Hi all thought this may be of interest . I have read and heard that your hormones effect your drinking. I dont know the full details but in short it makes it worse.
I am a 48 year old female so the menopause is now an issue. I have just started taking HRT about 3 weeks ago and I am pleased to say I feel a whole lot better, but I feel that it as also reduced my desire to drink . I think its a combination of the HRT obviously regulating my hormones, its reduced my anxiety and substancially lifted my mood , would not say I was 100% depressed probably between 60 to 80% depending on other influences. The anxiety and low mood where both big triggers in my drinking. I have been sober for the past four weeks, I did have a glass of wine at lunch on Monday (we were celebrating a family event) but I did not feel the need to have more as I felt on an even keel (I think thanks to the hrt) so the drinking was not linked with the desire to cheer myself up. The weekend is coming up and I can honestly say having a drink is not in my mind .
I just wondered if any other 'ladies of a certain age' have had a similar experience as me ? ?
BH x
I am a 48 year old female so the menopause is now an issue. I have just started taking HRT about 3 weeks ago and I am pleased to say I feel a whole lot better, but I feel that it as also reduced my desire to drink . I think its a combination of the HRT obviously regulating my hormones, its reduced my anxiety and substancially lifted my mood , would not say I was 100% depressed probably between 60 to 80% depending on other influences. The anxiety and low mood where both big triggers in my drinking. I have been sober for the past four weeks, I did have a glass of wine at lunch on Monday (we were celebrating a family event) but I did not feel the need to have more as I felt on an even keel (I think thanks to the hrt) so the drinking was not linked with the desire to cheer myself up. The weekend is coming up and I can honestly say having a drink is not in my mind .
I just wondered if any other 'ladies of a certain age' have had a similar experience as me ? ?
BH x
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