Menopause symptoms

I honestly didn't realise that loss of libido was a symptom of the menopause. Although I went through the hot flush stage at 55 (I'm 62 now), I thought I had got off lightly. Now I know better - perhaps it's fortunate that my DH has also suffered from loss of libido due to anxiety and mild depression. I am so sorry to hear that, in this day and age, people are suffering such awful symptoms when there is no need. It makes me very cross that some male GPs are still living in the dark ages - and some female ones too, by the sound of it!

Hi, I am experiencing what I think is menopause. But very confused. I just turned 44, I am a bit over three months with a period. I am bloated. So I just assumed I am going through menopause. But this is where the confusion begins.. off and on I have had cramps, feel like I'm going to start. And now I have more discharge. The kind you have when your ovulating. So I just need someone to explain what is happening!!! I'm so confused! Other than a few times in the last 10 years of missing a few periods. I am usually pretty regular. Anyway thank you for any help.

@Lovecollies. Please make an appointment with your doctor. It is most unwise to ask a bunch of random ladies on the internet for a diagnosis.
Most GPs are doing telephone or video appointments at the moment.
Please do not delay.

Hi! I just wondered if any of you ladies have had any similar symptoms to me? I went through menopause at 44 and was on hrt for 11 years with no issues. I decided to wean myself off them slowly about 12 months ago and since then ive had terrible trouble with my joints generally but more specifically my shoulders and arms. Iam in pain trying to dress, wash my hair in the shower and many other everyday things that require stretching of my arms up or back. My doctor did blood checks to test for inflammation( to test for polymyalgia) which came back normal - so he has put me back on hrt as he thinks this is due to menopause- ive been back on it for two weeks and i am still in a lot of discomfort. Anyone suffered something similar?

Lyndawads. I have been contacted by many ladies who came off of HRT and have never heard of any who have experienced the symptoms you mention.
Do you take statins? Just a bit of guesswork, I have no medical qualifications.
Two weeks on HRT are unlikely to bring your oestradiol levels up to the level you were finding worked for you twelve months ago. Let’s hope you feel the full benefit by the end of the month.

No never been on statins- thanks for your reply- i meant to start a new thread! ?

Hi, thank goodness I’ve found this group, been so upset today. I had my Mirena coil out in September and have had two spotting episodes since. I think I was on my way to the menopause when the coil was fitted put still was having light bleeds quite regularly. They stopped with Mirena but have resumed, doctor said I should be through the menopause and so this is classed as a post menopausal bleed. I will of course have this investigated as I have before ( dreading a third hystoscopy) but as anyone else had this with Mirena and similar age and circumstances.
Thank you in advance

Hello, can any of you ladies recommend an alternative treatment I can from my GP other than HRT that would help with menapause symptoms .

Hi there girls can anyone recommend good results with hrt whilst still having period but perimenopausal...which hrt have you found the most successful please

If you start having heavy periods make sure your doctor does regular blood tests for anaemia. As lockdown started DD had a telephone interview with her GP about this, he forgot to order such blood tests and she came very close to death, before the problem was discovered and emergency treatment began.

Hi, I’m new so hello to everyone, I’m 51 next week and have been bleeding for 9 weeks.. I got my period and it haven’t stopped, it was heavy for 2 weeks and then spotting every day.. went to the doctor and she sent me fir an ultrasound which showed a small cyst about 3.5 but this had been there when I had my first child 15 years ago.. I’m still spotting more of a brown discharge with occasional pink spotting.. has anyone got this before as it doesn’t seem normal.. thank you in advance fir your replies ?

Hi there,
I am going through something similar and I am 51.. I am still getting discharge after 10 weeks.. I went for an ultrasound and everything is fine.. usually this can happen in the endometrial line of the womb gets too thick and we bleed longer to get rid of this as this is the lining that is shed every month on a period.. they would thin this out through a process called ablation.. also if you take a natural progesterone cream
Can think this over time.. best first to have an ultrasound and a smear to allay your fears.. I have five both and five the but still bleeding too ..

I'm not sure I have already posted this {wink] To cut it short, I finished my periods when I was 'roughly' 61.5 then had not a single symptom - but now 4 years later, I've pretty much had (have) ALL of them! Night sweats, feelings of tremendous anxiety, digestive issues, chronic constipation, multitude of aches and pains and I'm TOTALLY sick and tired of the whole shebang!I spoke to the Dr on one of those pesky online consultations and all she was really interested in was the constipation issue and prescribed me some fibre supplements - all that did was BLOCK me up big time .... and she maintained it was a Thyroid issue - (which it isn't) as I've had a thyroid test and its all within normal range. My fear is that I have read that at 64 I am too old to go on HRT or similar so I've bought some Progesterone and Oestrogen cream from Biovea and as a back up some Wellsprings 20-1 (none of which has arrived yet. I've bought some FEMARELLE and they make me feel weird - so Ladies is there no HOPE for me????

Sweats, moods, no sex drive, crying over the most stupid things, I’ve had enough. Can’t get the right HRT as we just don’t have it in the U.K. I’m willing to pay for it as long as it works. Phoned doctors and said I needed to talk to a doctor. He phoned me and I couldn’t understand a word he said. I’m in the brink of killing someone.

Hi I’m new here had a hysterectomy 3 years ago ovaries were removed went onto hrt straight away it been amazing only mild menopause symptoms my mum has had a breast cancer diagnosis so I’ve been advised to not take hrt because of the risk I’m miserable anxious day flushes night sweats it’s horrible anyone have any advice of things to try that work as really missing my hrt

I've only mild symptoms compared to some .
Not much information on menopause just read online and realised I've done symptoms and now realise what they are! Glad I read these.