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Menopause and running

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IT GRANNY 🇮🇸 Jul 2022 10:18pm, 18 Jul 2022 15,191 posts	Quote Pin IT GRANNY 🇮🇸 (Ignore punctuation collapse)
Autumnleaves Jul 2022 7:21am, 19 Jul 2022 18,278 posts	Quote Pin Autumnleaves Thanks ITG - it's on my list of things to catch up on!
Fragile Do Not Bend Jul 2022 11:05am, 21 Jul 2022 9,947 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend Just having a little moan. Generally my GP surgery is good and moving would cause more issues than it solves, but some things they make so bloody difficult. Picked up my latest prescription from the attached pharmacy - I’ve been given 3 months of Utrogestan but only 1 month of Sandrena. Queried this and told they are rationing it to one month at a time due to supply issues. Fair enough. So I ask surgery if they can put it on my eConsult so I can request it when I do my monthly request for my antihistamines. No, they can’t do that as it’s classed as an “acute” medication whatever that means. So I’ll need to put a request in writing and drop it off at the pharmacy every month. I can’t order it from an online pharmacy as the surgery isn’t on that system and has no plans to go on it either. FFS.
LindsD Jul 2022 11:19am, 21 Jul 2022 55,868 posts	Quote Pin LindsD FFS indeed
halfpint Jul 2022 11:45am, 21 Jul 2022 37,764 posts	Quote Pin halfpint I think I might need a visit to the GP. I’m accumulating symptoms. - periods are few and far between -anxiety (controlled by fluoxetine) - hot flushes. - low mood and total lack of motivation (even for activities I actually enjoy) -low energy -difficulty concentrating Some of it has snuck up and gradually got worse over the last year or so. I’m just now registering how bad it’s got.
run free Jul 2022 12:15pm, 21 Jul 2022 5,109 posts	Quote Pin run free Defo HP. Hope yr GP is easy to contact. I have to call mine at 08:30 am to get an appointment in days rather than weeks
Meglet Jul 2022 12:32pm, 21 Jul 2022 22,825 posts	Quote Pin Meglet Those last three were definitely me last autumn and what promoted me into action. HRT has really helped me get back to normal
KatieB Jul 2022 1:03pm, 21 Jul 2022 8,773 posts	Quote Pin KatieB I would echo Meglet. Go for it, hp.
LindsD Jul 2022 2:58pm, 21 Jul 2022 55,876 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Me too
Ness Jul 2022 3:03pm, 21 Jul 2022 23,503 posts	Quote Pin Ness Another vote for HRT. It's helped me so much.