I am 46 and am NOT enjoying this time at all. I feel like my life is passing me by and it makes me very sad. I have 6 kids and 2 grand children and another on the way. I can deal with being a little foggy, tired and having anxiety attacks, I have dealt with that all before. I just can't deal with the heavy periods. I can't leave the house, I can't plan anything, it is ruling my life and making me very phobic. I wish it would just go away. If it goes away I will probably still be panicy waiting for it to come back. I only have about 1 good week a month. I wonder if those I can talk with are sick of hearing me, I AM SICK OF HEARING ME! I have tried all avenues of trying to get relief. I guess going back to the medical route and possible ablation is my only recourse. We bore our children, why do we have to go through this garbage too? I wish I could enjoy my forties. They say it is the new 20, but I sure don't feel like it. My husband can testify to that *wink* ......sigh, oh well, things will get better?????

Ooops, I guess I shouldn't have added the above as a new topic. Sorry gals!

I know exactly what you mean about the heavy periods.....definitely no fun at all.If my periods had some sort of regularity to them it wouldn't be so bad cause then i could plan things around them.But since i never know when i will have them,they always seem to happen when there's a big event going on where i have to be around alot of people.Winter time wasn't so bad,i could wear a long dark sweater and at least if i flooded through,nobody could see it,but now that it's summer time......what am i supposed to do other than stay home on the super flow days?My doctor suggested the ablation but i am too chicken to get it done.....if i weren't a smoker i would start taking the new b.c. pill called Lybrel so i wouldn't have to worry about periods at all.

should i have said "if i wasn't a smoker" instead of "if i weren't a smoker"?.......hmmm....neither sounds right all of a sudden......

"weren't" is right.

Dearest

It's perfectly fine to create new topics

Dearest

Hugs to you. . .trust me, it does get better. Be sure to take extra good care of yourself and get the help you need and want.

I relish the day that I can buy stock in sanitary products and not the actual product for use.

I can tell now that I have read so much info from Power Surge that the peri symptoms started when I was 42.I am now 44 the insomia has been bad for 2 yrs,anxity,crying...I thought it was from my diet..my doc never suggested peri...

Now I have full blown hotflashes,palpatations,skin crawling,missed periods,anger...One good thing is I am more confident in myself then ever as a woman. The peri issues are confusing at times but I know that I am not going crazy though it may sometimes feel that way..The women here are so awesome,caring and encourageing.

Thank you Dearest from the bottom of my heart for all you do..I pray abundant blessings over you.This site has been a God send to me and to my friends I have referred here.

My children are grown and on there own I have two beautiful grandkids, a new husband of a year. My life is blessed..The peri has come in with a vengence but I leave this site every time a little more encouraged .I believe that knowledge is power and the more we know our bodies and the changes occuring we can handle it better..

The honesty the women portray here helps so much..I can identify with so many..We are on a journey and lets stop sometimes to smell the roses threw the tears,confusion ,craziness,.

Sweet Blessings,
Pamela