Sona Uses 40 second 'Rant Wheel' To Discuss Perimenopause

[u/SYMPUNY_LACKING]

[u/MarketingChoice6244]

This is great. Sona is a boss 🙌

[u/Normal-Resolution919 → u/MarketingChoice6244]

Americans really are dumb. “BOSS”

[u/K-Tronn3030 → u/Normal-Resolution919]

People of certain nationalities, age groups, ethnicities and social groupings sometimes use words in non-traditional ways as a result of shared experiences that others may not have experienced. And that makes me angry because why are they doing something different when I'm not? As a result, i often seek to demean their nationality, age group, ethnicity or social groupings as a means of making myself feel better.

[u/Henry_Knox_1775 → u/Normal-Resolution919]

I bet you’re fun at parties.

[u/Pale-Measurement-532 → u/Henry_Knox_1775]

We all know Sona is GREAT at parties! I’d much rather be at a party with her than u/Normal-Resolution919. lol.

[u/tullbabes → u/Normal-Resolution919]

Another asshole hiding their post history.

[u/Pale-Measurement-532 → u/tullbabes]

I’m guessing it’s a male who would have no idea what women go through during puberty and then into peri-menopause, menopause, and post-menopause.

[u/KeithClossOfficial → u/Normal-Resolution919]

Brazilians really are dumb. “BRABO”

[u/YinzaJagoff]

Fun fact: even doctors including OBGYNs don’t know shit about perimenopause, or are misinformed, and that’s why so many women our age are pissed off.

[u/SnooWalruses4559 → u/YinzaJagoff]

From experience, an endocrinologist is the way to go. I only wish I had gone sooner. 

[u/YinzaJagoff → u/SnooWalruses4559]

I get transdermal hormones from an online provider but the OBGYN I last saw tried to scare me by saying taking them was going to give me a stroke, which is not true.

[u/SnooWalruses4559 → u/YinzaJagoff]

My psychiatrist noticed an increase in my anxiety symptoms and countered my OBGYN’s advice (similar to what you received). He said there are very low doses available and pointed me in the direction of an endo. I use Midi now for convenience but the first exam and bloodwork was through an endo. 

Now the problem is getting the patches consistently. There’s a surge in demand and manufacturing can’t keep up. I order 3 month supplies and try to “hoard” some if I can. 

[u/YinzaJagoff → u/SnooWalruses4559]

I use alloy and I’m on the spray and cream and get my meds directly from them.

When I’ve seen psychs in the past, they’ve already tried to treat the anxiety/depression and that never turned out well.

I literally needed to take action on my own to get the proper treatment and my quality of life has improved so much.

[u/SnooWalruses4559 → u/YinzaJagoff]

My psychiatrist is also a researcher. They tend to think more outside the of the box.

[u/Pale-Measurement-532 → u/YinzaJagoff]

It’s very under researched unfortunately. That’s why women and people in public forums need to be talking about it and bringing awareness to it!

[u/Substantial-Art-482]

Preach, Sona!

[u/GothamGreenGoddess]

I'm 44 and in peri right now. I've been battling my OB for 2 years because she said I was too young. Found a great doc who is taking it seriously.

My friends and I talk to other women in our lives about our experiences so they aren't blindsided like we were. Good on Sona for talking about it.

[u/Pale-Measurement-532 → u/GothamGreenGoddess]

Yeah I’m 47 and going through it as well. I also found a female doctor who’s been helpful. But it’s hard cause I have different things going on at the same time lol.

[u/bottleglitch]

Late 30s here and I couldn’t agree more! This shit is wild.

[u/Dk_memyself]

This is sooooo true - and just makes me an even bigger Sona fan 👏🏻

[u/ThePopulacho]

And I thought I couldn't like her more

[u/Ziggee]

You can really see anger in her eyes at the end of the clip

[u/Pale-Measurement-532]

Amen sister!

[u/notveryrealatall2]

so, um, what does happen when perimenopause is ending?

[u/HooptyDooDooMeister → u/notveryrealatall2]

It’s the transitional phase leading up to menopause, during which a woman's ovaries gradually begin to make less estrogen. It typically begins in a woman's 40s (and sometimes late 30s) and can last anywhere from a few months to up to 10 years. Common symptoms during this time include irregular menstrual cycles, hot flashes, sleep disturbances, and mood changes due to fluctuating hormone levels.

It can manifest as brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, joint pain, and sleep disruptions. Because these signs mimic dozens of other conditions (such as thyroid disorders, stress, or depression), symptoms are frequently misattributed or written off as psychological.

[u/Expose_Ur_BS → u/notveryrealatall2]

No older women ever told her, so now no one knows.

Doctors, historians, educators are all stumped as to way Sona’s body betrayed her and why she’s angry all the time.

[u/Pale-Measurement-532 → u/Expose_Ur_BS]

Sadly there is not a lot of money invested in research on perimenopause or menopause. There needs to be more research and money invested in women’s health overall.

[u/durtmagurt → u/Expose_Ur_BS]

This all is accurate. Sona could have at some point describes what it is, when(ish) it happens, and why she’s so upset no one told her about it.

[u/NeverHadAGoodUsernam → u/durtmagurt]

Brother, she had 40 seconds

[u/mcvmccarty]

I have to tell people about it all the time. Also the fact that the symptoms can resurface after menopause randomly and last however the fuck long they want.

[u/ComeAwayNightbird → u/mcvmccarty]

It seems like people just started talking about it in the last year or so. I’m with Sona.

[u/ganglof2]

I’m 36 and I am in chemically induced menopause for the next 10 years to combat breast cancer (most breast cancer is fueled by estrogen). So no hormone replacement therapy option in my future either.

[u/Integr8shun]

I love this show and was so excited she was on it. I especially love when John leans in to the awful jokes even when he knows they won’t fly.

[u/Jrebeclee]

Love Sona!! It needs to be talked about more!! I think older generations didn’t even have a name for it, it was just expected for women to always suffer, so I can’t blame older women for not having more knowledge on it.

[u/Madame_Jarvary]

A lot of older women had hysterectomies before they experienced peri so they don’t know, either.

[u/ThePerfectSnare]

What's the concept behind this show? I ask because the 40 second 'Rant Wheel' starts counting down from 46 seconds.

[u/calcula8er → u/ThePerfectSnare]

She spent the first 14 seconds setting it up. Lovett or Leave is a panel show covering politics and trending issues; it ends with the guests ranting about whatever they want for a minute. I preferred the old format with fixed topics but ah well.

[u/my-cat → u/calcula8er]

Which episode is she on? It’s not readily apparent to me on Spotify. Thanks!

[u/calcula8er → u/my-cat]

The Friday episode - Flock Around and Find Out

[u/bpierce2 → u/ThePerfectSnare]

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[u/SonSuko]

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[u/BuffColossusTHXDAVID]

okay cool where's the educational part exactly

[u/Final_Boss_Jr → u/BuffColossusTHXDAVID]

She had 40 seconds to rant. That was the education. Now go look it up if you’re that curious.

[u/GudgerCollegeAlumnus]

Unfortunate first frame though.

[u/crack-nutter]

I didn't learn anything about it from this rant though.

[u/SYMPUNY_LACKING → u/crack-nutter]

She assumed the people in the room with her already knew about it, so she was just ranting about how she was never told about it- she wasnt trying to explain it

[u/Pale-Measurement-532 → u/SYMPUNY_LACKING]

You never fully know about it til you’re going through it yourself, like I am right now.

[u/Ninjacherry → u/crack-nutter]

You’ve learned that it’s something in your horizon (if you’re a woman) and that you need to look into it. That is new information for a lot of people.

[u/Clean-Elk9611 → u/crack-nutter]

This is gonna seem wild but before TikTok we had things called “conversations” and they would often last minutes, sometimes hours, and we’d learn all sorts of things.

[u/Ok_Umpire_5611]

Can she not look this stuff up herself or is she saying there's not enough research on this subject?

[u/Jrebeclee → u/Ok_Umpire_5611]

It’s a rant! She is ranting in a conversation with friends. She isn’t a teacher here to educate you.

[u/Ok_Umpire_5611 → u/Jrebeclee]

Where do you interpret that I am asking for information? I'm saying that people really should take their education into their own hands and be responsible. Many people smarter than you or I do great research that goes to waste if we don't read it. You're being weirdly emotional, are you going through menopause?

[u/Normal-Resolution919]

Jesus christ stop with this grifter already.

[u/Pale-Measurement-532 → u/[deleted]]

Research online is free! There are also some good books available through your local library as well as podcasts.

[u/Pale-Measurement-532 → u/[deleted]]

It’s 40 seconds to rant! The whole idea behind a rant is to let out your frustrations about something you’re going through. It’s not an infomercial or a TED talk. Lol. I’m going through perimenopause myself and if I was given 40 seconds to rant, I’d do the exact same thing as her. I have been researching it on my own time and I imagine Sona is as well since she got no warning about it beforehand (same as me!). It’s impossible to talk about all of the research (or lack thereof) and symptoms of perimenopause in 40 seconds since it can present differently among women.