Why couldn't you have just stayed calm for once, instead of flying off the handle!

Me, on a daily basis before supplements.

The day I jumped down my husband's throat and then did a 180 and started crying my eyes out  I knew something was up.  As I stood with my fists on my hips, my lips tightened into a thin line, my wonderful husband laid his hands on mine and straightened my arms out saying, "This is not you".

I realized that perhaps I was going through menopause!

Normally, I am cold at all times, but in the middle of last year, I was noticing that I was getting hot all the time!  It would come in waves.  I just laughed it off, joking that I was having hot flashes, not realizing that yes, I really was!

Great starter book.

One morning I was watching Good Morning America and they had Suzanne Somer's on touting her new book "I'm Too Young For This".
It caught my attention and as she was speaking, I was hearing some very familiar things.  I too could not sleep through the night, was very bitchy (and I am not that way), I would have crying jags at the drop of a hat and I had not had my period in six months!

I went ahead and purchased her book on my Kindle.  I didn't read the entire book, but what I did read made me realize that I could be peri menopausal.  I decided to do an estrogen and an estradiol saliva test to see.

I went online and for very little money at ZRT Laboratory, I purchased a test kit.

Picture me crying in the aisle!

 While I was waiting for the results I visited a nearby health food store and asked one of the clerks for help.  As I was telling her that I thought I was peri menopausal, I burst into tears!  Laughing and crying at the same time, I told her I don't know why I was crying, but it seemed to be the norm lately!   She patted me on the arm and said, "Don't worry, we'll get you fixed up".

She handed me two items, both from a company called Pure Essence.  One was called Transitions which is a capsule and the other was called Fem-Creme which is a Progesterone cream.  She said that Transitions had Kudzu in it which would help with the crying spurts and also help me sleep.

Within 2 days, I noticed an extreme difference.  I was back to feeling like myself and I was sleeping through the night.  Before, I thought I was going crazy.  I was mad all the time and didn't know why or, I was crying.

When I got my results back from ZRT, I took them to my doctor who told me that my hormones were extremely low!  I showed him what I was taking and he said, if I felt better to continue taking them.  Also, per my mom, I started taking DHEA at 100mg twice a day.  I continued to feel better, happier, rested, no emotional roller coaster!  Plus, after two months, my period started up again.  Yeah, I know.  I wouldn't have minded if it decided to stay away, but I was happy to have it, because it meant that everything should be back in order.

I went back to my doctor where he had me take the saliva test again while on the supplements.  If it were a report card, I would have gotten an A+!  The results came back with everything normal!

Although I still have the inner tube around my waistline, I am no longer jumping down my husband or daughter's throats!

I am not a doctor or have any medical expertise nor do I have any affiliation with the products I'm using. What has been working for me, may not work for someone else.  I'm just sharing my experience with what I've been going through as I'm sure there are others who understand my life.

The best thing I can say since I've accepted that I am peri menopausal is that my husband and I have  a better relationship than ever.

The love of my life

Being that it's going to last awhile, I won't quit taking my supplements so that I know I can continue having a happier life with those that I love most.