My experience: At 45, I had many symptoms of peri menopause which have magically resolved in sobriety. My opinion is that my chronic drinking was throwing a wrench in my hormonal balance which has taken time to resolve. It was easy for my doc and myself to chalk it up to “the way things are” given my age. I still have symptoms of the changes that are a comin’, but I don’t miss the hot flashes or night sweats a bit.
That being said, I have continued to experience periods of incredible fatigue, but I know they will pass. Closing in on a year, (which coincidentally many say is a magical time for how much better you feel), these bouts with fatigue are much fewer and far between. For me, the improvements during “early” sobriety were just signs of better things to come.
I’m so glad I pushed through the low ebbs. It’s worth it.
-bora