Nearing menopausal stage

I am a female, currently age 48. My menopausal symptoms started when I was 42 years old although back then they were very minor. They started out with subtle hot flashes during the day and night sweats at night.

Gradually, they progressed to very severe hot flashes, to the point where I needed to either go outside into the cold weather (if it was winter time) or sit right next to a fan (if it was summertime).

Sometimes I would be in the middle of a meeting at work, feel the hot flash coming on, and I would want nothing more than to run out of the room and take all my clothes off. The sensation was as if someone was lighting a fire inside my chest.

It was so embarrassing when I would begin to perspire when everyone else around me was comfortable. At night, I would wake up and my clothes and hair would be as wet as if I just got out of the shower. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m a 52 year old female. I started to get the symptoms of menopause at about the age of 42-45. I started noticing a heavier flow of menstrual periods; maybe they lasted from 8 or 9 days, with many blood clots and serious cramps.

Had to use thicker sanitary napkins and change them quite frequently. The periods stopped when I reached 48, I mean, 1 month came the flow, the following month, no period at all, at first, I thought I was pregnant, because I felt womb movements.

Right now, I have the problem of not sleeping – insomnia. Haven’t had the hot flashes, which are a natural thing that occurs in the females in my family. And yes, shall we talk about the weight gain, I think I’ve gained about 50-60 pounds, since the process, the gain is more around the hips, thighs and stomach areas. Read the rest of this entry »

I am a 54 year old woman who went through menopause at age 49. I started skipping periods at age 45 (perimenopause) and that’s when the terrible mood swings started. It was like constant PMS.

I was crying over nothing, angry most of the time and would vision evil things, like wanting to castrate my husband when he didn’t agree with me. These symptoms got worse over time from age 45-49.

I also started getting panic attacks while driving a car and riding in elevators. This was terrible because I would have to wait until someone was also going to take an elevator before I got in. It curtailed my driving – I would only drive withing a 20 mile radius of my home and never, ever get on a freeway. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m female and I am in pre menopause right now, which means I’m not quite there yet but getting symptoms. Primarily I get hot flashes, which means that I perspire so much that sweat runs down my face in droplets.

My clothes get soaking wet. It’s kind of embarrassing when I am teaching to be sweating so much, but there is not much to be done about it. Because my grandmother and mother had breast cancer, I am not going to do any kind of hormone therapy.

My mother’s breast cancer was definitely related to estrogen, so that is a warning for me. I’m going to tough it out for the next five or so years. Fortunately, I have a great doctor and he is helping me with mood issues, so I am not experiencing hormone-related mood swings. Read the rest of this entry »

Once a woman enters puberty, each month her body releases one of the more than 400,000 eggs that are stored in her ovaries, and the lining of the womb (uterus) thickens in anticipation of receiving a fertilized egg.

If the egg is not fertilized, progesterone levels drop and the uterine lining sheds and bleeds.

By the time a woman reaches her late 30s or 40s, her ovaries begin to produce less estrogen and progesterone and release eggs less often.

The gradual decline of estrogen causes a wide variety of changes in tissues that respond to estrogen—including the vagina, vulva, uterus, bladder, urethra, breasts, bones, heart, blood vessels, brain, skin, hair, and mucous membranes. Read the rest of this entry »

About 2 years ago I stopped having my cycle for about 3 months. Knowing that my tubes had been tied, I didn’t suspect pregnancy.

I was 36 at the time. I started to cry over nothing and everything.

The act of having a conversation with anyone led to tears. I thought I was going nuts! So I cut back on caffeine and tried to get more sleep.

This didn’t help at all. Then I noticed I was sweating to death in the middle of winter.

We use a wood stove to heat the house and my room is always cold around 2 am, so there was no reason to be feeling so hot. Then my cycle came back with a gnarly vengeance.

I wanted to break things and I would get angry if anyone spoke to me. Read the rest of this entry »

I am a female and this is about female menopause. I am writing to say that YES I have met female menopause and what an experience it is!

The symptoms started at age forty and actually even in my late thirties.

I have experienced many of the normal symptoms. The symptoms come and go often; sometimes they stay for a prolonged period of time. I did at first search for help online and also through doctors.

I spoke to my gynecologist and also went for a check up. I also spoke to close friends and family. I have experienced hot flashes where at one moment I am sweating for no reason and then the next moment I am cold. Read the rest of this entry »

I am a female who suffered through menopause which began at the age of 44. It began with hot flashes which became more and more frequent.

I would feel anxious and also suffer through hot flashes, especially during the night.

I believe they call this night sweats. I did not seek help through a doctor but did turn to friends who were either experiencing it at the time or had already made it through.

On one recommendation, I went to the health store (GNC) and purchased some Yam Cream. Read the rest of this entry »

I began menopause at the age of 35. I am a 55 yr. old female. I had a total hysterectomy and was put on hormones right away.

My opinion of the surgical menopause I have gone through is that I feel as if it has kept me young.

I think the hormones actually are a plus! I have no aches and pains, no hot flushes and I look very young for my age by not having many wrinkles or sagging yet.

I’ve always credited the hormones for this.

Part of it may have to do with heredity I suppose, but my mother was in constant pain with fibromyalgia, and my dad has choleteral problems as well a being a diabetic…I suffer from none of these. Read the rest of this entry »

I have just started living through menopause and it stinks. I feel a quick and often change in temperature, temperament, as well as overall attitude. I have hot flashes that last anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour.

I am a female who began feeling the changes at age 35. I have four biological children, so the change is not a surprise. I just expected it a bit later.

I frequently wake up in the middle of the night, either freezing or, more often, sweating.

I am often asking my husband to crank up the air conditioning in the car, which makes him happy. My symptoms haven’t really changed now that I am in my early forties.

I have consulted with friends and family members, especially those in the medical profession. Read the rest of this entry »