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by gabriellap
Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:05 am
Forum: menopause
Topic: Weight and the Menopause
Replies: 9
Views: 16659

Re: Weight and the Menopause

All my life, I have always kept fit and ate healthily, yet I seem to be gaining weight which upsets me as i have always been slim. I am 49 years of age, and exercise for an average two/three hours 3 times a week, and 30 mins to one hour every other day. I do a combination of hard-core high impact ae...
by gabriellap
Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:17 am
Forum: menopause
Topic: Night sweats, insomnia and libido
Replies: 4
Views: 6725

Re: Night sweats, insomnia and libido

Thank you all for your comments.

To confirm - yes, my doctor has diagnosed the menopause, and I have had the thyroid test too. I will speak to her again about HRT. I do take all the supplements suggested too.

Thanks again.
by gabriellap
Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:28 pm
Forum: menopause
Topic: Night sweats, insomnia and libido
Replies: 4
Views: 6725

Night sweats, insomnia and libido

I am 48. For the past couple of years, my night sweats have been so bad that on occasions my husband has thought that I have wet the bed. When I sweat I wake up because as well as the bed being soaking wet, I feel dehydrated, which makes me drink water, and no sooner have I gone back to sleep, I wak...
by gabriellap
Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:03 pm
Forum: asthma
Topic: Coughing and Clenil Modulite
Replies: 2
Views: 7772

Coughing and Clenil Modulite

I suffer from coughing - more more so over the past couple of years since I had a bad bout of flu. My doctor had me do a peak flow test and advised that I am suffering from mild asthma. I started taking Clenil about a year ago, and it has helped a lot with my coughing (which occurred mainly at night...
by gabriellap
Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:42 pm
Forum: menopause
Topic: Disturbed Sleep
Replies: 10
Views: 25849

Re: Disturbed Sleep

Hello everyone. I have just joined. I have not had a full night's sleep (apart from one night) for nearly two years. I have several severe sweats in the night - they are so bad my husband once thought I had wet the bed lool. Because I am sweating so much, I get dehydrated, then drink water, which ma...
by gabriellap
Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:18 pm
Forum: menopause
Topic: Incontinence and vaginal tape (TVT)
Replies: 6
Views: 9348

Re: Incontinence and vaginal tape (TVT)

Do pelvic floor exercises every day. Do as many as possible, and as often as possible - the more the better. Hold and release as if you were stopping your wee mid-flow. This will help a lot.
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