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I've suffered with migraines for 30 years which seem worse around the time of my period, now that my periods are getting more sparse (I'm 49) my migraines seem to be getting less frequent. Could the migraines be hormone linked and is there any research that they could disappear/reduce after menoupause?

Is there a vitamin solution for hair thinning?

Is it possible to still get pregnant once you start menopause?

I'm 45 and haven't had a period for getting on for 2 years... Is this normal? I'm having the odd hot flush and night sweat too...Am I going through the menopause already? Thanks for any advice.

Is it worth taking HRT, does this not just delay the symptoms of menopause?

I am older than a lot of the people posting here and have gone through the menopause some years ago but I still seem to get hot flushes late in the evening - every evening. Not sure if it will ever stop!!

Is it usual to gain weight after the menopause?

Is there anything I can do about irritable and itchy skin, it's driving me crazy?

Can you have a little second menopause around the age of 60. I keep having hot sweats!

I have been having severe hot flushes and night sweats every 45 minutes for the last 14 years, since chemotherapy for breast cancer plunged me into menopause at the age of 47. What i want to know is will these flushes every abate. They have become more and more debilitating with age and I would love to have relief from them as they are severely interfering with my day to day life and my sleep quality.

Why some nights do I wake up dripping wet with menopausal night sweats but other nights I am absolutely fine?

After an early menopause and taking a combination HRT I was advised that I had taken it for long enough and it was stopped. However I am concerned about bone density and general lack of mojo. Would it be safe to resume and how do I get my GP to listen to my concerns?

I was peri-menopausal with regular periods right up until I had chemotherapy at 51 and my periods suddenly stopped and never returned. I'm 56 now. Maybe a lot of my menopause symptoms were masked by the other, but I still get a few "Glows" each evening. No sweats, just feeling overheated. Do you think this is menopause or something else entirely?

what is the pre menopause??

I am 50 years old with Graves disease and Hyperthyroid - I have suddenly started having heavy periods, spotting in between and more frequent periods... is this the start of menopause?

What do you think of using natural progesterone cream for the menopause?

Go to sleep cold,then wake up not and sweaty -is it because of the menopause and what can I do to help.it?

What are the first signs to look out for that menopause is approaching?

I started on the menopause quite early at around 41 and the symptoms were horrendous, I started taking HRT at about 43 and I am still taking it now. It has really helped but I'm worried that when I stop the symptoms will return, my GP has told me to keep taking it until I'm 50 then I should stop, I'm nearly 48 now and I'm worried that everything will happen again when I'm 50

What to do about the hot flushes, working in an office its often embrassing

Noticed since my hysterectomy two years ago I have gained weight although my diet hasn’t changed is this a factor of menopause

I’m nearly 66 and apart from the fact that my regular periods got gradually lighter in my fifties then stopped altogether ten years ago, I wouldn’t know I’d had the menopause. Having looked quickly through all the replies, it seems this is very unusual, and I do realise how lucky I’ve been.

Some things, such as thinner hair and the odd chin whisker, I just see as a consequence of getting older, like wrinkles. I broke a bone for the first time three years ago and it healed in no time, so it seems my bones are okay.

My question would be: has there been research as to why some of us don’t suffer the classic symptoms, and if so, what does it indicate?

Two problems hair thinning and fat round the waist line -I am not a fat person nor overweight.

I have seen an increase in anxiety symptoms for about a year now, could this be a symptom of me moving into the menopause? I am 46 and still taking the mini pill so periods scarce anyhow. I haven't noticed any other symptoms.

Can you recommend a good guide to the menopause. I feel let down by the lack of information available - what to do where to go - and find we need to do our own research before heading to the GP who seem to treat one symptom at a time and therefore don't connect it with the menopause.