How old were you ladies when you were finally post menopause (12 months no periods)? Did you have any post bleeding? How do you feel now?
Hi lyn
Funny you should ask this now as I thought I was menopausal till yesterday!
I'm 58 and my last period was April 15...nothing till yesterday!
So, I'm still peri it seems...don't mind !
Had forgotten about mild period pains on first day though!
Jx
Lyn............ive not had a period for just over a year, and im considered post, some drs say 2 years after your last period again down to opinions, symptoms can last for up to 5 years after post, mine have died down im glad to say, lot milder, feel more balanced in myself, and have more days like my old self coming back, my 2 sisters have been post longer, they both have no symptoms now, and so does a close friend who, has been post for over 4 years, none needed HRT, not the same for everyone, if symptoms become severe once post you made need to consider HRT, its up to you.
Hi lynx I am 54 and been postmeno since I was 46 just stopped end of. Still got symptoms but nowhere near as the hell I've been through. I'm left with the imbalance/anxiety but can deal with it because I have too like so many others xx
So glad to hear a story like that! It gives me hope! Thank you.
Lyn,
Obviously everyone is different. I was 1 year past periods at age 54. While I didn't deal with night sweats or hot flashes, everything else was bad. I developed chronic muscle and ligament pain, and eventually horrible vaginal dryness and atrophy. All of these things corrected with some estrogen in my system.
Wow, you went 11 month without a period and then had one? Is it a regular period? So, you have to start that 12 months in a row with no period all over again? My gosh I can't imagine! Had you been feeling okay up to your last period?
Really? Do some doctors say 24 months with no period is considered post menopausal? I have not heard that before.
My thought exactly!
I now have to go another year, period free, after this one!
Didn't feel it coming, no breast pains etc, just take painkillers on first day.
Yes, is a regular period!
I'm fortunate not to experience many of the peri symptoms...yet...hope not speaking too soon! Jx
Wow....I was always soooo afraid to be post menopausal because I've heard so many horror stories about the increased risk of so many illnesses and diseases but then I read on here just how miserable being Peri can be and now I just don't know what to think.
lyn..............well my friend who has been post for over 4 years was told she had to go 2 years without period before post, its now down to 1 year, so next year it probably will be 3 years before post...............ha my friend whose 65, keeps saying, no your not post you havent gone 2 years yet.............. shes so jealous...............ha Its the same with diabetics, in the UK they change the goal post with diagnosing it, your not considered diabetic in England unless your test was over 10, we use the european readings, as a result of that, more people were having heart attacks due to getting no treatment, so then they dropped it to 8.5, so everyones meds kept changing, so one min they were taking less, then they were taking more.........ha and if that doesnt mess your balances up, i dont know what does...................crazy drs. everhyone thinks the nhs is great and the best, because its free, it is great and it can be the best, but its getting the treament and getting the care, thats the problem, its all gone people are dying as a result, its so scary.
Janeben...........when my friend was on the menopause, her dr told her she had to be 2 years wihtout a period before she could say she was post, thats how it was back then...........she went 18 months had a proper period, dr told her she had to go another 2 years...........what!! i said, forget it, some drs say its not a real period its just the womb cleaning itself out, take it your post after 1 year, she didnt have another period after that one, and now were told your considered post after 1 year from your last period, she went mad, change the goal posts all the time, whether it was a real period 18 months down the line i dont know, she seemed to think it was.
Hi Lyn,
2 years post and felt worse than in peri no libido hot all the time instead of hot then cold.
Bad painful dry vaginal problems, even my underwear hurt and no riding a bike.
The bottoms of my feet hurt every time I got up from sitting and being in bed.
No sleep or day sleeping.
It is all a lot better with HRT.
Lyn, I had a hysterectomy at 40 so I have NO Idea as to how to know when I am post menopausal.
Yes, I understand. I have heard that response from my friends who have also gone through that.
Lyn. I am assuming that when I no longer have symptoms that is when its over. LOL, My mom also had a hysterectomy for fibroids like me and she said hers lasted about 12 years
lennie.............thats gonna be incredibly difficult for you lennie.
Specialists recently told me its around 10/15 years total, dont want to upset the apple cart saying this, but another friend told me her dr said, some women can be on it for life, sorry but couldnt do that!! but then again to turn it around, my friend was only on it for 6 years, so swings and roundabouts.
Elaine, the prospect of dealing with this for a decade is really, really upsetting. I know there are natural things we can use and take, but with all honesty these things do not totally end it.
WOW, I think my pattern will be like my moms.