52 and I have a GP appointment on Thursday and I am already panicking about it. Not about going, about the bit where she asks me what's been happening and my brain just... empties. Every single time. I'll have spent weeks thinking "I must mention the 3am waking" and "I must ask about HRT and whether it could help with sleep" and then I sit down in that chair and I suddenly sound completely fine and vague and she probably thinks I've come in about a mole. So this week I have actually been writing things down as they happen. Not a big system, just notes on my phone. Woke at 3.17, couldn't get back off until nearly 5, anxious but nothing to be anxious about. That kind of thing. Woke drenched Tuesday. Felt okay Wednesday but a fog all afternoon at work. I want to ask her specifically about HRT and sleep because I've read a bit and I'd like to understand whether the waking is hormonal or just... me being 52 and stressed. But I know if I don't write the question down I will nod along and come home and remember it on the drive back. Does anyone else do this? The notes thing? Did it actually help you get taken seriously or did the GP just sort of gloss over it? Genuinely asking because Thursday feels quite important and I don't want to waste it. x