answer:Medications and testing has improved over the years. When I first started going to doctors for being tired and irritable all the time, they said I had “female problems” and suggested Valium. I never took Valium, but I improved my diet and exercise which improved my overall health. Eventually medical science caught up to my issues, and I started seeing female doctors exclusively. My doctor put me on thyroid pills, which required several months of dose adjustments, and eventually, I went on to need blood pressure medication and cholesterol medication. I am not entirely free of symptoms, as I have let my diet and exercise get bad again, and as a result, my hormones are sometimes out of balance.