Ladies like myself, we are quick to jump into discussions about menopause to seek help and guidance. Well, no one is really talking about MAN-OPAUSE, men experience this decline in hormones and overall well-being too. Share your story, let the community hear your voice and let us know your thoughts!

  • JigglySackles@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    I wouldn’t be surprised if this is a real yet little studied thing, I hit some major walls over the last 5 years. Made some other things a lot worse. I just figured it was the slow motion horror show of watching the world decline into dystopia over the course of my conscious life wearing me down. But the early stages of man-opause could explain some things too.

    • Perimenopause@lemmy.worldOPM
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      14 days ago

      Isn’t that how it always happens? It just slowly creeps up on you. You think it’s the world slowly decaying, but over time you realize you’ve been slowly fatigued and less motivated, etc?

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        13 days ago

        At the very least I’m finding it is not just the world decaying. It’s me too! Lol I was working with a doc on some of this, but had to stop for a time. But yes, the fatigue and loss of motivation was trending downward but then hit really hard about 3 years ago for me. Messed with my life in a very significant way.

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          13 days ago

          I’m keeping my fingers crossed for my upcoming Gyno appointment. I truly hope to find a HRT therapy plan that works. I’m dragging and I’m ready for a change!

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            13 days ago

            If the gyno doesn’t have an acceptable plan, maybe they can refer you to an endocrinologist. That’s the next step for me I think after some scheduled testing.

            Hopefully the gyno just has a good plan though. 🙂