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[Traceyjd]

There was me in my naivety thinking, before I started with menopausal problems myself, that the really difficult problems started around your last period but then when I read all the posts on here, some people start having problems so young.... I just hadn’t thought about that 😧

I was 54 when I just couldn’t cope with the hot 🥵 flushes, I gave up at counting 40 one day, my make up slid off my face at work.   But I’d only really had challenging issues for 18 months before.  People would think, including me then, that this is a ladies in their 50’s thing, how wrong that is!!

It’s not easier at any age to cope with some of these challenges but in your 40’s....just seems wrong and too soon 😩

My girls are grown up and I appreciate their independence in respect that some days, I just can’t be bothered, luckily I mostly just have to sort me.

[CLKD]

Some girls have one period then nowt.  A very few have no periods at all.  Many GPs still believe that peri-menopause don't start until mid-50s and many don't join up the dots when ladies complain of various symptoms which may well be menopausal 

[Shannonplussed]

I was perimenopausal at age 38, but my GP and OBGYN both said “nah you’re too young”. Then at 42 I was diagnosed with early menopause.

[CLKD]

Why don't GPs listen 

[Traceyjd]

GP’s need to listen and really have a Dr specialising at every surgery.  Why should we pay for such a common problem, it’s so expensive and so unfair to those who can’t afford to go private.... how many ladies are out there battling this without knowing about this wonderful site, full of some fabulous helpful, more knowledgeable than GP’s people 😡

[KarineT]

Traceyjd, I just think that these so called menopause clinics are out there to make money out of misery.  You do indeed need to pay extortionate amounts of money to see someone there.  It's not so much the initial consultation but the potential tests, follow ups and prescriptions and these prescriptions are even more expensive if they compound BHRT than the bog standard NHS ones.  Also, I don't think medical insurances cover this so a lot of us cannot go privately.

Karine

[Foxylady]

I was 36yr when I started with peri symptoms, again brushed off told no way meno related so started vicious cycle of investigations, referrals to various 'specialists' to 4 years later be asvised yeh it is peri, sooo frustrating & maddening. x

[CLKD]

If the Health Service can't get their act together: and it will be less likely with regards to Social Care, Elderly Provisions and Menopause that these specialities will be funded any better than now following C-19, private care is important.  Many private Consultants refer back to the GP and sometimes GPs take on the prescriptions and advice given to continue supporting the patient.  They don't actually have to do so.  Private Consultants could insist that ladies continue to be seen in their Clinics ...... but in general it seems to be known that GPs need more training in MM so referring back is a learning curve for all.

I would never put off my health care; if we can afford it we pay.  But we don't have children and don't have expensive holidays. 

I had dreadful painful, heavy periods and Mum told me it would all go away when I had babies but by age 8 I had already decided to remain childless.  My 1st period was at age 11.  So my problems began really early, so I'm relieved that menopause is thus far, quiet.  I am also older and don't take no crap especially from medics ;-).

Does it boil down to GPs being ill-educated as well as not keen to listen?