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[Ruby67]

Hahahahaha...Weston by the way

[CLKD]

Oh thanks!  I've his books on the shelf but am too idle to get up to look 


I spit bricks ;-)

[Ruby67]

Cant believe I actually remembered his name when I cant remember a damn thing..weird the strange things u retain 😦

[CLKD]

I can still string words together - they may not make a lot of sense though 

[Italianlover]

Hi Ruby

This is exactly what happened to me for a couple of years before my last period at the age of 50. I had never experienced PMT in any real sense and my cycle was regular and without problems but I suddenly began having enormous mood swings and incredible pre menstrual anger which scared me and certainly scared my family! I would be very over sensitive and almost out of control followed by desperate weeping for hours. My period brought some relief but it was a frightening time and I do sympathise. At the time I assumed it was due to a stressful job but looking back I do wish that peri menopause had occurred to me and that I had sought help.

[Ruby67]

Hi, yes that sounds so like me 😦 tho I have always had PMT but never as severe as this. U probably thought the same thing as me, that coz we were still having regular periods then it wasnt menopause related.

Well latest with me is I went to menopause clinic yesterday and had a long chat with GP who was very nice. She suggested I get the Mirena coil fitted (which I did there and then 😮). She said that because my symptoms are at their worst when I ovulate and just before a period that this coil wld hopefully stop my periods and then hopefully I wouldnt have such bad symptoms. If after 3 months I dont feel any better she said she would give me a small amount of oestrogen. I'll try anything to be honest so fingers crossed 🙏😃

[Italianlover]

So good that you have sought help and fingers crossed that it will make you feel better. My GP wanted to give me anti depressants but I wasn't remotely depressed (just murderous) and I don't think peri menopause was something she considered either. I think it's really important that we educate young women so that they understand that peri menopause can be indicated by emotional changes not just physical ones. I had my last period on my 50th birthday, completely regular and normal cycle until that day and then I never had another one and got my equilibrium back. Hot flushes are another story!

I wish I had known more before I began on the journey, the trouble is we wait until we are having problems to get informed!
Good luck!