My moods were unpredictable, my nights were spent fighting with the covers, my bones ached, and my brain felt like fog. I found it hard to concentrate. I couldn’t explain it. I just knew I didn’t feel like myself.
So, I did what we’re all told to do: I booked an appointment with my family GP. I explained my symptoms, night sweats, poor concentration, aching joints, mood swings and waited for guidance. Instead, my doctor looked directly at me and said, “You only get 10 minutes. Next time, come in with just one symptom.”
There was no mention of hormones. No suggestion that this could be menopause. In fact, he didn’t even ask about my cycle. Just handed me a prescription for antidepressants, with no mention of a follow up appointment.
I walked out feeling even sadder than when I walked in.
I wasn’t offered information.
I wasn’t offered support.
I wasn’t offered a conversation about what was happening to my body.
I was offered medication to “get me through.” I never filled the prescription. Not because I didn’t need help, but because I needed the right help. I needed someone to say, “This is normal. This is hormonal. This is menopause.”
Instead, I turned inward. I read what I could. I meditated. I journaled. It wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t enough. But it was all I knew. And it was a lonely time. Why am I sharing this??? Because I know I’m not the only one.
Too many women are dismissed, misdiagnosed, or medicated without context. Too many are left to navigate menopause alone, without education, without support, and without language for what they’re experiencing.
I created Women’s Health Pathway, to offer what I didn’t receive. A space where women’s Health is understood and supported and spoken about freely.
To bring together, evidence based resources, podcasts, blogs, and peer stories that speak with clarity, compassion and without judgement.
