Topic Tuesday // Mental health and menopause // 15 Aug, 7pm AEST

[BlueBay]

So does that mean at my age of 52 with two missed periods i am still in 'peri menopause' stage? and it could take 4 yrs!????? OMG

[NikNik]

Ridiculous huh @BlueBay We get it a bit rough huh!?

[Mazarita]

@NikNik, I think I went through some years of perimenopause but my periods were pretty regular until they just stopped. This meant I was never recognised as being in perimenopause. I think it might have helped if I had known it. As with many things, I find that education can be very beneficial. For that reason, I am glad that the forum is having this topic tuesday and that it is discussed elsewhere on the forum too. For younger women, I think it's really difficult because it's so rarely spoken about in the really real, so many of us don't really know what we are coming up for.

[Shaz51]

at 53 and i am on estrogen replacement once a week  @BlueBay, @NikNik, @Mazarita

[BlueBay]

That's so true @Mazarita and everyone is so different.

I am so glad that we are having these discussions too:)

[Mazarita]

@Shaz51, I decided not to go with hormone replacement therapy. I take so many meds already, I didn't really want to add another medication to the regime. So far it's going okay, even though I have certainly noticed many of the changes and some of the problems associated with menopause.

[BlueBay]

So after menopause what problems do we get - why palpitations, arthritis (it is because of no oestrogen)

[Shaz51]

No not medication @Mazarita , the other , what is it called ??? @NikNik

[BlueBay]

do you mean patches @Shaz51

[Shaz51]

good question @BlueBay and i have the added one which is kidney disease which is not helping at all @NikNik