This time last year I was pretty miserable. I went to the doctors and explained my symptoms and cried - I wasn’t happy, not with my life but with me, I’d changed but I could not put my finger on why?
I couldn’t function properly
I felt like I was existing, I couldn’t interact with people, I had no energy - I was suffering with brain fog and sleepless nights/sweats and the biggest thing was anxiety- my goodness, I’d never experienced anxiety before so this was a whole new thing for me. I have always been outgoing, and a sociable person. I could talk to anyone, I was never afraid to be in a room with people I didn’t know, never phased by conversation and always got involved.
After having my bloods done with the doctors and nothing coming back as an issue - she mentioned anti depressants. Instantly I shut her down and said absolutely not, she said - it might help with some of the anxiety symptoms you’re mentioning. I stood firm and said no thanks, put the phone down and cried. What now? Why do I feel so terrible I thought.
Time went on last year, and summer came round, we went on our usual summer holiday and all was fine, but the anxiety just kept creeping up. To the point where, I could not let the kids out of my sight, not even to get food which was meters away from our table - I was paranoid someone was going to take them. This just got worse and worse when we were in an aqua park. I was scared of everything, I couldn’t bare how busy it was, and started freaking out someone was going to take my kids. It was an unbearable feeling and something I won’t forget, I ended up on a sun lounger most of the day, due to unbearable anxiety, It wasn’t me. I love slides and an aquapark, but not that year. Things didn’t get any better towards the back end of 2022. I was just battling against myself. Then I signed up for a marathon, maybe I needed some focus - maybe this might help my symptoms - to no avail, it just made me realise I had no energy during that time of the month, so how could I run a marathon!
I couldn’t even be arsed to make a cup of tea (and I love tea)
March 2023 came round and I heard about LIVVE
I knew I had to go and get a blood test, there were just so many signs pointing to peri menopause. I saw Melissa for my 1st consultation and had my bloods done, relieved that I’d taken that step but also apprehensive for the outcome. Turns out I’m not bloody mental!! Low oestrogen is what’s recorded. At this point I didn’t know what was going to help me, Melissa said you need HRT, you are lacking in oestrogen, no wonder you’re feeling like you are.
March I started my first round of HRT and when I say this gel changed my life, is an understatement.
I started putting it on every morning and within a month I was back to my 35 year old self. This gel, has changed my life. Melissa & Bushra at LIVVE have absolutely made my life so much easier. The last 12 months have been life changing, I honestly feel like I did when I was 35,