u/Josie1015

Are you forgetting words? Are you walking into a room to get something and forgetting what? Does the brain fog come and go depending where you are in your cycle or is it constant?

I dont know if what I am experiencing is just brain fog or something more. I do have the above but also not being able to focus or follow or retain information in conversations. For example my husband has rehearsals for a music performance tomorrow. I asked him no less than 4 times today what time the rehearsal was. The first 3 times I zoned out or got distracted. The forth time I was so embarrassed that I knew I had to retain the info. Before I started HRT, I went to make rice with dinner and put dog food in the pan instead. I have also been known to put leftovers on towel drawers and other places that are not the refrigerator.

My executive functioning is gone. Decisions such as picking out something to wear or making a meal plan for the week can feel very heavy and difficult somedays. I am overstimulated easily. If I go to the grocery store and say, Target I must go home after and decompress for hours before doing anything else outside of the house. I haven't been able to work in two years and I want to. I just think I would be doing any company a disservice while I am still dealing with this.

I am 44 . I am already on HRT. I started at .05mg estrogen to .075 a few months ago. The increase has helped somewhat. I am no longer storing leftover food in places it doesn't belong but my brain still feels so cloudy, almost like my brain is drunk all the time. It'ss scary. I feel like I have dementia. Is this normal?

I would typically shop Tory Burch or Coach for bags but I went in store recently and nothing caught my eye.

Edit: I should add that I am looking for a casual everyday shoulder bag or crossbody where I can be hands free. Something small to medium size. I dont like heavy or bulky bags. I am open to suggestions.

Has anyone here went back to college for radiology tech in your 40s?

Because I am grinding the crap out of mine. I am trying to narrow down whether its perimenopause or my SSRI causing it. My jaws hurt.

I feel like I am in this weird limbo of not wanting to dress "old" but also not dress like I am trying to be 20. Lately I feel like there is no in between. I dont know what my style is anymore so I tend to wear a lot of athleisure wear because it's easy and comfortable. How do you find your style and for those of you in your early 40s where do you shop?

Capri pants. There is nothing flattering about pants that cut your leg off mid shin, especially as a petite woman.

Jumpsuits. I also dont find these flattering. They look like a onesie on adults. Also, I am not about to fully undress to use the potty.

Bodysuits. I bought one, actually two. The weggie is simply not worth the fuss.

Cheap fabrics. Can we not just make things from organic fibers?

I cant handle public spaces for very long. A trip to Target and the grocery store is my limit of mental stimulation I can handle in a day. After that my brain just shuts down and I need to go home and decompress for hours. I use to be able to go out and do things all day but now my brain wont let me. It interferes with things I want to do. Is it just me? What helps? I am already on zoloft and HRT. Im so tired of not feeling like myself.

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Im considering this procedure in hopes of avoiding a hysterectomy due to heavy bleeding and intense cramping. If you have had an ablation please share your experience. Did it help? Not help at all? Is it painful? What was the downtime? TIA

Im considering this before in hopes of avoiding a hysterectomy due to heavy bleeding and cramps. Not sure where se to ask so if you have had an ablation please share your experience. Did it help? Not help at all? Is it painful? What was the down time?

I am looking for modern but not subway tile.

Several of my friends and my husband suspect I have ADHD. I am looking into getting tested and I know I have some symptoms. Can never sit still, easily distracted, have a very hard time focusing on things or conversations I am not interested in, get overstimulated ect.. but I keep my house really clean and organized which I feel like is very uncommon for those with ADHD. For me, visual clutter is distracting and feels like choas in my brain. Anyone else?

Also I hit perimenopause at 41 which has really made these symptoms so much worse.

So I (43) am deep in the pit of perimenopause. I hate not knowing how I am going to feel day to day and trying to plan my days around my moods or symptoms. I have only 1 remaining ovary due to a previous surgery. I read only having 1 can make perimenopause more intense and erratic. I am over it and the PMDD that comes with it so I thought "what if I just remove the other one and go on a higher dose of HRT?" Has anyone chosen this route? Please share info.

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So I adopted a lab mix a little over a year ago. He was already approximately 2 years old. We were told he was house trained. He did mark in our house a few times when we first got him but that was it. We were able to leave him out all day and would leave him out if we left the house without any accidents.

Earlier this month we had to board him for 2 weeks while we went on vacation. A week after we got back we started construction on a kitchen remodel as well. Well he started peeing in the house. My husband and I work from home so he is let outside regularly. Today he decided to hike his leg and pee on the dishwasher that is currently in the middle of my dinning room after he was just out less than an hour earlier.

He is a really sweet sensitive dog however he has always been reactive with other dogs on a leash and it something we have been working really hard on. If his reactivity was at a 10 when we adopted him, we probably got it down to a 6 until we boarded him. Now his reactivity is level 15. Help!

I know the boarding has caused his reactivity to worsen but what about the peeing? Do I need to crate train him like a puppy until he stops this behavior?

I am in the middle of remodeling my kitchen the cabinet installer didnt put quarter rounds on and it kind of looks unfinished. Is it a preference now not to have them?

First off I am always exhausted no matter how much I sleep. Even if I wake up and feel refreshed, within hours I feel exhausted again. Conversations with people over 5 minutes exhausted me. I also tend to not follow conversations ver well and lose focus even if I really try to pay attention. I get overstimulated easily. If I make a trip to Target and the grocery store I need to come home and decompress for a few hours before doing anything. I hate going shopping in person now for this reason. The loud club music in stores and people everywhere is too much for my brain to handle. I find solice in staying home. Memory issues are BAD. I feel like I have dementia. Its not just forgetting a word or the name of something. Its way worse. I was a dean list scholar in college. Now I feel dumb AF. Please tell me there is a solution. I hate life like this.

I also have the other typical symptoms like heart flutters, anxiety, sleep issues ect.

I am on a SSRI and HRT already.

PLEASE HELP