I recently turned 44 and peri menopause has hit me like a bus! I have terrible mood swings (I’m like the not so Incredible Hulk), sweating (like someone turns on a faucet under my clothes), sleepless nights for weeks on end, and just a general malaise. I feel like a stranger in my own body. I work in the restaurant industry and I deal with not only the prep for the entire restaurant I also do all the ordering and help in several other areas. So it’s a high stress and very HOT environment. At home there is a husband, 5 year old and a 15 year old. Between work and home I was feeling very overwhelmed. I felt like how a mid life crisis has been described to me. I was beginning to feel like all I did was sweat, cry, and yell. I knew that the people around me deserved better. I researched several OTC supplements to help with these symptoms. I liked the idea that Estroven might help with weight loss but I wanted something that would incorporate Ashwaganda into my regimen. So I ordered an Ashwaganda supplement from Happy, Healthy, Hippie. My first day I took the Estroven and Ash together. I had no hot flashes, no excessive sweating, no mood swings but I felt muted. People at work kept asking if I was okay bc I seemed like “something was wrong”. The next day I decided to only take the Estroven. I had no hot flashes, excessive sweating or mood swings but I took it in conjunction with my diet pill, AtraFen Elite (I only take one a day to help with appetite suppression) to see if it would add a little pep to my step. That day, I felt more like my old self. No one at work commented that I seemed off. By the third day of taking Estroven, I was ready for bed by 10pm with no problems falling asleep. I do however have several things to help me sleep at night. I keep melatonin, unisom, and ambien in my medicine cabinet. I don’t take a sleeping aid every night but I find that the week before my period is the most sleepless week I have each month. So I have these sleep aids just in case there’s a rough night. I also invested in a Lasko X Blower floor fan which is an amazing little fan. I highly recommend this supplement. I don’t know if there’s any one fix for us women going through this but this certainly has helped me. I’m only taking the Estroven and AtraFen on my work days right now. I keep the Ash handy though in case I get overwhelmed and need an extra helping hand. I also found that the Stess gummies from Olly help in extreme instances. Good luck ladies! I hope this helps!
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