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I hate my gp they totally gaslight my menopause symptoms

Rant/Rage

I sat in front of my Dr today for the third time in 3 months. I was getting my blood test results. I have been telling her about my menopause symptoms. All she mentioned was putting an IUD in as it would solve all of my problems. It didn't agree with me years ago and I'm reluctant to go through the side effects again.

Every single time she bypasses my menopause and fixates on something else. Then kept banging on about my high blood pressure that I need to go on meds. Then she said you are now diabetic and said I need a medicine for that it's 4 points abover normal. I kept going back to menopause. Mentioning my symptoms weight gain, not sleeping, violent mood swings and how I bleed through my clothes every hour because my period is so heavy. It's made me anemic. I sometimes get two periods a month and they drain me. While I'm sat there I took a hot flush right in front of her. Sweat pouring down my face. I said I don't feel listened to. Yet here she is just telling me my sugar is high. I said I get it I know my mum had it I know what happens and the complications but that's not what I came here for. I said do you know there is a link between diabetes and menopause she said there is not. I said funny how only 6 months ago all my numbers were normal but the only thing that's changed is I've had a huge increase in all of my menopause symptoms yet you think it's not related. She just stared at me blankly.

I'm so done with Dr's they just don't care. I came home and cried it's so bloody frustrating.

Posted Aug 12, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC

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