I have had lifelong hormone imbalance that has had a hold on my life since I was in my mid 30s. Once I entered into perimenopause in my mid-forties , life only changed for the worse. I suffered for painful cycles, migraine headaches, cramping and lack of sleep. If you experience headaches, like these, along with no sleep for nights on end - you could understand how this will begin to take your life away.
All the sleepiness nights and migraines began to affect me and anxiety started to interfere with my daily life.
Instead of being treated for hormone imbalance, my doctor put me on anti anxiety medications. Resulting into a SSRI reaction causing multiple ER trips and weight loss in only a few weeks of taking the medication.
SSRIs are not the answer for hormonal women. Once I began taking bioidentical hormone replacement - my life changed. I slept through the night for the first time in years and my cycle regulated and my anxiety is nonexistent.
If you take these options away from women, not only will their lives change, for the worse, but you will change the lives of the family members who love and care for us.
If you care about women’s and men’s health, these options must remain available for us. And honestly, insurance companies should be required to help women in their 40-50s with medical testing and coverage for hormones.