This woman’s gyno needs a new career.

“I feel like I have razor blades in my vagina. I run to my gynecologist and I say, ‘Oh my God, what’s happening?’ It was terrible,” she said. Her doctor shared that he'd never seen a case of herpes as severe as hers, but she didn’t think she had the condition. The actual culprit? After testing confirmed that neither she nor Hunt had herpes, Berry realized this dryness was a symptom of #perimenopause.”

https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/health/a60321181/halle-berry-perimenopause/

FYI- topical estrogen can immediately fix that razor blade feeling, even if you’re getting it on your butthole from hemorrhoids. I didn’t believe the ladies on Reddit, but they were right.

I am stockpiling it because I expect it to be unavailable, or at least not covered by Medicare anymore. Stockpiling.

I’ve been more or less consistently using my #Notion “tame my effing brain” system for almost 5 months now, which for me is pretty good.

But Notion is going all in on AI and I’m conflicted (because I don’t know if they are offsetting the environmental impact). I’m in dire need of a system right now. My memory and executive function has fled entirely. Giving up one system without a replacement isn’t going to work for me right now. So sick of AI everywhere. #neurodivergent #perimenopause

So many worries…

https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/04/18/so-many-worries/

Got woken up by my lovely, eczema riddled forearms.
After ruling out several possible causes, starting with new jar of cream, caffeine & whatever else could possibly make sense. It's definitely a bad (& long) eczema flare-up.
Did a bit of research & found some helpful products at my local Savers, thought £12.99 for 475ml of cream 😮 was a bit much but it seems to help a bit.

As well as that, around 06:20 I was starving. Ten minutes later I gave up trying to sleep & now it's 07:55 & counting. I'm hungry & my body is trying to slow roast me.
Maybe if I stay in bed long enough I'll end up, a well-done 🍖 long pig?

#Life #Perimenopause #Eczema #Insomnia

Menno… Menopause!?!

https://luckyloop.koeln/menno-menopause/

Perimenopause has a big impact on your life. Ask our health experts your questions

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-08/send-us-your-perimenopause-questions-live-blog/105132884

> Dealing with #perimenopause symptoms can be confusing. Our health experts will be here on Friday April 11 to answer questions about how to navigate this phase of life.