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Menopause making autism more intense

Kit McDaydream
over 4 years ago

Hi

Any older women going through or been through the peri-menopause/menopause? Did it make your autism more intense?  ...for the whole time of going through the menopause or just the weeks when your period would have been due?

I'm 50 and really struggling with severe mood swings, complete change of personality, left social media and isolated. go from feeling lonely to feeling resentful if someone texts me and I feel they're going to want to visit. Have become severely agoraphobic and hate crowds though can cope with going on quiet walks with the dog if I go when no-one else (or as few people as humanly possible) will be there.  so will set off in the dark very early am to reach the field/park for just as its turning to daylight so we have the place to ourselves etc.

What are other women's experiences of going through the menopause? Did it change your behaviour and/or personality completely?  go from calm to extremely anxious or rage within a few seconds?

I live very isolated and its up to a month wait for a GP appointment though none of them have experience of autism anyway so just wanted to know if my symptoms were 'normal' for an autistic woman, even if they were more intense than what a non-autistic woman would go through?

Thanks

Kit

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  • 13 days ago

    I completely understand and feeling similar to you. It's a very confusing and unpredictable time, which is very unpleasant. The HRT I am on has helped somewhat, but hasn't made as noticeable improvement as I'd hoped it would. My GP shows no interest in me being autistic, which is very rude on their part. It's not your fault. It's their fault. No one seems to understand that this period in our lives actually exasperates our symptoms. I have lost my personality currently. I signed up to BRAIN IN HAND yesterday and am hopeful it may help improve my quality of life. I wish the same for you all too. Every day is a struggle. You are not alone. Thanks for listening. 

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  • 13 days ago

    I completely understand and feeling similar to you. It's a very confusing and unpredictable time, which is very unpleasant. The HRT I am on has helped somewhat, but hasn't made as noticeable improvement as I'd hoped it would. My GP shows no interest in me being autistic, which is very rude on their part. It's not your fault. It's their fault. No one seems to understand that this period in our lives actually exasperates our symptoms. I have lost my personality currently. I signed up to BRAIN IN HAND yesterday and am hopeful it may help improve my quality of life. I wish the same for you all too. Every day is a struggle. You are not alone. Thanks for listening. 

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