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Jul 06, 2008, 02:59 PM
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i'm 46 years old and i went for 8 months without having a period then i had one for three months...then i didn't have one for four months..well now..i started 9 days ago and had a horrible one with heavy bleeding/clots..now it has dwiddled down to hardly nothing...people keep telling me i'm going through menapause..i would love some advice..
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Jul 06, 2008, 04:03 PM
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I haven't started yet except for the night sweats and hot flashes. I'm still so regular that you can use me as a calendar, but my sister tells me that something quite similar to what you are experiencing is happening with her. She's 49 and it's been going on for a couple of years.
I would strongly suggest seeing your doctor though. I just don't like the LONG periods.. I don't know if this is what menopause does, but my daughter (who is only 21) was going through three to four month periods and she became quite anemic. |
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Jul 06, 2008, 04:51 PM
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I'm 46 also and haven't had a period in 7 months. I have the hot flashes - constantly hot. There is a blood test that your doc can do to verify that you are in menapause, that's what mine did.
Good luck. Mary Alice |
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Jul 06, 2008, 05:56 PM
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Good luck, im not at an age where I can tell you from experience yet!
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Jul 08, 2008, 08:25 AM
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I've always had issues with my period. Skipping a month or three then making up for it by bleeding for a month. When I was about 21 I went a whole year without a period for no reason. They ran a bunch of tests and did not come up with an answer. About 10 years ago the OB/GYN I was seeing decided that this was too unhealthy (I have never tolerated the pill very well) so he'd give me a shot to start it, then when it didn't quit in a reasonable amount of time, he'd give me another to stop it. I put up with the two shots a month for about 6 months before I said I'm done.
Menopause happens in stages and it can take up to 10 years to complete.
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Jul 08, 2008, 10:57 AM
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Great. I am so not looking forward to this. Is there anyone who had a good experience with menopause?
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