Ladies thread's

[icemaiden]

i would like to start a thread for menopause/period issues. we have all had them. i am not sure if this will work here, it depends if everyone wants to unload themselves.
we could talk about medical issues or if pmt needs you to have a rant here would be a safe place. nothing said here should be taken outside. funny jokes/picture are most welcome as we all need to laugh or we would cry or just scream.

ok, i will start, i am perimenopause, with physical and emotional issues to match. mine started about five years ago, with flooding, now i am light with spotting. hot flashes are always fun. but for me the worst has to be the emotional side. i have always suffered from very bad pmt starting 2 weeks before my cycle with a quick return to normal. five years ago i started to get worse with loss of emotional control and horrid thought etc. but i am pleased to say that control is returning. but it is slow i can not wait to get to the end so i can be fine all month long.
the doctors although helped to identify the problem have been unable to help. hrt is of course not an option for me so we tried several herbs to get some relief st john's wort made to a standard medical unit(from doc) worked to help me understand the issues as my mind was so much in the fog. but was only limited in effects. all other herbs failed. due to increased bp i no longer take sjw (2 years) and as i said i am getting better. just for izzie if she reads this, not pmt it is pmdd
i joined another broad to get support from others suffer the same, it was great to hear that i was not only.


so there you go ladies, the quick tale of a 41 year old women who turns into the devil

[DerbyCtyChic]

Hi Ice

I'm getting towards Post Menapausal...and i have to say i have been so lucky with it all...The only thing i suffer from Is Hot Flushes which are awful..I could honestly walk round in a T shirt in the middle of Winter...I really sympathise with you...especially as you are so young.

[labr_ollie]

I have been through the menopause and it isn't much fun....hormones go all over the place, and when you need some-one to understand you, ie: o/h, the kids', there is no one there. That's been my experience anyway!

The 'hot flushes' at night were awful and the grim realisation that a little down the line, you were going to be unable to have any more children really hits home that in the not too distant future, you are going to be half way up that hill that the some men 'joke' about.

[her ladyship]

I honestly don't know where I am I have had all the symptoms of the menopause ie hot flushes , erratic periods even depression but yet the doctor says my hormone levels don't indicate that I'm menopausal

I haven't had a period now for 6 months so hopefully it is all over for me.All I have now are the hot flushes which are flipping embarrassing
when you are out and about.

[DerbyCtyChic]

Well thats cheared me up Ollie

Now where did i put that gun?

[DerbyCtyChic]

Originally Posted by her ladyship

I honestly don't know where I am I have had all the symptoms of the menopause ie hot flushes , erratic periods even depression but yet the doctor says my hormone levels don't indicate that I'm menopausal

I haven't had a period now for 6 months so hopefully it is all over for me.All I have now are the hot flushes which are flipping embarrassing
when you are out and about.

What amazes me HL is just how long the menapause goes on for...theres the Pre Menopause...then Menopause...then Post menopause...Mines been going on for about 8 years now...and still the Hot Flushes are with me...but i can't complain...i've been really lucky!

[her ladyship]

Originally Posted by DerbyCtyChic

What amazes me HL is just how long the menapause goes on for...theres the Pre Menopause...then Menopause...then Post menopause...Mines been going on for about 8 years now...and still the Hot Flushes are with me...but i can't complain...i've been really lucky!

Use a beer mat as a fan I do

[DerbyCtyChic]

And another thing that comes with the menopause is your body change.. I've got a rounded Tummy now and how hairy or downy your face becomes...keep thinking i'm turning into a Warewolf!

[her ladyship]

Originally Posted by DerbyCtyChic

And another thing that comes with the menopause is your body change.. I've got a rounded Tummy now and how hairy or downy your face becomes...keep thinking i'm turning into a Warewolf!

I've always had the tummy and been hairy so no change there

[DerbyCtyChic]

Originally Posted by her ladyship

Use a beer mat as a fan I do

I've moved one up from a beer mat...i carry around a battery fan...trouble is you feel a right Nob whipping it out..as its plainly obvious your menopausal!