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Why did she resign from her job? Perimenopause. The anxiety was just too much.
Research shows that 99% of women have found their perimenopause or menopause symptoms led to a negative impact on their careers. Amy Lynch talks to one woman about her experience and her unexpected levels of anxiety
“I was crying on the bus to work, crying in the office. I was overwhelmed with this anxiety, couldn’t eat, tears, crying all the time. I was walking up to work, tears just coming down my face, for absolutely no reason.” When healthcare assistant Susan Gannon travelled to Italy with her partner in 2019 to celebrate her 40th birthday, she first noticed symptoms of what was later understood to be perimenopause. At the time, however,...
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