CBT for menopause has been a recommended option to treat some symptoms for almost 10 years now, either in combination or instead of HRT. With new draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) set to bring this up the priority list in 2024, Laura Williams reveals what happened when she tried it for herself.
When I turned to my GP for help with brain fog, irregular cycles and ridiculously heavy periods, insomnia, crippling anxiety and panic attacks, uncontrollable rages, migraines and muscle fatigue, I knew deep down it was perimenopause. But, like many women in their early 40s, I was initially greeted with scepticism.
