The ugly world of menopause

I can remember not so very long ago when I was wishing for menopause to come and take away the curse. It couldn't be that bad, I told myself.  As someone who has done some major suffering each month since the age of 11, I just knew menopause had to be better. Well, I suppose in a way it is, but my goodness, it certainly hasn't been the easy street I was hoping for. I'm still in the early stages but it's pretty much hit me full force the last few months.

This pretty much sums up my thoughts on this thing called menopause lol

I've likened it several times to the feeling of PMS on steroids and that is actually a pretty accurate descriptive. At least it has been for me.
My emotions are all over the place...I've had more downs than ups recently which has been extremely difficult due to the fact that I work hard to maintain a positive outlook. I'm a pretty happy person with a pretty great life...but this menopause is a thief robbing me of joy that I've earned and that I deserve.

The hot flashes...oh those hot flashes, lol. Again, I thought I was looking forward to those. I've been cold natured my entire life...like SERIOUSLY, cold natured. I actually still am for the most part...but when the heat comes, it comes hard and fast. It starts around my neck and the back of my head usually and then radiates to the surrounding areas...most especially my head, face and shoulders. It's like you're burning from the inside out. WHAT. THE. HECK.  We'll just say it's a miserable feeling and leave it at that lol.

And the headaches? Holy....yeah, the headaches are almost unbearable at times. I suffered with migraines when I was young. After having my oldest son, my migraines pretty much disappeared. I can count on one hand the number of migraines I've had since then. Until now.
And yes I know some people think every headache they get is a "migraine" when they actually have no idea what a migraine is (that's actually a pet peeve of mine).
Luckily I've only had a couple of them since menopause started, but I've had almost daily headaches. Like, really bad headaches--not quite a migraine but still incapacitating. They have been horrible and that's putting it mildly.

I am going to skim over the weight gain...

Gosh, I could go on and on but I think you get the idea lol. It's been one of the least pleasant times in my life and I hope it passes quickly. I'm very anti medication but over the past few weeks my husband has been gently nudging me in that direction lol. God love his heart lol...he's not been sure what to make of this menopausal me.
And when I say I'm anti medication, that doesn't mean I'm just completely against all medications...I'm just not one to rush to the doctor for medicine for every issue that pops up. I have my own personal issues and reasons for feeling that way. But I will say that it's not out of the question at this point. I'm having a pretty good week this week and I'm just taking it a day at a time right now.

But I can't let this get me down...I have a couple of projects that I need to get completed this week o.0
Speaking of projects, I better get myself over to my craft desk and start making some roses I'm going to be using on an altered canvas this week ;)
SO be sure you come back soon and see what I have to share...it's going to be prettiful! :)