<p>Thank you Marnie! As always, you made me laugh and smile. 😁🤣😂😅</p><p>I had lots of gynae issues from 12yrs - when my periods began - onwards (I'm 48.5 yrs old now)😢. I lost my right ovary to a ruptured ovarian cyst, had agonising chronic abdominal pain, that eventually led to a hysterectomy at aged 34 or 36 yrs ( my memory isn't always great😵‍💫), and finally lost my left ovary 7.5 yrs ago. This was because the oversized ovarian cysts returned, and I decided, with my Gynae Consultant, that I couldn't face months of agony if other cysts popped up again, after that current one was surgically removed - I'd had this done with the right ovary, only for others to grow in it's place - so my left ovary was removed, putting me <em><strong>instantly into the Menopause</strong></em><em><strong>,</strong></em><em><strong> following this last surgery. </strong></em>At this point I'd had <em><strong>c.</strong></em>12 yrs of going in and out of hospital<em><strong> with chronic </strong></em><em><strong>abdo' </strong></em><em><strong>pain . </strong></em></p><p>2 or 3 years ago, I switched to a different, highly recommended HRT - OESTROGEL - but I began to get awful lower body Oedma. I'm now stuck wearing compression socks ALL YEAR THROUGH! I now have loads of hyperpigmentation over my lower legs and feet, and if I stand for too long, my feet and legs become stiff and super painful as they swell. Over the last few months, I've had awful hot flushes 🔥🔥🥵🔥🔥, soaking my face in sweat, and making me feel like my body has been filled with hot coals! I tried coming off the HRT for a few days and it seemed better, before getting worse again! I re-started the HR, and that also brought temporary relief, before again becoming really bad.</p><p>Has anyone else<em><strong> had a similar experience? </strong></em><span data-type="mention" class="mention text-primary" data-label="Marnie Castor" data-id="8838553"><a href="/community/profiles/8838553">Marnie Castor</a></span> <em><strong>, do you have any advice for me? </strong></em>I can only have my compression socks off to shower etc, and to practice Yoga, otherwise I blow up like a balloon. The hot flushes are pretty bad 😢 and I get heart palpitations too. I'm waiting for an ADHD assessment and I have sensory issues, so the whole Menopause experience has been really hard to cope with, especially on top of Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, IBS, depression, anxiety and awful pre-existing insomnia. 🤯😵‍💫😵😖😣😪.</p><p>Sorry everyone! Over-explaining and over-sharing are apparently very common ADHD symptoms 🫣. I keep discovering that ADHD would explain so much of my behaviour, and the way I experience life. I'm sure that I read / heard that the Menopause is sometimes the point at which many women are finally getting diagnosed with ADHD, as we struggle to <em><strong>mask</strong></em> our symptoms under the weight of this massive change! 😢</p><p></p><p>Again, sorry for writing War &amp; Peace. 🧑🏽🙏🏽🌿🕊️❤️‍🔥💖💗</p>

<p>Thank you Marnie! This was exactly what I needed right now. I have had increased anxiety, irritability, and feeling hard on myself these last six months since my body and mind have been transitioning to the next phase of life. To feel supported on my mat which translates off the mat is so reassuring to me. Thank you for your encouraging words, new way of using 2 blocks in wide legged forward fold, reminder to lengthen instead of rounding forward, and lining my ears up with my biceps in downward facing dog- all game changers for me. I really appreciate you. 💕</p><p>I wonder if you or others have any suggestions for reading materials regarding perimenopause/menopause. </p>

<p>Can we get one for Menopause or post Menopause, please?</p>

<p>Thank you Marnie 🙏 Almost skipped this being postmenopausal but so glad I didn’t, super yummy! Feeling so relaxed and stretched out! ❤️</p>

<p>great but I have the tightest leg muscles always have had. I'd love to see a video on that as it inhibits so many of the poses for me</p>

<p>Well, this was sweet! As somebody who has been in perimenopause for years, I feel seen! Thank you so much Adriene for listening to us and thank you to Marnie for creating this delicious supportive practice. May you all enjoy this as much as I did x</p>

<p>Marnie you made me laugh out loud too - wonderful practice thank you 😊 I made all the same sounds you did moving from pose to pose! Loved it!</p>

<p>This was good but it’s hard for me to do downward dog because the dr. Told me i have vertigo. </p><p>Thank you </p>

<p>I love all the Marnie videos on FWFG! Thank you for another great video to add to my regular repeat list. 🙏</p><p></p>

<p>Super nice practice, yummy stretches and then a tricky transition (for me) from triangle to the balance of half moon - this one needs more practice to be graceful lol. Loved it Marnie - thank you. 💕💕</p>