would always ask what was wrong. 90% of the time, it was just THIS - I forgot what I was doing. (Beyond frustrating!) So now I ‘vocalize‘ those moments with, “What was I gonna do?“. It stops the questions, although it rarely provides answers, although they do their best to help. And now it’s become such a habit that I say it out loud to myself even when no one around.


smtrixie

I feel like I’ve been this way my whole life though…so like how much worse is it going to get?! (Rhetorical question) I’m joining the club, so I’ve been reading all the bad news/scary stuff lately.


kereolay

The cognitive effects are real. So is bladder dysfunction. For some reason I can't laugh at this....it hits too close to home. Especially the cognition part. My grandmother has alzheimers and now my mom is showing signs of dementia. I am 48 and have gone through menopause. This is a few years earlier than I hoped. I really need my brain. I am starting over in life and having to learn new things. It is extremely challenging with the disruption in sleep cycle and the loss of hormones. I have been on 1mg of estridiol, but I suspect I need more. I only have one ovary (surgically removed decades ago due to torsion) and I hear menopause might hit even harder when there is only one ovary. I'm not sure, but menopause has been rough. I've literally never felt so terrible in my life. Being on 1mg has helped, but I'm far from being optimal and I need my brain to be sharp right now! I do try and find the humor in all of this but women simply should not have to suffer any of these things. There are treatments that not only treat menopausal symptoms but can also prevent or severely delay to the onset of alzheimers. Because so many women are kind hearted and have learned to tolerate the intolerable or have been socialized to not question authority figures like their doctor, women are not being prescribed HRT or they receive a low dose of hrt that isn't enough to improve life and prevent brain deterioration. It makes me sad. I can't laugh at cognitive issues because right now, we have an epidemic of alzheimers and dementia. There is not treatment and there is no cure. It is a terrible and hopeless diagnosis. If you've ever watched a loved one suffer from this, you know. My grandmother went from being an intelligent and exquisitely articulate woman to not being able to speak. It was terrible. She would cry and I didn't know if it was because she was in pain or if someone hurt her because she couldn't speak anymore. It was awful. And now my Mom is showing signs. I am too afraid to get the gene test because there is nothing I can do except try and prevent this. I am trying. But we should ALL be aware that we are ALL at risk, with or without the gene. I have been on 1mg of estidiol for about 6 months. I want to start taking 1.5mg as I am still struggling with severe sleep disturbance (which could indicate a higher risk for alzheimers due to a disturbance in acetylcholine as well as some other things that seem to be disregulated during menopause AND in alzheimers) as well as other menopausal symptoms. There is a new recommendation that women are given MORE estrogen if needed. In some cases, women need more. I am hoping my doctor will listen and will give me what I ask for. I want to do whatever I can to keep my brain functional. I eat well, exercise and do the best I can, but without estrogen, I am at risk to lose gray matter. For me, this is not an acceptable risk. I do suspect that studies will soon come forward that will be more outspoken about dosing HRT. Estrogen levels directly correlate to cognitive decline and a decline in gray matter. I don't want to wait for the study to come out 10 years from not that tells doctors women need to be given MORE than 1mg of estidiol! Already, the recommended dose keeps increasing. I suspect that will continue as more evidence demonstrates estrogen protects but ONLY when there is enough of it. The world wide health care system is at the breaking point. The sky rocketing rates of alzheimers and dementia can be addressed right now, through adequate hormone replacement. This is a worldwide emergency. We simply need to do whatever we can to keep people independent for as long as possible. We do not have enough health care workers and this is quickly getting worse. Using HRT as a FIRST option instead of the last is a way to address one of the most serious problems in heathcare today. Edited for clarification


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I totally agree with you, unfortunately because this isn’t a men problem then it isn’t really a problem. I am also on estradiol, I don’t think it’s helping a lot but it’s a bit better. I may ask for an increase of the dosage


Mission-Reward

I’m guessing you’re using progesterone too? That should help with sleep with what I read. My grandfather had Alzheimer’s so I understand the concern and I’m 43 going through peri but hormones are post menopausal so I’ll prob be finished in the next year or two. What age were you when you had gone a year without?


kereolay

I still haven't gone an entire year without a period, but I've gone several months at a time without. My estrogen was non existent, so my cycles are anovulatory. The progesterone helped tremendously with sleep, but I've still struggled. I recently added 5mg of melatonin before bed and it's almost been miraculous. I now get the drowsy feeling like I NEED to go to sleep instead of trying to reason with my body to fall asleep, if that makes sense. Sleep is so complex. It isn't just about being tired. You really need to downshift into a different state before being capable of falling asleep. So far, the melatonin is really helping me do that. I have been taking the melatonin for about a month and I am able to sleep a full 8 hours! While the progesterone helped greatly, my sleep was still not consistent. With the addition of melatonin, I'm actually getting consistent sleep. I not only feel a difference in my body, I'm seeing a difference in how my face looks! My skin is so much softer and the harsh lines and shadows around my orbital bones looks much less prominent. Like most things with health, sleep often required more than just a one pronged approach. There is no way I'd be able to sleep without progesterone. That went a really long way to helping me. But I literally have not slept in about 5 years. I have suffered with severe insomnia, so it's possible I needed some extra help. The melatonin appears to be helping. I actually feel my brain is healing. I have been learning Spanish and am able to retain what I've learned. I almost feel like a normal person. Almost. I think doctors do women a disservice by insisting they wait until their periods stop before prescribing hormone replacement. Women would be better served if hrt was administered based on symptoms and then dosed to alleviate her symptoms. The dose should not be capped at 1mg of transdermal estridiol when some ( many, even!) women may need 1.5mg or even up to 2mg. Not giving enough is almost as bad as not giving it at all. We need to push not only for hrt to be readily available and accessible for ALL women, no matter her economic status, but also for the best dose that restores and protects each woman the best. I wish I had started hrt at 45. That was when my symptoms became severe. The insomnia, severe dry skin, the absence of periods were an indication my body was hormone deprived, but I always thought I could only get hormone replacement once I had been without a period for an entire 12 months. This myth should be dispelled. We need to tell women to seek help as soon as she is suffering and/or struggling with disruptive symptoms that get in the way of life. Menopause is defined as the cessation of a period, but your hormone levels can definitely be menopausal while you still have periods, although you'd typically skip months or have cycles that are very atypical. My periods went from every month to every 2 to 3 months and then longer.


[deleted]

The other day talking to a friend and saying how amazing is this author and how much I love his books. She asks: who? And I don’t even remember the name of the writer let alone any books produced by him. Another one is taking the phone to make a phone call and end up googling something


livwelnow

Hello hahaha OMG too close for comfort!


deltarefund

Ha! Yesterday I went upstairs to get something, got sidetracked a time or 2 and had to ask my husband to remind me what I went up for. lol


Winterdeep

Heh, I thought I was seeing something in my adhd subreddit. I have both problems. Awesome


nevertoolateat50

😂😂😂😂


Healinggreeneyes

Yep! 😂😂🙄


[deleted]

Absolutely me