Mind Over Menopause

Buddhists say that the defeat of anger is not only possible, but also the only thing worth doing in a lifetime. Perhaps that’s why I’m not a Buddhist.

Apart from having other priorities in my list of things to defeat, I was quite sure I had fully controlled my childhood anger. Let’s face it once you go through the hellish training of staying calm, rational and sweet-tempered while dealing with mutinous teenagers, controlling anger is a snap.

Now I’m told that anger is good. Let me clarify that. Some anger is good.

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It’s a big decision isn’t it.

First of all you hear that HRT will alleviate those annoying side effects of menopause.

Then you hear that HRT may harm you, possibly harm you seriously.

Then you hear that HRT could harm you a little but will still make life easier here and now.

What are you going to do?

As if life isn’t troublesome enough at the moment without the worry of deciding if you need Hormone Replacement Therapy.

I know some women who are happy with HRT, they decided that the benefits to them well outweighed the risks involved. It’s a personal choice and we’re all old enough to make up our own minds now.

Have your say - To HRT or Not to HRT

Are you For or Against? What do you think?