Hello ladies.
I've just looked in my trusty menopause book and noted that the symptoms I currently have are all brain function ones, ie anxiety and low self esteem, irritability, forgetfulness etc, you know the drill. However there are some that I've had in the past that now seem to have disappeared and others I have never had (hope I'm not jinxing things by saying that). So I thought I'd list them here to give ladies hope that some problems do resolve and others may pass you by altogether. By the way I am 58, four years without a period and using a low/medium dose patch with Utrogestan vaginally. Incidentally I have no idea why I have some symptoms and not others.
Past.
Headaches which occurred all day every day for 6 months then stopped.
Insomnia which was an early problem but doesn't bother me now.
Itchy skin, night sweats, palpitations and heavy periods which remained regular right up to the menopause.
Never had.
Dry hair, eyes, mouth and skin. Lowering of voice and thin hair.
Back pain, breast soreness and chest pain.
Aches and pains, muscle soreness, pins and needles, swollen or stiff joints.
Bloated abdomen, constipation, dry vagina ( though sex is a no no, sorry if tmi ).
Itchy vulva, loss of bladder control and urgent or frequent urination.
I think that just about covers it and hopefully this post will be of interest to some of you.
Wishing everyone well.
K.