HOW DO YOU know a woman of a certain age is on HRT? (Hormone Replacement Therapy)

Because she’ll tell you!

Sorry, not sorry, because I am that woman, and I will drop that little nugget of personal information into every discussion, whether it is relevant or not.

Again, sorry, not sorry. I am a huge advocate for this amazing inclusion in modern female healthcare. I am shouting it from the rooftops.

I am happy to disclose that my menopausal symptoms were not in any way life-altering or profoundly difficult, but rather more of the frustrating and annoying cohort.

A number of years ago, well before menopause or even perimenopause was a glint on my horizon, I liked to joke that our house was going to be great craic. With four males and one woman, all of us hurtling towards different transitions in our lives, namely puberty and menopause at approximately the same time, I was fond of talking about sourcing a Wine Truck, similar to those mobile coffee carts, to see me through.

Creeping meno symptoms

Imagine my surprise when my alcohol intake became one of the first habits to change. I took sober curious to another level upon discovering the inconvenience of a two-day hangover, even after just a couple of drinks.

My “hangxiety” was also off the charts, and I disliked fuelling the aftermath with junk food, which, of course, only served to compound an already less-than-ideal situation.

A recognised fact of midlife is that alcohol hits differently; our........

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