What I Wish I’d Known About Menopause Before It Hit Me With a Bang

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What I Wish I’d Known About Menopause Before It Hit Me With a Bang
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'The whole thing hit me with a bang, without any warning. If I had known what to expect, I could have at least been more prepared,' shares celebrity facialist Teresa Tarmey.

was back in 2020, after getting the COVID-19 vaccination. I skipped a few periods, but upon chatting to a few clients who were experiencing the same thing, I didn’t think anything of it. Sadly, though, it didn’t stop there, and around September last year, I missed three periods in a row. I started feeling really low, my moods were terrible, and I began to get really bad brain fog. It was like bad PMT for a period that just wouldn’t come.

After a few weeks, I started feeling worse. Negative thoughts such as, “I want to quit my career” and, “I’m not good enough to do this anymore” started to infiltrate my mind. Myvanished, I felt confused all the time, all I wanted to do was sleep, and my anxiety went through the roof. Did I need to go on antidepressants? What was happening? And then there was the matter of my skin, which made me look like I was about 100.

After my check-up, I did some blood tests with Effect Doctors and spoke to a few hormone specialists to discuss my options, and was prescribed oestrogen, which can help with things like hot flushes, sweats, fatigue, depression, libido, skin and hair; and progesterone, which helps with headaches, palpitations, joint pains, anxiety, and insomnia. Initially, I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to do Hormone Replacement Therapy, but I was desperate and so I started right away.

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