Early Menopause?

nette · 08-10-2005, 12:22

This is one for the ladies of the site; and any men who would like to give a decent response.

hi all its nette, went to doc's with certain smyptoms, that i thought might have been early menopause,or i thought i was going crazy anyway im not crazy thank god but in the early stages of early menopause ,

SO LADIES ALL RESPONSES AND ADVICE WOULD BE REALLY NICE

and how come MEN always seem to manage to get a foot in the door to womans problems

MEN-O-PAUSE ?

WillowTheWhisp · 08-10-2005, 12:56

Oooh what kind of crazy aren't you going Nette? Hot flushes? I'm having some very funny turns myself sometimes, but then again I'm peculiar enough anyway.

grannyclaret · 08-10-2005, 13:03

te he ,,,,,,past that stage thank goodness... ..its a shame its not the fellers that have to go through it...make the most of it nette ,and play on the sympathy thingy

grego · 08-10-2005, 21:43

Haven't got there yet Nette, but have a look into herbal remedies, there supposed to be very good for the symtoms without having to resort to drugs.

Bazf · 08-10-2005, 21:56

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its a shame its not the fellers that have to go through it

You mean your going to keep it to yourselves, that will be a first.

grannyclaret · 08-10-2005, 23:48

cover my head with a bag ,,sorry sorry

diddent mean to upset you men,,

mez · 09-10-2005, 08:28

well my darling daughter as i said ..........."thats life"for us women, now my advice (which is what your after)......is as grego says go to a herbalist shop , not a stall on market, let them ask questions, then they will help you , as they did a very good friend of mine ....who had got to suicide pitch, there is help out there, ask as you are doing, ..............& MEN please be TOLERANT ....we can't tell you why we cry for nothing,.... we can't tell you why we ache all over.........we can't even explain why we feel extra grumpy, ..... it just happens !.........glad im on my own these days i get grumpy at the door posts now he he he .

mez · 09-10-2005, 08:36

as posted earlier i forgot to add that the chinese shops are very good too.

janet · 09-10-2005, 09:21

The only problem i have with the menopause is my memory, it's been terrible for the last few years.I can't seem to remember things.I have not had problems with hot flushes or anything else, maybe i have just been lucky.

Margaret Pilkington · 09-10-2005, 12:23

Nette......go to the Library and get out a book by Miriam Stoppard. She talks about all the symptoms of the Menopause and talks about the things that you can do to help yourself.
It is very easy to read and understand......do this before you visit a herbalist and part with your hard earned cash. The book you want is called 'Menopause' and it is published by Dorling Kindersley. If you have any specific questions you could PM me.....it used to be a subject I was well versed in when I worked on the Gynae Unit.

nette · 09-10-2005, 14:51

hi all
thanks for your kind reply's
regarding bazf i dont really think you would like this affliction,but you are welcome to mine if you want hehehe (no doubt you will give it straight back ) thanks for reply.

my doctor advised me to try evening primrose oil (so i got some of them) and also was advised to try vitamin b complex,so im trying them to .

do we think the advice given is correct ?

slinky · 09-10-2005, 22:20

The only menopause I have had, is the one where I was on the receiving end of it.

My mum went through this a couple of years ago, and she thought she was going MAD!! ( then again so did I)............she was murder to be around, always grumpy, and totally cheesed off with life (but then again some things never change).

She went to the doctors, simple blood test, yes she was going through the change. She is now on HRT, but she wasn't keen on going on HRT, because of all the media attention it was getting at the time.
But it is like she says, she would rather have the side affects of the HRT than be in prison for murder!!!! which I'm sure would have come sooner or later had she not gone on HRT!!!

I'm really not looking forward to going through this, as I am BAD enough with PMT!!!

Margaret Pilkington · 10-10-2005, 07:38

Nette, I can't answer that without knowing what your symptoms were.......both of those things can be useful for some of the symptoms, but may not help others. But both of those remedies will do you no harm as long as you follow the correct dosages.

nette · 10-10-2005, 13:30

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Originally Posted by slinky

The only menopause I have had, is the one where I was on the receiving end of it.

My mum went through this a couple of years ago, and she thought she was going MAD!! ( then again so did I)............she was murder to be around, always grumpy, and totally cheesed off with life (but then again some things never change).

She went to the doctors, simple blood test, yes she was going through the change. She is now on HRT, but she wasn't keen on going on HRT, because of all the media attention it was getting at the time.
But it is like she says, she would rather have the side affects of the HRT than be in prison for murder!!!! which I'm sure would have come sooner or later had she not gone on HRT!!!

I'm really not looking forward to going through this, as I am BAD enough with PMT!!!

hi slinky,well my pmt was bad enough too ,anyway i feel sorry for the people close has they have to put up with this person who they think has been invaded by aliens ,but hopefully will be on the right track soon.

a certain person who i wont name pointed out that the tablets im takeing are SMARTIES hahaha, divided into certain colours BLUE,RED,ORANGE etc.....
im hopeing this was in jest and they dont think im going crazy.

park381 · 02-11-2005, 18:42

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Originally Posted by Bazf

You mean your going to keep it to yourselves, that will be a first.

Agree with that, been there done that