My skin had that horrible "crepey" texture, seriously like alligator skin. This felt different than normal aging. Sudden. Devastating.
The past few months it had dramatically changed, going from normal to papery and thin.
I tried everything: The same expensive products I'd trusted for years, Eucerin, Gold Bond, AmLactin, dermatologist creams, suddenly nothing worked.
When I brought this to three different doctors, I got the same dismissive response every time:
"It's just normal aging. Use moisturizer."
"What do you expect at your age?"
"Try some over-the-counter cream."
But I knew this wasn't normal aging. I'd been aging gradually for 58 years. This was different. Sudden. Devastating.
Here's what no doctor told me: Post-menopausal women lose 30% of their collagen in just 5 years, that's 10 times faster than normal aging. Yet only 20% of physicians receive formal menopause training.
You're not imagining it. You're not "just getting old." Your body is experiencing a documented medical phenomenon that the healthcare system routinely dismisses.
Then I discovered what causes crepey arms AND joint stiffness...