Hi just joined and am going to make another post asking about people's experiences of the 'beginning of the end' in the hope I'm through the worst of it.
I'm 49, been in perimenopause for 3 years I think. It's not been great but I haven't had to venture down the HRT road so not as bad as others. I've always said that if I can make it to work, I can do without HRT - don't know if it was the wisest decision, but it is the one I took.
Looking forward to reading people's experiences as I knew nothing about what menopause involved and was shocked that it involved more than being a bit hot now and again! I wish someone had warned me about the heavy periods as it would've save the panicked 'oh my god, I'll have to go to hospital' reaction to flooding.