HRT

Hi Sparkly,

I am on HRT for perimenopause. It was hard to recognise the symptoms but I did some research and found a woman who calls her self "Menopause Barbie". She's on Youtube and she has a playlist which is very scientific and detailed.  She's just examines menopause and ALL options. Some aren't available in the UK, but she gives options for if you don't want chemical solutions. For me it was helpful to see it as a science rather than an emotional/taboo subject.  She get's technical but details about side effects. I can't seem to find anything about menopause and austism, but for me masking just got too hard to do as I was emotionally exhausted.

Hi Sparkly,

I am on HRT for perimenopause. It was hard to recognise the symptoms but I did some research and found a woman who calls her self "Menopause Barbie". She's on Youtube and she has a playlist which is very scientific and detailed.  She's just examines menopause and ALL options. Some aren't available in the UK, but she gives options for if you don't want chemical solutions. For me it was helpful to see it as a science rather than an emotional/taboo subject.  She get's technical but details about side effects. I can't seem to find anything about menopause and austism, but for me masking just got too hard to do as I was emotionally exhausted.

I have read that the symptoms of menopause can be more severe for females on the spectrum (see links below):

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/menopause-menstruation#:~:text=Qualitative%20studies%20have%20found%20increased,differences%20and%20difficulties%20regulating%20emotions.

https://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/autism-and-menopause-qa-with-rachel-moseley-and-julie-turner-cobb/

For females that don't want to go down the HRT route, I'm aware that there are homeopathic alternatives. Black cohosh is often mentioned for relieving hot flushes, although I can't say that it had much of an effect on mine.