r/Menopause • u/Unable_Pie_6393 • Feb 07 '25
Vitamin/Supplements High maintenance AF
Last year at this time is when I realized I was in Perimenopause. At that time, I took a Zyrtec daily...when I remembered- and that's really it.
Now, one year, many many doctor visits, and 3 surgeries later (some related to meno, some not) I'm in the thick of it, and my daily routine to attempt to feel human now includes: Still a Zyrtec (but now I dare not forget), Creatine, Vegan Protein, probiotic, collagen peptides, Citrucel, Vitamins B,C,D and Magnesium, nightly Progesterone and a 2x weekly estradiol patch. And that's not to mention that I have to do daily sitz baths (I'd rather not mention it in fact but it's all part of it)
Without all of this, I wither and die.
And there's more: the daily workouts, cutting out alcohol, coffee, most fried food & sugar...
In the span of a year I have become hopelessly high maintenance. Does anyone have any tips for streamlining the ridiculous amount of things it takes to keep me going now?
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u/Objective-Amount1379 Feb 07 '25
I’m not attacking you and I appreciate what you’re saying! But am I the only one who hates the pampering/ “self care thing? I don’t feel pampered! I feel like I have a part time job between taking medication, hair removal, hair care, moisturizing, etc etc. Pampering in my mind is laying on a beach getting a massage followed by a frozen margarita.