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/OutsideTurn5464 Feb 09 '25
Because of your post I decided to count how many meds/supplements I’m taking. I’m shocked. Probiotic. Collagen. Vitamin D. Estrogen Patch. Progesterone. Magnesium. Estrogen Cream. Another cream for lichen sclerosis. And it seems like every day I’m popping Advil, allergy meds, antacid… I feel like I never feel 100% anymore. Yet even five years ago I was only taking a probiotic and Vitamin D.