Why is the Spanish Health System still gaslighting women?

Meanwhile, in countries like the UK, menopause clinics are mainstream. In Spain? Your local doctor is more likely to hand you sleeping pills or antidepressants. I have been offered exactly that. Five times! Not once did a public doctor mention hormones. I was in pain, I wasn’t sleeping, I was anxious and foggy and achy. I googled my symptoms in desperation and only then realised I was classic perimenopausal. Foot pain? Yep, it’s hormonal. Anxiety? Also hormonal. Insomnia? You guessed it.

It’s outrageous that in 2025, women living in Spain are still being dismissed, misdiagnosed, and medicated but not treated. We’re told this is just part of getting older. We’re told to get over it. My response? No. I won’t. And neither should you.

If this sounds familiar, know this: you’re not crazy — you’re likely perimenopausal. Demand blood tests. Find a private doctor who understands HRT. The help is out there, but the public system won’t hand it to you. Women deserve better than being ignored. We deserve information, options, and to feel like ourselves again. And I’m not going to shut up about it.