HollyDay Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I've been in perimenopause 7 years. I'm tired of it now. Thats all, just needed a brief whine......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I've been in perimenopause 7 years. I'm tired of it now. Thats all, just needed a brief whine......... Frankly, I will rejoice when it is all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Yes! According to my older sisters, I have 5 more years of this. Yuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 :grouphug: Don't you just wish the, "I quit!" would work. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancer67 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 YES!!! I am 43 and have been dealing with perimenopause myself. My mom went through menopause at 48 I think. So I am hoping it just gets here so I can stop dealing with this!!!! :grouphug: to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Frankly, I will rejoice when it is all over. :iagree: My mother stopped at about my age, so I'm hoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 YES!!!!!!!! I just want it all OVER with. I had my last kid at 36 (youngest is adopted) and I've had so many changes since then. I'm 47 and my symptoms are getting worse. Mom was 55 and having cycles when she had a hysterectomy. This is awful and I wish I could just be done with it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 Thanks ladies!!! I needed some sympathy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 All my friends laugh because the other day I told them I was counting down to menopause. Based on my age and when my mother completed menopause I figure I have roughly 120 periods to go. I will be holding a big party when I am done with this pia perimenopause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Yes, I know exactly what you are talking about. My mom and her mom, both went through menopause at 42. I thought I would, also, then. I had been having changes since I turned 40. This year in February, I opted to have the hysterectomy. Best decision that I have made in a long time.....don't miss a thing. (I am 46 now, btw.....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Two of my sisters had hysterectomies and the other one went through menopause at 42. I had hoped I would be finished like her, but no such luck. I will be 43 next month. Given that my cycles have been short my entire life, I thought perhaps I would catch a break and end early. Peri is for the birds, but at least I feel like I am headed in the right direction. Hearing that someone is 7 years into it does make one feel a bit discouraged. :glare: Glad I am not alone, however.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyce Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I've been having some of the perimenopause stuff, irregular periods, occasional hot flashes. I asked her if their was a specific time when you knew you were in menopause. She said medically you are not considered "in Menopause" until you've been without a cycle for one year. I then asked her how long it will last and will it get worse. She said that for many women it can get worse (night sweats, changing sheets etc, changing clothes frequently, pulling off clothes etc) and it can take several years to get through it and some don't ever get through it. They still have occasional hot flashes the rest of their lives. That was NOT what I wanted to hear. But on the good side she asked me what I was experiencing so far and I told her. She then told me I'd probably have an easy time and it would only take a couple of more years. I've been in perimenopause for 8 years now. I reach my 1 year moment in December. Hopefully I will have a easy time with it but I'm still on my journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 You ladies are not making me feel hopeful about the coming years! But then, my cycles have always been whacky and it's never been smooth sailing for me....what's a few more years? I am taking the herbs now, doing everything I can right now...but its never worked 100% in the past so I dont expect it to in the next few years. Just when I think I have it sussed, it goes and changes on me. I am 43. I dont even know if I am in perimenopause yet because my cycles have never been regular or predictable so changes in my cycle means not much. I do kinda like my cycles though.....but I think I will be ready to let them go when the time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 Thanks again ladies!!! Knowing we are all in this together makes it easier!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I haven't cycled for years, but the hot flashes are still killing me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmith Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I don't know what's worse - hot flashes, insomnia, irregular and sometimes super heavy periods... Ugh! My mom didn't go through any of this. She just stopped one day after a lifetime of regular periods. :glare: She still remembers the day. It's been 4 years of this so far.:crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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