No idea sooz - but be grateful that it's happening now and not next summer ... coz we must be due a heatwave next year - mustn't we?

It's been two years!!! I had about a four/five month reprise and thought it was all over and done with but it's been back for about three months with a vengeance!

well, if it's still happening it means you are still young

I just love it if I get a zit nowadays ... I go round pointing it out to people and telling them I am pubescent!!

DON'T EVE !N GO THERE! I do not like taking medication but the two menopausal symptoms I've got is problem skin (prior to this I've always had good skin) and hot flushes. I'm doing my utmost to avoid any medical intervention as I believe it's a natural process (I rarely take any medication of any kind and thankfully very rarely need to visit the doctor)I'm beginning to wonder if I do need help though ........I'm hoping I'm over the worst

PMSL!! Rexi!!............actually I'm wondering whats gonna happen to me when I finish taking my HRT next year after the 'op' I had five years ago

It's a bugga this woman thing - just when we have got over all the childbirth/mother/monthly stuff - we get hit with this

I tell you - that Eve has a lot to answer for

Damn right, she does!

I was dreading coming off it - but it really wasn't too bad

So do you think I should get some HRT? When and why did you decide to go on it? I'm hoping I'm nearing the end of my symptoms - any advice?

How come women get all the best action. Gets coat and runs like hell >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Hopefully it will be the same for me then

Sats, I can't advise......coz I needed and had the 'op' go see your doc

Typical male chauvanist comment Crispy............good job you ran

I know it's pathetic but I hate going to the docs ........................i have to be dying. perhaps I should bite the bullet and go. I was kind of hoping I could endure it ............if I knew there was an end in sight I would - haven't a clue how long it goes on.

sooz - it was absolutely the right thing for me at the time. My GP said that it is perfectly safe so long as you don't take it for years after your menopause would naturally end.

Talk to your GP ... maybe a low dose would help  ... although, with the winter that we have in front of us, perhaps it is a blessing for you

I've been having flushes intermittently for about three years now, and the last year has been particularly bad.  I really wanted to manage without taking HRT, and have taken various different supplements.  I've found that Menoforce sage tablets have helped me the most, coupled with a high dose of Vitamin C and ginseng.

I don't know either and TBH, I don't think the docs know for sure.........everyone's different  go and explain things and see what they say. I had the option to take or not, maybe you will too, but you have to hear both sides

Only joking Sprout. I feel sorry for all who have to go go throught the above symptoms, coz i have lived with the lovely Mrs Crispy who is going through all of this. My apologies and hope you will realise most of my comments relate to my personal experiencies with things said between myself and Mrs Cripy to lighten the situation.

Real, that's a really insensitive and ignorant comment.  I don't think you would find it funny if you were having problems going through the menopause.

I'M 58 and never had a real hot flush in my entire life. I haved no idea what all that stuff means.

BTW the reason I didn't want to take HRT was because I was worried about what would happen at such time as I had to come off it.  My mother had a hysterectomy 35 years ago, and has been on HRT ever since.  Every so often her GP tries to get her to stop, but within a couple of days of reducing her dosage, she gets serious flushes again - even at 83!  I felt that it was better to try to get through the menopause symptoms without taking HRT if I possibly could.

Not when you're Christmas shopping in crowded shops .- it was a nightmare today .....................other than that it's manageable TBH - I kick the quilt off when in bed (husband is a heavy sleeper) or simply throw open the french windows or back door when at home. I'll give it a few weeks and see ................I hate taking medication of any kind - even paracetamol!

I didn't know what the subject really was, however now I'm here......... She won't mind me saying this.... Mrs Joe was forced off patches eventually and went through a period (sorry) of trying all of the usual suspect stuff. We suspect some things work for some individuals, but she eventually drifted into Red Clover capsules. All OK now!

OMG!!!!. I'd prefer to ride it out but ...............i really am open to advice. It's something that's not really discussed isn't it?

And yet Growly, my doc says I only have to take it for five years. (I was 45 at the time of the op) so like I say, I really can't advise anyone. I guess its to be seen what will happen to me

Never had a hot flush, never had HRT, done and dusted by 48. The only thing I do get is hot feet in bed, I've noticed short term Memory loss and don't sleep much. I really do not want to take HRT 

I'm now 54.I was "peri-menopausal" at 45...so a  few years later I took HRT,bloody brilliant! However | came off it after 6 years,so you get the benefit of helping heart,bones etc.However you really just delay the symptoms.I've had hot flushes for a few years etc.Mood swings not too bad really.

I asked my doctor(female) how long do the symptoms last? Her reply ,how long is a piece of string! har!  It's not that bad actually.I'm glad I  took HRT,I'm on calcium vit d tablets now because  it showed a lack in a blood test.However I'm Scottish,we don't get much sunshine up here.I suspect half the population are Vit D deficient.

People always throw their hands up in horror when they hear how long my mum has been on HRT, inlcuding me!  But then she points out that she is probably the healthiest 83 year old she knows, and she is adamant that the HRT has kept her young.  I can't really argue as I don;t know another person her age who does what she does - she built a porch about 5 years ago, re-roofed her garage a couple of years ago, re-tiled her kitchen this year, and still chops down trees 
I'm not knocking it at all if it suits people, I just wanted to try to avoid it myself if I could, knowing how it affects my mum when she tries to reduce her HRT dosage.

I have found the age tablets really do help, Soozi.  They cost about £13 for a month's supply and are worth every penny.

Oh aye the memory is a bit lacking at times...hee hee!  I walk into a room and forget why I'm there.Though that can be common with most folk.

Growly if she's happy and fit..good for her,however I have high blood pressure so that flagged up with the HRT.So my doc advised me to come off it  after 6 years and "Ride out the symptoms".No pressure I could have carried on with it if I wanted.

Hallo, you don't have to do the hrt thing.

What are they called and where do you get them? Although TBH - I'm hankering after a new conservatory - might go to the docs and get some HRT - might give me the motivation to start digging out the foundations . Seriously - I think it's wonderful that it's helped your mum - I have a friend who swears by HRt - new lease of life and all that. I find tampering with hormones a frightening thought though.

How many times do i have to say," I AM NOT REAL". Stop insinuating i am him!!! I have stated who i am in another thread. Look it up if you missed it.  I dont find it funny tbh as my OH has gone through the same thing. She couldnt take HRT coz of probs so i know first hand what the husbands have to go through. Take my comments with a pinch of salt. Am just here to chat and try to make friends Unlike Real, who tends to take offence to accusations like these, i am totally different and will apologise where i think necessary.
If i offended anyone with my joviality on this thread i apologise. But please stop thinking i am Real. I am a relative of him, and he does what he does and i do what i do. He told me he had been banned on here numerous times and i came here to see what all the fuss was about. Judging on the comments here, i am getting the jist that any new member is the subject of the Forum "Mafia"  whereas newbies are subject to a mass " PM " debate-" who is this?"  "who could they be?" Stop with the paranoia and accept new members Ask yourselves the question " where have all the old members gone and why?". Again i state------"I AM NOT REAL ".. just a rellie. ( Who hopes will be allowed to stay, and not be tarred with the same brush as he was."

I'd have bloody taken HRT till I died if I could...alas nothing is sure fired safe.

I know ..............it's shocking isn't it? There really should be some help out there for them 

My sister takes red clover capsules and swears by them.
Going on family history I will be hitting it in another 7 -8 years. My Mum was 53 when she started, my sister the same

I really do not want HRT for all the reasons listed..

Oooh bleedin nora! *Handbags*

Not handbags Old Bags

No Karma...no more bleeding...legs it!