I hate hormones! They are the cause of everything bad that happens and they make me feel incredibly irrational and out of control. It seems like ever since I was a child someone has blamed my behavior on them. When I was little and I got mad or upset over something my parents would blame my budding hormones. It never crossed their minds that maybe they did something to upset me. As a wife, when my husband pushes me over the edge and I have a watery meltdown, he blames my tears on them too. Again, never crosses his mind that maybe he’s being a little too mean, pushy, callous; pick one! Then just when you get to that stage in your life when your hormonal reactions aren’t, how do I put this, as violent as they once were, it comes with a myriad of side effects that physicians feel “have to be cured.” I for one just want to enjoy a few more months, or years of level headedness. For me the decrease in estrogen actually makes my life a little saner. Family issues don’t annoy me nearly as much, my children’s behavior is tolerable and I no longer care if my husband breaks a promise. Yah, yah I know apathy isn’t the answer, but it sure is a nice side effect.

I think the worst part of the process is the uncertainty. There are a lot of ideas, drugs, therapies, opinions and medical advice out there; however, in the grand scheme of things all this information isn’t really “tried and true” in the way that I think it ought to be. For example, my grandmother never discussed the benefits of her hormone replacement therapy. I’m not even sure if she had one. My mom and her friends do discuss their experiences garnering menopause information; but it’s usually a debate over whether the treatment recommended by their doctor’s over the years will have harmful side effects, or whether a natural approach might have been better. They talk about whether adding soy to their diet to combat hot flashes, migraines and vaginal dryness would have been better in the long run opposed to the prescription menopause relief offered by their doctor. How confusing is that?

I’ll tell you what, as a woman on the verge of needing full blown menopause relief, this concerns me. If my female relatives doubt the medical professionals in their lives, then who am I supposed to listen to? So I did research, and I found lot’s of internet sites. Most were just trying to sell me something; however, some one in particular gives me menopause information from both sides of the coin so I can make well informed decision. Thanks AlwaysNewYou, keep up the great work!