Sorry to hear that. Anything to relax you, like a willing person to rub your neck and shoulders around?

A friend of mine who is crafty made a small stuffed doll for me. A dammit doll. The following verse was pinned to her arm:

"When you want to climb the wall
or stand up and shout,
Here's a little Dammit Doll
you cannot do without.
Grab it firmly by its' legs
and find a place to slam it!
Then as you whack its stuffing out,
Yell Dammit~Dammit~Dammit!"

That works for me, as long as you slam it against something unbreakable. If you don't have a doll to do that with, grab an old sock, draw a face on it, stuff another sock in it and beat it up. Good stress release. Hope you feel better soon! Hugs, Karen

I just thought of something else. Get a bag of cheap rice. If you have any lavendar leaves, put them in too. Pour it into a long,clean sock and secure it so the rice won't fall out. Microwave the sock/rice for no more than 2 minutes. If it's not too hot, put it on the back of your neck and try to relax. Just close your eyes for a few minutes, and let the heat work into the neck muscles.

I have one of those too, only it's filled with wheat. I wouldn't be without it.

I too am starting on this perimenopause road and it stinks. I have been looking around trying to make some sense of my symptoms when I came across your post! Sums it up perfectly! I am going to print it out and keep it next to my computer for a good laugh when I need it. Thanks!

My suggestion, one of my favorite is a heated neck wrap.

That heated neck wrap sounds like a wonderful idea. I think I'm going to make one up this weekend, as soon as I can find the lavender. Any ideas on where I would find that?