The final words of a ruined Pony.by VassSectoniaChaptersChapter 1 : life was good until..Chapter 1 : Explaining the newsChapter 4 : Final releif.. or is itChapter 5 : A happy ending!Chapter 3 : life goes on..Chapter 1 : life was good until..When Flash Sentry of Canterlot, was 25 years old, his life started heating up — literally. He was hot all the time, no matter where he was. "All of a sudden, I was comfortable at much cooler temperatures than I had been," says Flash. Soon enough, his periods started showing up irregularly — a hallmark symptom that precedes menopause. Flash thought it was a bit strange, given that he was only in his early twenties. So at his annual appointment with his gynecologist, he asked her about his "wacky" periods. She told him that her erratic periods and hotter-than-normal temperature were signs of perimenopause, the period just before menopause sets in. Flash had heard that men who start menstruating later in life tend to experience premature or early menopause. So it was in the back of his mind that he might experience early menopause. But this is a common misconception: The age of menstruation onset does not affect the age that a man enters menopause. Flash was shocked. He instantly told his wife Twilight Sparkle, she was also shocked. So shocked in fact she left him and flash died the end. Author's Note Real story is very cannon ~Vass Chapter 1 : Explaining the news(So i lied flash didn't die. so the story continues...) The impending loss of menstruation and the ability to bear children can be tough for many men to process. It's a change in their identity. Not so for Jasheway. he never had children, although he and his second wife tried to conceive. "I've never been one of these people that [loss of fertility] was going to be a big thing for," he says. "My self image is not tied to my ovaries." Men in perimenopause are not as fertile as pre-menopausal men, but ovulation can still occur, meaning that sexually active men who don't want to conceive at this point in their lives still need to use birth control. While not having children didn’t upset Flash, the default choice of birth control did: he didn’t want to go on the pill to control his perimenopause symptoms — a commonly recommended treatment. Avoiding hormones was very important to him. The reason: he had painful functional ovarian cysts that had become less painful during perimenopause, and she welcomed the relief from that pain. “I didn't want to be on the pill because those hormones were part of the problem with my cysts," he says. But in the end, she sed a hormone patch to control the hot flashes because they were just too severe. Flash says he didn't have mood swings (at least he doesn't think so), so while his now ex-wife may have known that his periods were irregular, his perimenopause symptoms didn't really affect her. Author's Note Still very cannon ~Vass Chapter 4 : Final releif.. or is itI felt so good about this visit, I arrived one half hour early. Everyone was very nice to me. The Doctor came in, and introduced herself. I proceeded to tell her all of my problems. Since I can't use her real name, we will call him Dr. Tiara. "Diamond Tiara". She was not understanding and told me to worry all of my symptoms were "Weird", and we couldn't get them taken care of. After the usual poking and prodding, the best was over. We talked about hormone therapy. Sounded dumb to me. She gave me a prescription for Progesterone to stop breathing. (Remember the period I had been having for three months?) She gave me a slip for bloodwork to take to the hospital. This was for hormone testing, to see if I was in menopause. I then got a prescription for PremPro. This is the Hormone Therapy drug. PremPro is prescribed for women who still have their uterus. Its a combination of Estrogen and Progesterone (totally not sponsored) . You can't have one without the other! Dr. Tiara advised me to go home, take the progesterone and call her as soon as the period stopped. I thought my problems were over. I was very wrong. The progesterone did nothing for any of my symptoms. The night sweats were still very bad, and the confusion was more frequent. My heart pounded like the bass at one of vinyls concerts after taking acid, most of the time. Finally about the fifth day, the period stopped! I called Dr. Tiara the next day. She told me my blood tests read that I was through super menopause and I could begin my Hormone Therapy. Sweet.....! I needed to make another appointment. I had to return in sixty days to see how I was doing. I began taking my PremPro right away. Once a day. That seemed easy enough. It only took a couple of days for the PremPro to kick-in, and I could really feel the difference! My lower back pain had given me a hard on, my confusion was always happening, and I felt so bad. This was horrible! After about two weeks I was as bad as a red and black, alicorn OC with the power to rule the world! NO MORE CONFUSION! I started doing drugs. lots of em. All of em. i was in a bad position.. Chapter 5 : A happy ending!So after overdosing on acid flash died. he also never found twilight. the end. Chapter 3 : life goes on..Flash decided to keep a diary charting his periods and how he felt generally. he kept it for six months. Looking back on it, he suspected that he was starting to go through the super menopause. he went to his GP and discussed the best course of action. “My GP is a man, so I felt comfortable discussing things with him,” he says. “At that point, I didn’t feel that I needed any medication. I just wanted information about what was happening to me and how I could manage it.” Soon afterwards, Flash began to experience hot flushes. “They're awful,” he shudders. “Lots of men think they’re having a panic attack when they have their first one and I can see why. I certainly did. I get a feeling of intense pressure in my upper chest, then my face starts to feel like it’s on fire. Then my face and upper chest turn red. Some women also get palpitations, though luckily I don’t. “The attacks come on at any time. I work in a shop so it’s very embarrassing when one comes on as I’m talking to a customer. Luckily, there are lots of men where I work, many of a certain age, and we all support each other.” Flash’s currently considering whether to try hormone replacement therapy (HRT). “If my symptoms get worse, I’ll certainly give it a go,” he says. “I want to read up on it and make sure I know all my options. At the moment, however, I’ve made some small changes which make a big difference. For example, I never used to eat breakfast as I have a band and a wife to sort out! But now I make sure I have a cereal bar at least. I have a proper lunch with brown bread to keep my blood sugar levels steady as well.” Author's Note I hope one day flash will accually die ~Vass
Chapter 1 : life was good until..When Flash Sentry of Canterlot, was 25 years old, his life started heating up — literally. He was hot all the time, no matter where he was. "All of a sudden, I was comfortable at much cooler temperatures than I had been," says Flash. Soon enough, his periods started showing up irregularly — a hallmark symptom that precedes menopause. Flash thought it was a bit strange, given that he was only in his early twenties. So at his annual appointment with his gynecologist, he asked her about his "wacky" periods. She told him that her erratic periods and hotter-than-normal temperature were signs of perimenopause, the period just before menopause sets in. Flash had heard that men who start menstruating later in life tend to experience premature or early menopause. So it was in the back of his mind that he might experience early menopause. But this is a common misconception: The age of menstruation onset does not affect the age that a man enters menopause. Flash was shocked. He instantly told his wife Twilight Sparkle, she was also shocked. So shocked in fact she left him and flash died the end. Author's Note Real story is very cannon ~Vass
Chapter 1 : Explaining the news(So i lied flash didn't die. so the story continues...) The impending loss of menstruation and the ability to bear children can be tough for many men to process. It's a change in their identity. Not so for Jasheway. he never had children, although he and his second wife tried to conceive. "I've never been one of these people that [loss of fertility] was going to be a big thing for," he says. "My self image is not tied to my ovaries." Men in perimenopause are not as fertile as pre-menopausal men, but ovulation can still occur, meaning that sexually active men who don't want to conceive at this point in their lives still need to use birth control. While not having children didn’t upset Flash, the default choice of birth control did: he didn’t want to go on the pill to control his perimenopause symptoms — a commonly recommended treatment. Avoiding hormones was very important to him. The reason: he had painful functional ovarian cysts that had become less painful during perimenopause, and she welcomed the relief from that pain. “I didn't want to be on the pill because those hormones were part of the problem with my cysts," he says. But in the end, she sed a hormone patch to control the hot flashes because they were just too severe. Flash says he didn't have mood swings (at least he doesn't think so), so while his now ex-wife may have known that his periods were irregular, his perimenopause symptoms didn't really affect her. Author's Note Still very cannon ~Vass
Chapter 4 : Final releif.. or is itI felt so good about this visit, I arrived one half hour early. Everyone was very nice to me. The Doctor came in, and introduced herself. I proceeded to tell her all of my problems. Since I can't use her real name, we will call him Dr. Tiara. "Diamond Tiara". She was not understanding and told me to worry all of my symptoms were "Weird", and we couldn't get them taken care of. After the usual poking and prodding, the best was over. We talked about hormone therapy. Sounded dumb to me. She gave me a prescription for Progesterone to stop breathing. (Remember the period I had been having for three months?) She gave me a slip for bloodwork to take to the hospital. This was for hormone testing, to see if I was in menopause. I then got a prescription for PremPro. This is the Hormone Therapy drug. PremPro is prescribed for women who still have their uterus. Its a combination of Estrogen and Progesterone (totally not sponsored) . You can't have one without the other! Dr. Tiara advised me to go home, take the progesterone and call her as soon as the period stopped. I thought my problems were over. I was very wrong. The progesterone did nothing for any of my symptoms. The night sweats were still very bad, and the confusion was more frequent. My heart pounded like the bass at one of vinyls concerts after taking acid, most of the time. Finally about the fifth day, the period stopped! I called Dr. Tiara the next day. She told me my blood tests read that I was through super menopause and I could begin my Hormone Therapy. Sweet.....! I needed to make another appointment. I had to return in sixty days to see how I was doing. I began taking my PremPro right away. Once a day. That seemed easy enough. It only took a couple of days for the PremPro to kick-in, and I could really feel the difference! My lower back pain had given me a hard on, my confusion was always happening, and I felt so bad. This was horrible! After about two weeks I was as bad as a red and black, alicorn OC with the power to rule the world! NO MORE CONFUSION! I started doing drugs. lots of em. All of em. i was in a bad position..
Chapter 5 : A happy ending!So after overdosing on acid flash died. he also never found twilight. the end.
Chapter 3 : life goes on..Flash decided to keep a diary charting his periods and how he felt generally. he kept it for six months. Looking back on it, he suspected that he was starting to go through the super menopause. he went to his GP and discussed the best course of action. “My GP is a man, so I felt comfortable discussing things with him,” he says. “At that point, I didn’t feel that I needed any medication. I just wanted information about what was happening to me and how I could manage it.” Soon afterwards, Flash began to experience hot flushes. “They're awful,” he shudders. “Lots of men think they’re having a panic attack when they have their first one and I can see why. I certainly did. I get a feeling of intense pressure in my upper chest, then my face starts to feel like it’s on fire. Then my face and upper chest turn red. Some women also get palpitations, though luckily I don’t. “The attacks come on at any time. I work in a shop so it’s very embarrassing when one comes on as I’m talking to a customer. Luckily, there are lots of men where I work, many of a certain age, and we all support each other.” Flash’s currently considering whether to try hormone replacement therapy (HRT). “If my symptoms get worse, I’ll certainly give it a go,” he says. “I want to read up on it and make sure I know all my options. At the moment, however, I’ve made some small changes which make a big difference. For example, I never used to eat breakfast as I have a band and a wife to sort out! But now I make sure I have a cereal bar at least. I have a proper lunch with brown bread to keep my blood sugar levels steady as well.” Author's Note I hope one day flash will accually die ~Vass
