Clarification
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Hi Lovelies, hope everyone is doing well. This might sound stupid but just need some clarification, the 3 stages of menopause...peri which is the lead up to menopause when there's been no period for a year then I've read about post menopause...am I a nuff nuff or what?! LoL I always thought menopause was menopause, pass the 12 mth mark that's it but from what I read meno symptoms can still have a cycle like pattern till they finally settle/stop which then is post menopause...this apparently could possibly take 5yrs omg! Considering this then I am in menopause, been over a year with no periods, not post meno as I still get a cycle like pattern of symptoms despite taking Livial(has eased some symptoms) All very confusing, or is it just me being a noodle brain? 😏
Take Care, be kind to yourselves
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jamie50513 NuttyNan
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You are not a noodle brain. I could use some clarification myself. I read a few different things about the phases and then I got totally confused. I think I better stop reading..hahahaha. I thought in peri you could still have a menses and meno once you have went a a full 12 months without a menses. I couldn't even tell when post meno is.
elaine33371 NuttyNan
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If you have no periods due to hysterectomy, you will still go through stages as normal even if your hysterectomy was 15/20 years ago..............hope this helps Nan!! but yes it is confusing.
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elaine33371 Fairy28
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It must be very difficult for yourself, and other ladies who have had hysterectomys in the past, how do you know if your already having no periods.
The signs your dr seems to be missing is, a worsening of anxiety, fatigue etc, which can be signs of peri, as your hormones increase and fluctuate massively during this time, i think you get a decrease in testosterone, and progesterone, but you get an increase in oestrogen, but again it fluctuates, sounds to me like your in peri, which, can last a long time, the only way i would have thought, for you to know without blood tests is, go off how your feeling instead, your already questioning what the drs said, because you know in yourself how you feel with your symptoms, and for you, i would considered myself post when i notice a decline, or, complete cessation in my peri symptoms, and its taken me this past year to pick up on that would you believe, and thats since ive been without my periods for 1 year. So, for you, when you start to notice a decline in your symptoms, thats when you will be in menopause, the sign for post is, no peri symptoms, or, very, very, mild ones, but more importantly for post, inflammations and hot flushes come back again, thats your sign for post, and if you havent said that to your dr, then why hasnt he/she picked up on that, increasing anxiety, depression etc, is not post, drs just make it even worse, and i can see how confusing for ladies like you it can become, its confusing for us, and we havent had hysterectomys..............ha
I have 2 sisters, both of which are post, so 3 of us, dont have peri symptoms anymore, may notice very slight up and down, but nothing severe, but then we all started back with our hot flushes, now that might be the hereditary factor, so, if you have sisters check with them also?? I also have 2 other friends, who are both in post, and have been for 5/6 years, again no peri but both still have some flushes, but thats all.
I can only guess your in stage 1 peri, my peri lasted for 8 years, however, i was on a 6 weeks cycle, and i think thats why mine took so long to stop, the majority of womens menopause last from anything to 5 years, to 15 total, and the last 5 of those years can be in post, but all this can differ from person to person, one of my sisters did have ablood test after her periods stopped, and her tests did come back saying she was post menopausal, so, you could get bloods done later on to be sure.
So was in peri for 8 years, had 1 year without periods, so considered post been on it 10 years this year in total, think i have a couple more years maybe, to do in post, who knows, but no serious high and lows, just heat, take it thats when im nearing cycle, but other than that, im fine, feel things are a lot more balanced inside thank god..............hope this helps, good luck lou, lets us all know how you get on.
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elaine33371 Fairy28
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Yes that happend with me, hot flushes did die down, and other symptoms took over worse, does make you feel horrific, it will get better tho lou, drink plenty of water, eat little and often, gentle exercise, and relaxation techniques help with stress as well, sertraline can help with pain, and fatigue during menopause, but if the side effects were too much yu were right to stop them, got enough to cope with, with all this and yes drs really dont seem to care nowadays, i have had the same experiences with them myself, total arrogance, and ignorance your right, yes you will find infections cropping up lots more now. My two other sisters came through it much quicker than me, 6 years from start to finish, so you may be like this. Write again, if you need anymore help with it, if i cant help you im sure others can on this site, everyone helps everyone out, because the drs are useless, but know it will get better lou and when your post, fingers crossed, you should get a more balanced feeling inside. good luck
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