Client13

The Menopause Hub was recommended to me by a friend. I asked my GP if he thought I should go … ‘what would he recommend to his sister or wife!’ He said I should go, that he had heard only good things about The Menopause Hub. I am 54 years of age, I have been suffering for 18 months with severe hot flushes, 20 a day, and lots of other small symptoms but the last straw was when I woke up in November last with a full on brain fog!

I work in a job that needs complete attention to detail and the brain fog meant that I couldn’t do my job accurately and I was living in fear that I would make a huge mistake that would cause a lot of stress and embarrassment to me and my colleagues. I made the appointment with the wonderful Loretta in The Menopause Hub and haven’t looks back since.

Visit 1 in January 2020 was with the doctor and I went in to her adamant that I needed support but wasn’t going to take HRT. I had heard so many stories of how it was linked to breast cancer…. Anyway she was so nice and gave me lots of accurate information and she showed me the stats re HRT. She also very kindly gave me some of her personal story which gave me confidence that she knows what she is talking about!

In fact, the facts showed that my biggest health risk is not starting HRT but is the spare tyre around my middle. Anyway I agreed to take HRT for three months and we would review it then.

The doctor said the HRT would start working in 48 hours, the pharmacist said it would start working by the end of a full month.

I took the a HRT tablet the next day and figured I would surely start to feel better within a week or two.

Amazingly, within 24 hours I felt I had won the health lottery! I cannot tell you how much better I was feeling, immediately there were no hot flushes and within 2/3 days it was like the menopause had never happened. The brain fog lifted and my confidence in myself and my work came back within the week. I swear to God I was and am still in complete shock at how good and how instant the HRT worked. The stats that the doctor showed me, especially about my biggest health threat is the spare type I have motivated me to exercise more and eat healthier. I have started to lose weight and am feeling great!

Now the Corona Virus has kicked in and I panicked about the 3 month review and repeat prescription etc. Thankfully, earlier this week, Loretta was very supportive and reassuring over the phone. She organised a phone consultation/review the next day and within minutes of the call she had emailed me my prescription. She was also willing to email the pharmacist and post out the hard copy to me. I have to say I am so grateful to Loretta for setting up this wonderful space and resources for women to access. I cannot believe how little information is available to women on the menopause and how few women speak to each other about the symptoms and their experiences. It is almost like admitting you are going through the menopause is admitting that your body is starting to fail and become frail….which is obviously a load of rubbish…

Thanks to the Menopause Hub I have gotten a new lease on life and have never felt so well.

Thanks again to the team, keep up the good work!!