Lessons Learned In Menopause -Part 2
Chronic Fatigue, Estrogen Replacement, and Building Reservoirs of Strength.
If you haven’t read Part 1 start here.
My Menopause Gap Year
Low to no estrogen feels horrible!
I knew what low progesterone (connected to GABA) felt like — anxiety and insomnia. But I’d never experienced low estrogen until I turned 50 and my estrogen levels plummeted. Low estrogen (connected to serotonin), presented for me as bone-crippling fatigue, severe body aches, lethargy, general malaise, and a 20-pound weight gain.
A massive drop in estrogen is a normal physiological response as our body approaches menopause. But by the time I had my labs run, my estradiol didn’t even register on the lab test.
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