Menopause and running

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Ness Jun 2022 1:19pm, 30 Jun 2022 22,736 posts	0 Ness I don't know. I wasn't aware of the restrictions when I asked last year but just asked to reduce the number of visits I had to make to the surgery for it.
Fragile Do Not Bend Jun 2022 1:32pm, 30 Jun 2022 9,882 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend Looks like you got lucky hopefully the restrictions won’t last long.
Ness Jun 2022 1:36pm, 30 Jun 2022 22,740 posts	0 Ness Does sound like it. Hope that others can get their prescription too.
quimby Jun 2022 7:25pm, 30 Jun 2022 5,684 posts	0 quimby I didn't get to try the caffeine strip/evorel patch at 05:10 test because I didn't get up for my run. Almost sleepless night, but I can't blame it on hormones, it was bloody work niggling at me. First time in ages I've let that happen. But I went out for my run mid-morning and felt better for it. I'm not quite getting on with the patches. I'm managing to keep them stuck (mostly), but after taking them off I have a red itchy patch of skin that takes a week to go away. Not sure what the long-term effect of a slightly-relocated irritated patch each time is going to be. I'd go back to the gel in a shot if I had the opportunity.
Ness Jun 2022 7:35pm, 30 Jun 2022 22,751 posts	0 Ness I think I would find the patches tricky. I have an allergy to Elastoplast that became apparent when I was a teenager. When I broke my hip the sticking plasters they used for holding on the traction weights set it off.
quimby Jun 2022 8:10pm, 30 Jun 2022 5,686 posts	0 quimby I have to say the current itchy patch from the patch I removed this morning is hardly bothering me because I have a giant horsefly bite on my arm to distract me. Got a raised lump the diameter of a fizzy drink can. 🙁
Ness Jun 2022 8:18pm, 30 Jun 2022 22,752 posts	0 Ness Hope that goes down soon x
quimby Jun 2022 8:28pm, 30 Jun 2022 5,687 posts	0 quimby Thanks Ness. I've just tied an ice pack on it with a buff.
mulbs Jul 2022 9:01am, 1 Jul 2022 14,224 posts	0 mulbs Horseflies are my nemesis! Good luck quimby
run free Jul 2022 12:11pm, 1 Jul 2022 5,055 posts	0 run free Me too. quimby if you have Aloe Vera - snap some off and use the gel to reduce the itch