You are not alone but your GP obviously needs his/her head putting down the loo and the flush pulled
some ladies find that keeping a mood/food/symptom diary of use. Nothing is 'only' or 'just' and 51 not old or young. Some girls never menstruate and some have 1/2 periods, then nought.
Brain fog is common and anxiety can take over as hormones wax and wane. How are your periods in general?
MayB decide which symptom you would like to ease first. One doesn't 'go through menopause', we have perimenopause leading up to the final period. However, it can take 12+ months to decide that we've had the last period
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As oestrogen levels drop muscles may become lax = aches and pains. Also the body may become dry: inside and out
- skin, scalp, deep in the ears, eyes, vagina - we have threads about that 1: forewarned is forearmed ;-)
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