I understand. I'm 46 and peri-menopause has been kicking my butt this year. Starting with a complete inability to lose weight, then gaining 15 lbs in 6 months, then having a yeast infection I couldn't get over, interpersed with having AF 5 times in 2 months. And that's just the physical symptoms. I was having an emotional roller coaster that was really starting to scare me. Not just being a little more irritable, but like, "whoah, this really isn't me, and if it gets a little worse I could end up on the evening news" type of emotional swings. I did talk to my GYN and she put me on the Pill. I'm sure that could be controversial in this group, and I'm not saying it's for anyone else, but for me.... it saved me. I still can't lose weight, but my cycles are regular and my emotions are stable. I don't know what the long term plan is, but it gave me a lot of relief.