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Menopausal Acne. Who knew?

Posted by Aldie at 8:37 AM | 0 comments

Life has been pretty hectic lately. I haven't had much time to myself. I have managed to eat OK, and I even got a walk in last night. But, I'm breaking out with acne. Seriously. Acne. I'm 52 years old. And I have a big sore pimple on the end of my nose. I look like freaking Rudolph. I also have pimples all over my left cheek. How could this happen? Menopausal acne. Are you kidding me? No, it's real.

Menopausal acne happens for the same reasons adolescent acne happens—wildly sifting hormones. I never thought I would have to relive acne. But here it is. Just as big and bold as you please.

So what do I do? The same things I did when I was a teenager. Topical treatments, daily cleansing, and no picking. (Say it isn't so.) I can also use hormone replacement therapy. I was taking a bio-identical hormones, but stopped. Not because I didn't think they worked, but because I didn't think I needed them. I guess I was wrong. So I guess a refill is in order.

I hate to take more pills. And that's another reason I stopped taking them. I take so many pills now—just for thyroid I take three pills everyday. There are others, but I can't remember what they're for right now. Isn't that sad?

The thing is this zit on my nose hurts. I want it gone. I looked up a number of home remedies to get rid of a big, sore pimple, including witch hazel, Preparation H. baking soda, hot water, and eggs. Oh, and salt. So what do I do?

I'm also plagued with a cough that feels like it's only going to get worse. Sigh.

If you have any remedies for pimples or coughs. Let me know. 

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Bio-identical Hormones for Menopause

Posted by Aldie at 6:07 AM | 0 comments

I started taking bio-identical hormones for my perimenopausal symptoms. I think I may be feeling a little better. But I've only been taking them for about five days so it might just be my imagination. I had to do something. I felt horrible. I have been sleeping a little better—well, I didn't sleep well on Saturday night but that's another story entirely. I had my girls on Saturday night and they slept with me. The five-year old does OK. She picks a spot and goes to sleep. The three-year old on the other hand spins like a top. Anyway, I didn't get much sleep.


But back to the drugs. I think they help. At least I'm hoping they do. My doctor wrote a prescription for me that I had to have filled at a compound pharmacy—where they actually mix the drugs in house. Most pharmacies don't do it. Anyway, bio-identical hormones contain all of the hormones your body makes itself but loses at menopause and at the levels your body would make them. Anyway, I don't know if that makes sense.

Taking this compound potion may even help me lose weight. At least some of the stuff online says it might. My doctor said I may have no side effects at all from taking them as well—and that's a good thing, right? God knows I need all of the help I can get in the weight loss department. So, we'll see how this goes.

I worked out this morning. Yea. I got in cardio and strength training. Good way to start the week. With a lot of luck the scale will moving again soon. When they messed with my thyroid meds, I gained a total of seven pounds. I have now lost that weight and am back to where I started. So, I'm hoping things will pick up. It's been almost a year that I've been trying to get my old self back. And I feel better now than have I felt in years. So it's still all good.

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