Anyone in Group who is ..

following. I want to know there is light at the end of the tunnel, too!

Hi Sunaina,

Where are you from? I love your name.

You probably didn't see my post from a few months ago, but I was getting physical therapy for frozen shoulder (in my second shoulder, because the other one was finally better, and hey, two is better than one), and I met this woman who looked to be about 70, not sure, but she confided in me that she went through complete meno hell, had CFS, everything. She said when her periods finally ended and hot flashes died down she actually got back to normal and has been normal ever since. So, really hoping that those of us who have really bad perimeno, and those of us who have really bad meno, might see some better days in our futures.

For now, do your best, take one day at a time. Lately I've been making sure to feel grateful for getting thru another day, that I didn't spend it in bed, that I got a few things accomplished. Rest if you can, go out and get some sun on your skin without sunscreen, at least 10/15 minutes and gather up as much Vitamin D as you can (and don't shower after, the Vitamin D stays on your skin), take vitamins and be consistent (D, C, B12, Folate, multivitamin, whatever else is helpful), and try and enjoy anything that makes you happy, even if it's just petting your dog or watching a funny movie, or having that margarita.

XOXO to you!

Well I'm post minute pause and none of my symptoms started until post menopause and it's been a little over a year since B symptoms started and I've been posting in a pause for several years and pretty sure... So I don't think it's a matter of Peri or post... I think it's a matter of when it starts in how long it lasts... And I wish I knew..

I am feeling the same way... I have pain in my body most of the time .. it moves around but mostly my hip joins.. I feel anxious and depressed most of the time. My husband is getting tired of me always being in pain and feeling down! I am 53 still having periods although irregular.. I pray there is an end to it !!! You are not alone!!

Hey there, I often sit and wonder if we will will ever feel like we did before all this took hold of us. I wish I had a solid answer for you. I have talked to many people and some seem to have little to no issues, just one day their period stops and that's the end of it, for others like us it seems like every day there is something new and we wonder if we are dealing with something more. The only thing that I notice when talking with people is the ones that have little to know issues, have had very little stress in their lives leading up to this. They have had lots of support from friends and family through out their lives and nothing major has taken hold. While some of us have had to deal with a lot of stressful situations, and have not had opportunities to care for ourselves the way we should, for example, I have special needs children and sleep has never been a luxury for 15 years, I watched my mother pass away almost 10 years ago from an aggressive cancer, and family support system has never been there after my mother passed. Anxiety also runs in my family and I have always been a sensitive person, so I am not sure 100% but I so think all this has played a big part into why I have had a lot of crazy symptoms when I reached my forties. I think it is a combo of hormones or lack there of, mixed with stress, anxiety and not a lot of time to tend and nourish myself with the love care. I am working on it, and take every opportunity I can to take time for myself, and I do find when I do a lot of the symptoms settle down for awhile. So to answer your question is there is always HOPE! We just need to listen to our bodies and try to help it any time we can.

Also if you are on facebook, there are great support groups on there as well. If anything they offer some comfort knowing that you are not alone.

Bless you, I'm feeling exactly the same as you at present and you're right - it is an awful time but most say it does pass... only issue is no one can really tell how long from start to finish, it will last for as and as humans, we're all so unique and different.

It started for me right from the beginning of peri-menopause... I am now in menopause and feel no different as yet, it just goes on and on.

I take various supplements and have tried (still trying) HRT but I don't feel much relief if any!

I'm sorry to sound so negative, not all women are, some get through it quicker and some with minimal issues.

All we can do is try to manage it as best we can and see it for what it is I guess. We know it's 'normal' for women to go through it and each woman is different in their journey with it.

This is an amazing group of women (occasionally men!) and the support here is quite powerful to aid our worries so defo keep in touch as what we all can do is help each other.

Hoping today is a good day for you and everyone going through this. xxxx