"The Change"

a while back there was a thread something like
'for those women of a certain age'
a great site was linked
menopause as metamorphosis
a Susun Weed/Wise Woman concept
http://www.menopause-metamorphosis.com/index.htm

Awesome...thanks!!! angel2

Ok, what do you guys think? I'm 37 years old. I had 7 miscarriages until I have these two kiddo's that I have now, they are 3 years old, not twins but 7 months apart. Anyway, last year had irregular periods. Then went 3 whole months with full blown heavy bleeding, wearing the kids diapers as pads. I'm not exagerating either. Anyway got 3 days of IV progesterone. That has been exactly 1 year. Now, I have a period every 2-4 months. I have hot flashes, I know all about flipping the pillow around at night, libido??? what libido? and talk about losing hair, I have to use Drano on the drain every couple of weeks, my hair is thinning. I am adopted so I don't know family history. I have myself convinced it is premenapause??? What do you guys think?

I told her about all my sx. That is why she did the thyroid test. I don't know that they could tell if they drew my hormone levels though, because it was drawn once when I was trying to get pregnant. I think it was 5. And that was 4 years ago.

Well I hate to be Mary Sunshine when you are all clearly suffering so. Take heart. It doesn't last forever. I recognized I was peri in my early 40'S. I stopped at age 50. Then I started hot flashes. Keep in mind
In about 5-8 minutes you will have forgotten it happened.
They are harmless.
They do not go on for the rest of your life.
As I said mine did not start until post menopause and then lasted no more than a year.
Everyone is different.

Between HRT and Paxil my symptoms have disappeared. However, eventually I will have to be weaned off of both. I worry what will happen. Right now I feel and look like a much younger woman.

I think I am premenopausal at 45...I have the hot flashes but usually limited to at work whereby I have sweat dripping onto patients even...and the patients feel sorry for me thinking I am the only nurse who is on duty. My mood is often times irritable and I have been craving carbs and sweets. My periods had been normal until the last one that lasted one week. So, I have been taking New Phase which is a herbal menopausal supplement and it does seem to be helping too...I notice when I have not taken it.

I had four miscarriages in my forties and have no living biological children. I dreaded menopause, but now I say, Bring it on!

Ijust wonder what I will do cause HRT won't be an option for me

Too great a cancer history in the family.

I dread this -----really. What I am reading here is none too encouraging, either. I am sorry for all your sufferings. Seems to me it is a rough time, mostly dealt with in taking pills and supplements. Hope a midwife will help me find a way to cope without these options open to me.