Hi ladies any advice ? Havent had aperiod for about six months , im 55 ! Thought great thats it , then the period from hell ! Oh dear , ive had to buy maternity pads !, no pain , but pmt in a big way three weeks before ! Im amazed , has this happened to any other ladies of a certain age !
Hi Helen..
you have to go 12 months no period before full Meno is reached, I have been in peri for almost 9 years, last period was 8 months ago, so I am still in peri..
i still have the PMT symptoms every month .. no period... what I can tell you is I only had two last year, and my last one 8 months ago was hell, I felt so sick, headaches throbbing ones for 4 days solid, my last period was the worst ever ...
I am aged 49 and have been in peri since the age of 41 approx... hope that helps abit ..
Jay xx
Hi Helen,
Jay is right, this all sounds normal. Poor you. I remember those days well. Lying in bed with a hot water bottle on my tummy. Shouting at people, being a real cow. I ended up with a total hysterectomy because of suspicous smear tests which caused other probs, I just wanted to say think when its bad "this will not last." It won't and you will come out the other side. Take plenty of care of yourself and use medication to eleviate the symptons. Healthy diet helps too. Good luck
x
Hi Helen, I have had regular periods but now am experiencing the period pains without the bleeding. Is this what you are referring to? Nobody prepares us for this wee gem, do they? Hope you are ok x
Hi All
I went over 11 months without a period and I have now had 3 periods at monthly intervals at 55. I could not be more hacked off
Sigh. Such a pain I thought I had said goodbye to all that mess and stuff.