Listen to this one. New thing for me. Suddenly I have an absolute aversion to cooking. I WANT to cook but then when it comes time to cook I just can't. My family is getting sick of pizza and TV dinners! YESSSSS, I know they can cook too (they are all adults) and asking them to is not a big deal but I am just baffled that this is happening. Is it a peri thing or have I just gone mad? Food no longer tastes right either. No enjoyment in eating and I have been SUPER aggitated (to the point I'm snapping at people) the last three days. Only added new thing is round number to of antibiotics for bladder infection so I'm on my third week of pills with one more to go. Ideas? Keep in mind, food has always been a comfort thing for me. The cooking and the eating so this bothers me a bit.

I have been going through phases of this .. I must have over 100 cookbooks and cooking has always been my "hobby",, but with this peri some nights after work I just go home and crawl in bed and everyone fends for them selves ,, actually Im kinda like that right now ,, if I didnt have a 14 year old and a 16 year old I wouldnt cook at all, but if left to my husband they would be eating cheeseburgers every night and I cant let that happen. When it lifts and I get back that urge to cook again I make sure I cook about 4 days worth of food so at least there is something there they can eat.

Hi there,

Well for a start......bladder infections can and will make you very tired and very irritable. That is strike one against you right now. secondly you are in peri........just go with the flow......don't cook if you dont feel like cooking!! Just relax.......and don't be so hard on yourself.

I don't have a problem with wanting to cook, my problem is I can no longer cook well.
I have always been an excellent cook but since menopause hit I can't cook worth a darn.
I don't quite understand it but I have lots of failures, burned meals, missed ingredients, food too salty, too sweet, etc.
I won't even cook something for other people other than my husband any more because I can't trust myself.
Its nuts and its frustrating.

Ladybugs ..... I just answered your other post .... and while i hate cooking, and was never good at it.... (and i never do it either..lol...), but.....the point is.... you mentioned how eating has no enjoyment ... ok, i can relate there.... but the only thing that i do ENJOY eating, is icecream ... yeah, icecream! I have loved icecream since i was a child, and that has never changed...now if THAT changes, i'm going to become panicky!..lol...but so far, it's still my favorite "food", and it makes me feel better,........ i still ENJOY it ... but so many other things I don't.... things I used to enjoy eating .... I think this may be a form of depression.... I think it's PERI depression, if you know what i mean.....brought on by hormones .... but still in all ... it's bad! It kind of feels as though you are somewhat detached ..... i hope you feel better soon.........