What can I say?
The brain fog is strong this year, and I have a large bank of things I have said or done that would make you shake your head.
Unless you too are knee deep in perimenopause or full on menopause. By the way, did you know that actual menopause is only one day???? You stay in perimenopause until you go an entire twelve months with no period. And that year marker? That’s it—that’s the day of menopause.
Every day after that for the rest of your life?
You’re considered to be in post-menopause.
The joke doesn’t stop there—it’s called that because it is forever, in perpetuity. Some women tell me that once they hit menopause their symptoms leveled off. At least six months ago my doctor said I was six to twelve months from being post-menopausal. So far, my symptoms have only increased over the last few months, as the medications I am taking to manage the symptoms no longer seem to have the same efficacy (← I love that word!).
Anyway, thank you for coming to my Ted Talk today.
Jamie
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