Premenopause

Today's exciting discovery is hormone imbalance. I spent a considerable amount of time researching online and reached the conclusion that I am deficient in progesterone. Now of course I can't remember how I reached that conclusion but I did manage to buy a book What Your Doctor may not tell you about PreMenopause and some progesterone cream and started reading about depression, anxiety, insomnia, decreased sex drive and many other cheery symptoms, all of which I can honestly say "yes" to.

The book is a surprisingly good read so far. I'm skimming over the more technical parts and enjoying the patient scenarios. For some reason I find myself relating to stories along the lines of "Kate was 38, depressed, bloated, lonely, unemployed and in relationship turmoil. By rubbing a little progesterone cream on her hands, everything seemed clearer, more settled and she stopped having radical mood swings."

Of course I'm exaggerating but I do wonder if this might have something to do with my completely irrational behaviour and total break down over the past couple of months. It's food for thought. And speaking of food, there are dietary concerns with this progesterone milarky. One needs to avoid many of the nasty processed foods available including caffeine, alcohol, cheese and anything remotely tasty but then again, given the choice between lying awake every night having a huge panic attack and sobbing hysterically or eating a piece of cheese, I might be willing to give up the cheese. My morning coffee though is another story altogether.

Speaking of other stories I shall now post an extremely tedious situation about myself, the online purchase of a possibly counterfeit Chanel purse and a very nasty person.