Am I starting??

laurrik · 05-24-2007, 01:44 PM

I turned 47 in Jan.
I used to be regular as clockwork.. now I've only had 2 periods for all of 07.
I cry alot
I sweat at night ( NEVER done this before), sometimes get what I think might be "hot flashes" during the day, but I'm not sure.
Can't ask my mom what her symptoms were or when she started/stopped as we no longer speak..
So can somebody PLEASE help.. let me know if I'm going nuts, am starting "pre-menopause" or as a friend has suggested, I've been going thru it for some time, and am just now starting to really notice it

girljulie · 05-25-2007, 08:07 PM

You might be going through menopause. I am lucky that I can gage myself with my sister who is 3 years older than me and I am following in her footsteps.
I have been irregular for 2 years, I am 49. My doctor gave me a calendar to track my peroids. When I have gone 1 full year without I am over. I went about 6 months without and the BAM! Peroid after Peroid. Oh well, maybe next year. I get night sweats, hot flashes and used to cry a lot. I made a career change so the crying has subsided.
I had a period that lasted a month and got hormone theropy but don't like the idea of taking pills. I stopped the hormones and I am trying to do this naturally.
Crossing my fingers!

I know you will be ok, it's a good thing we live in modern times and not the Victorian times. Can you imagine?

J.

**JubesInquest** · 07-02-2007, 01:26 PM

Those sound like all the symptoms of menopause.

The only difference is I don't have the irregular periods; they are still regular, but they are WEIRD!!

They have been getting shorter and shorter...

I get the night sweats, hot flashes; I can just walk anywhere and get dizzy or have those heart palpitations.

What a mess!

05-24-2007, 01:44 PM	#1
laurrik Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2	Am I starting?? I turned 47 in Jan. I used to be regular as clockwork.. now I've only had 2 periods for all of 07. I cry alot I sweat at night ( NEVER done this before), sometimes get what I think might be "hot flashes" during the day, but I'm not sure. Can't ask my mom what her symptoms were or when she started/stopped as we no longer speak.. So can somebody PLEASE help.. let me know if I'm going nuts, am starting "pre-menopause" or as a friend has suggested, I've been going thru it for some time, and am just now starting to really notice it

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05-25-2007, 08:07 PM	#2
girljulie Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1	You might be going through menopause. I am lucky that I can gage myself with my sister who is 3 years older than me and I am following in her footsteps. I have been irregular for 2 years, I am 49. My doctor gave me a calendar to track my peroids. When I have gone 1 full year without I am over. I went about 6 months without and the BAM! Peroid after Peroid. Oh well, maybe next year. I get night sweats, hot flashes and used to cry a lot. I made a career change so the crying has subsided. I had a period that lasted a month and got hormone theropy but don't like the idea of taking pills. I stopped the hormones and I am trying to do this naturally. Crossing my fingers! I know you will be ok, it's a good thing we live in modern times and not the Victorian times. Can you imagine? J.

07-02-2007, 01:26 PM	#3
JubesInquest VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MI Posts: 544	Those sound like all the symptoms of menopause. The only difference is I don't have the irregular periods; they are still regular, but they are WEIRD!! They have been getting shorter and shorter... I get the night sweats, hot flashes; I can just walk anywhere and get dizzy or have those heart palpitations. What a mess!