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I have lots to share about camming during menopause, but I'd rather share in a PM.
The 2 things I will say out here, is that the body needs more rest than it used to. I.E. more time to recuperate between shifts.
That, and lots of fans, and AC. Definitely AC.
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I'm almost there so I get a monthly and hot flashes fml lol
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I was thinking about this today.
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Ugh, I'm growing a penis and joining you T-girls. Fucking not looking forward to this...
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audritwo
Ugh, I'm growing a penis and joining you T-girls. Fucking not looking forward to this...
Not looking forward to it either. It gives me anxiety thinking about it :(
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Not looking forward to it either. It gives me anxiety thinking about it :(
Same here! I'm mostly concerned about libido loss and vaginal dryness..My libido goes through the roof around ovulation, so I can't even imagine being without it. I'm almost 29 and for already 2 years I'm observing my body and panicking about every symptom that could be peri-menopausal. My mother had her last period at 41 and was peri menopausal for almost 10 years before that, so this sucks even more. Yeah, I would give anything to be a man, but sadly that is impossible (at least to change sex completely, with fertility and all...)
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I am going through menopause. It is no fun at all. I am still fairly young, but the women in my family went through it young too. My sex drive has gone way down and I have had some changes in personality. On a positive note, this has definitely helped with being a Dom on Cam and PSO! :)
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amanda121
Same here! I'm mostly concerned about libido loss and vaginal dryness..My libido goes through the roof around ovulation, so I can't even imagine being without it. I'm almost 29 and for already 2 years I'm observing my body and panicking about every symptom that could be peri-menopausal. My mother had her last period at 41 and was peri menopausal for almost 10 years before that, so this sucks even more. Yeah, I would give anything to be a man, but sadly that is impossible (at least to change sex completely, with fertility and all...)
Same as your Mom, I had perimenopause for 10 years, but didn't know it. That was a hellish time, because the panic attacks and anxiety that came out of nowhere, made me want to die.
If I could go back in time, I would have checked my hormone levels, etc., And started taking bioidentical hormones.
The greatest thing with being in menopause is never having a period. Omg! I used to have the worst cramps, breast tenderness, premenstrual headaches, moodiness, you name it.
*Regarding loss of libido= Testosterone is your best friend ladies! It makes me have so much energy, strength, and most of all.... I'm as horny as a 16 year old boy!
Plus, my boobs got bigger from taking it.:boobies:
It makes my thinking much sharper. I can think like a man, and it has helped me in my cam shows tremendously.
No sad or mad days, because I don't have to deal with mood swings.
It probably helps with hot flashes, but since I now live on the surface of the sun, it's hard to tell.
Bottom line is, there IS life after menopause.:D
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Glamourmilf
Same as your Mom, I had perimenopause for 10 years, but didn't know it. That was a hellish time, because the panic attacks and anxiety that came out of nowhere, made me want to die.
If I could go back in time, I would have checked my hormone levels, etc., And started taking bioidentical hormones.
The greatest thing with being in menopause is never having a period. Omg! I used to have the worst cramps, breast tenderness, premenstrual headaches, moodiness, you name it.
*Regarding loss of libido= Testosterone is your best friend ladies! It makes me have so much energy, strength, and most of all.... I'm as horny as a 16 year old boy!
Plus, my boobs got bigger from taking it.:boobies:
It makes my thinking much sharper. I can think like a man, and it has helped me in my cam shows tremendously.
No sad or mad days, because I don't have to deal with mood swings.
It probably helps with hot flashes, but since I now live on the surface of the sun, it's hard to tell.
Bottom line is, there IS life after menopause.:D
Glam,
I am definitely going to try some testosterone. This sounds like the perfect solution. My doctor doesn't want to prescribe me anything because of she is concerned about side affects. I am going to check out some of my local health and wellbeing stores and see what they have for me.
Thank you for posting this.
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I just started camming and have been going through menopause (as diagnosed by my Dr.) since 2014. I was dancing when it started, but I'm over the clubs now.
Do a google search for your area for a naturopathic doctor or an OB/Gyn who is ok with bioidentical hormones. They make such a huge difference, and the effect is nearly immediate. I tried a few different routes for HRT, and the bioidenticals have me feeling like a young woman again.
My insurance didn't cover the HRT with my previous provider. The out-of-pocket cost is around $300/mo. in my region. I've since switched insurance company, and am now paying $9 co-pay a month per Rx (I've got 2, estrogen and progesterone).
If you can't afford testosterone therapy like Glamourmilf suggested, you could try DHEA, which is available at supplement stores like GNC or online. I take 25-75mg a day, cycling the dosage and taking 1 week off a month. DHEA was studied primarily in men as a testosterone booster, and it doesn't do anything for men. But! It works great in perimenopausal women to boost testosterone production.
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I just plain out refuse to view menopause as a bad thing. Just like going through the teenage years, it's just a phase that the body is going through before it stabilizes. Plus, with all the bio identical methods available to manage menopause symptoms, I'm grateful that I am able to live during this time and age. It's just a cream that you apply daily and it fixes pretty much everything! How awesome is that?
Once menopause sets in, you no longer have monthly raging hormones, no periods, and no more worry about getting pregnant. In fact, when your body finally settles, it can become the best shape it can be with regular exercise because you no longer experience food cravings, in addition you are no longer a slave to emotional outbreaks caused by hormones.
I hate how negatively society portrays menopause and how much women are programmed to hate their monthly periods. I'm grateful that I am still fertile and every month I feel blessed that I still have a flow. When I get more peri-menopausal, I'm going on the bioidenticals until I settle nicely into the next phase of life. Menopause is what you make it, you have far more control over your body than the media/society has you believing with all the negative crap you read/watch. Celebrate being a woman. I'd hate to be a man these days.
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Tourdefranzia
I just started camming and have been going through menopause (as diagnosed by my Dr.) since 2014. I was dancing when it started, but I'm over the clubs now.
Do a google search for your area for a naturopathic doctor or an OB/Gyn who is ok with bioidentical hormones. They make such a huge difference, and the effect is nearly immediate. I tried a few different routes for HRT, and the bioidenticals have me feeling like a young woman again.
My insurance didn't cover the HRT with my previous provider. The out-of-pocket cost is around $300/mo. in my region. I've since switched insurance company, and am now paying $9 co-pay a month per Rx (I've got 2, estrogen and progesterone).
If you can't afford testosterone therapy like Glamourmilf suggested, you could try DHEA, which is available at supplement stores like GNC or online. I take 25-75mg a day, cycling the dosage and taking 1 week off a month. DHEA was studied primarily in men as a testosterone booster, and it doesn't do anything for men. But! It works great in perimenopausal women to boost testosterone production.
Tourdefranzia,
Yea! Thank you and Glam for the great information! It is great to know that there is a lot of good options out there!! :)
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Thank you for the great information about the testosterone and DHEA ladies. I will have to look into it as I think I am headed down that road now and have recently started camming (go figure!). Hyori, what a beautiful post, thank you for that! I have been dreading menopause for awhile now and the perspective you put on it has helped me to frame my thinking in a more positive way.
I'm 40 and in the last 6 months I have experienced highly irregular periods (used to be clockwork down to the day/hour damn near), my libido is either fully tanked or is on overdrive and my girly bits are dry more than wet = uncomfortable.... (Hope that wasn't TMI).
Thank you all again, will try the DHEA first :)
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I use Vagifem. It's a prescription (estrogen) in a tiny pill form that you insert by applicator. Works really well for dryness.
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I have lots of those symptoms I am not menopausal but a lot of those symptoms are thyroid/adrenal issues.. I just read an interesting article last nite saying the Epstein Barr Virus causes your thyroid to slow or speed up and makes the adrenals work harder..
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I have lots to share about camming during menopause, but I'd rather share in a PM.
The 2 things I will say out here, is that the body needs more rest than it used to. I.E. more time to recuperate between shifts.
That, and lots of fans, and AC. Definitely AC.
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Ashwagandha is amazing!! My mom swears by it and my hubs takes it for reduced cortisol/higher testosterone. It can't stop the symptoms but it can help. Thanks for all the insight on what I've got to look forward to as my ovaries die. Since they don't put out hormones anymore, the stress goes to the adrenal glands, which are already taxed from everyday shit. Nourish them babies and you may feel more positive about the whole thing.
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LizzyMe
Glam,
I am definitely going to try some testosterone. This sounds like the perfect solution. My doctor doesn't want to prescribe me anything because of she is concerned about side affects. I am going to check out some of my local health and wellbeing stores and see what they have for me.
Thank you for posting this.
Your Dr doesn't want to prescribe Testosterone? Find another dr. One who specializes in bioidentical medicine.
Over the counter will not do what prescription t does. Or if it does, congratulations, because it didn't work for me.
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Thank you for making this thread. I am 41 and starting to experience periomenopausal symptoms. Scared the shit outta me a few weeks ago...thought I was preggers...nope, just a week late period that was very strange.
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I'm pretty happy going through perimenopause. I received bioidentical hormone pellets for about two years (and may get another one soon) because I found myself more irritable, a little more emotionally unstable, and low in energy. Other than that, I feel good and am happy to be going through this phase of my life.
The pellets require a local anesthetic and a tiny slit made into the fatty tissue on the side of your butt/hip. The pellet is inserted, and one stitch holds it closed. Even with the small bandaid on my butt, I still cammed, and not one single customer asked me about it in private. For me, they last 4-6 months.
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Glamourmilf
I have lots to share about camming during menopause, but I'd rather share in a PM.
The 2 things I will say out here, is that the body needs more rest than it used to. I.E. more time to recuperate between shifts.
That, and lots of fans, and AC. Definitely AC.
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I get a majority of these symptoms from my anxiety and thyroid condition. So not looking forward to having more symptoms from menopause.
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^^ With the right hormone replacement, you wouldn't even know you're in menopause.
Mine are so balanced now, that the only way I know I'm in it, is the fact that I don't have periods. And my cycles were so horribly bad, that now I just say, Hallelujah!!