Yay I love Tamsin! And this: "Any kind of peri or menopause clinic with experts, rather than relying on out of date or misogynistic GPs." I haven't had good experiences with docs like many other autistics. I'm so tired of doctors not listening to their patients and basically gaslighting them in some ways. Like, when you go to a doctor and tell them everything that's been going on, and they don't even think to check out your hormones? Umm wtf? I don't understand why this is so common, and it's infuriating.
I'm glad you're on HRT, Tamsin. This makes me tear up: "(2 years of no sleep where I was ready to never wake again)" 😟I, for one, am very happy you continued to wake.
Thank you. ☺️ it amazing and horrendous how by that stage just one night of sleep would have been my goal, would have been enough. I was that desperate by then that if I never woke again it would have been okay. And that the only reason I was prescribed I feel. But no one should ever have to been that desperate (nor have to not cry on the phone call cos otherwise you would get called depressed and written off). I am very glad I’m awake too 😁 especially as I get to read your writing too.
Yay I love Tamsin! And this: "Any kind of peri or menopause clinic with experts, rather than relying on out of date or misogynistic GPs." I haven't had good experiences with docs like many other autistics. I'm so tired of doctors not listening to their patients and basically gaslighting them in some ways. Like, when you go to a doctor and tell them everything that's been going on, and they don't even think to check out your hormones? Umm wtf? I don't understand why this is so common, and it's infuriating.
I'm glad you're on HRT, Tamsin. This makes me tear up: "(2 years of no sleep where I was ready to never wake again)" 😟I, for one, am very happy you continued to wake.
Thank you. ☺️ it amazing and horrendous how by that stage just one night of sleep would have been my goal, would have been enough. I was that desperate by then that if I never woke again it would have been okay. And that the only reason I was prescribed I feel. But no one should ever have to been that desperate (nor have to not cry on the phone call cos otherwise you would get called depressed and written off). I am very glad I’m awake too 😁 especially as I get to read your writing too.