Middle age, perimenopause, and clothes

nonightowl · Dec 30, 2023, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

T shirts are not named after kittens body shapes. You are reading too much into the AI's mere sequence of statements. Those should have been separate paragraphs. T shirts are named after the letter T.

That's what I thought, except for that round neckline or collarless neck.

Well, I guess I don't know how to "read" AI "right" then.

It DOES say T-shape of THEIR bodies so I thought kittens, as the letter isn't the kind of body I think of. If they didn't separate paragraphs, more proof of how they cannot be helpful. Normal results are hard enough as it is to decipher sometimes.

Blueowl · Jan 28, 2024, 04:39 AM

Changing the topic back to perimenopause... I had a physical done at the end of the summer. My iron was low, so I started taking some iron supplements. Felt much better too! To include feeling warmer rather than always having cold hands, fingers, and feet.

But now... sometimes, some nights, I have night sweats. These wake me up. I do not drink alcohol, I don't do caffeine (took out coffee, only tea), and don't eat spicy foods.

Could it be hot flashes? Does not happen to me during the day.

Discombobulated · Jan 28, 2024, 09:12 AM

It could definitely be a peri menopause symptom, I’ve heard about night sweats. Apparently hormones affect temperature regulation.

Tart Cherry Jam · Jan 28, 2024, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueowl

Changing the topic back to perimenopause... I had a physical done at the end of the summer. My iron was low, so I started taking some iron supplements. Felt much better too! To include feeling warmer rather than always having cold hands, fingers, and feet.

But now... sometimes, some nights, I have night sweats. These wake me up. I do not drink alcohol, I don't do caffeine (took out coffee, only tea), and don't eat spicy foods.

Could it be hot flashes? Does not happen to me during the day.

I am glad you are feeling so much better with iron supplementation.

I once had severe issues with iron because I had been donating blood while eating vegetarian and not supplementing. I was sent to a hematologist and after a year on pause was able to return to donating blood every 8 weeks. Separately, I resumed eating meat. The particular kind of iron supplement the hematologist recommended is

https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/wa...253475-product

It helps me a lot. I take it faithfully and I am able to maintain high hemoglobin despite blood donations. Before my last blood donation, my hemoglobin was above 15.

Blueowl · Jan 31, 2024, 06:53 AM

So... now I sleep with just fine without night sweats.

If anyone reading this has gone through menopause and experienced the night sweats and hot flashes... do they happen every day?

You would think I would know more about this because women have been experiencing this for thousands of years, yet here I am... completely ignorant about the topic...

TishaBuv · Jan 31, 2024, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueowl

So... now I sleep with just fine without night sweats.

If anyone reading this has gone through menopause and experienced the night sweats and hot flashes... do they happen every day?

You would think I would know more about this because women have been experiencing this for thousands of years, yet here I am... completely ignorant about the topic...

I’ve known women who complained they had horrible menopause symptoms. I went through it and never even knew it until the doctor told me I was post menopausal.

Nammu · Jan 31, 2024, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueowl

So... now I sleep with just fine without night sweats.

If anyone reading this has gone through menopause and experienced the night sweats and hot flashes... do they happen every day?

You would think I would know more about this because women have been experiencing this for thousands of years, yet here I am... completely ignorant about the topic...

The only symptoms I had was hot flashes and my hair under my arms and on my legs stopped growing. But I don’t remember too much. I think the hot flashes were sporadic.

Discombobulated · Feb 02, 2024, 11:35 AM

I’m fairly sure I’m going through it now (51), no temperature issues yet but weight gain, anxiety - I am going through significant stuff in my family though so hard to tell what’s what.

nonightowl · Feb 03, 2024, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Nammu

The only symptoms I had was hot flashes and my hair under my arms and on my legs stopped growing. But I don’t remember too much. I think the hot flashes were sporadic.

I had hot flashes and think I’m still getting them!

Just occasionally though thankfully. Also weight gain, mood changes, sleep deprivation, joint pain, everything.

The hair problem was the opposite. For me the hair problem got worse, harder to keep at bay. Darker hair growing in faster and more coarse. It’s the lack of estrogen I heard. And if I was stranded on a desert island and rescued just weeks later, I’d have a moustache. They’d say they rescued a man, not a woman.

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Blueowl · May 06, 2024, 07:23 AM

Interestingly, the night sweats stopped. All I did (maybe correlation more than causation?) was I watch what I eat - trying to avoid processed foods and eat more vegetables and fruits.

On to the clothes... I have had so much fun going to thrift stores. Seriously! Some times it is hit or miss, but I have found some very nice clothes. I got rid of most clothes that didn't fit, even if I had a sentimental attachment. It was sort of liberating. In a way, by getting rid of clothes that don't fit I removed stress from my life.

And because thrift store clothes are cheaper than brand new ones, when it comes time to give them away, I will feel even less guilt!

I won't lie... some times I hit the jackpot and other times I don't find anything. But, to me, it's fun just to try on clothes.

For the record, I used to be one of those people who would never buy anything used. But, after moves where my belongings were damaged and visiting second hand boutiques, I no longer have any judgement. Plus, it saves the environment.

nonightowl · May 06, 2024, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Blueowl

snip: For the record, I used to be one of those people who would never buy anything used. But, after moves where my belongings were damaged and visiting second hand boutiques, I no longer have any judgement. Plus, it saves the environment.

Yeah, when I was a teenager I used to go shopping with my mom and aunt at thrift stores. They told me it's a treasure hunt, that you can find things with the tags still on them. And since they grew up during the Depression, second hand stuff was second nature to them and they said not to snub them, because someone else owned them.

I'd come back with several shopping bags full of clothes.

A good washing was all it took to make it like new. I haven't been to a thrift store in years but the next time I want clothes, I will go there. I have also found purses or shoes in good shape as well. I even found a pair of sneakers by the dumpster next to my building. They were in good shape, and all it took was some sanitizing and it's like having new shoes.

I have some books to pack up for the thrift stores, plus maybe some clothes and stuff like dishes.

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