Hi everyone, I thought I'd share my experience in case it helps someone who's wondering whether what they're feeling is "just part of getting older." Looking back, my symptoms started gradually. ...
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Coming off HRT or not
za23 posted in Post Menopause Conversation •I'm so sorry you're going through this. It really sounds as though HRT made a huge difference to your quality of life, and it's understandable that you're questioning whether stopping was the right...
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So fed up with gaining weight
za23 posted in Your Story •I think a lot of women can relate to this. It's not that anyone expects a magic solution, but being told to "eat less and move more" without acknowledging the hormonal changes can feel really dismi...
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Post menopause help
za23 posted in General Discussion •You're definitely not going mad. ❤️ From what I've read and from women I know, menopause symptoms don't always just stop once your periods do. Hormonal changes can still affect you for years afterw...
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Coming off HRT or not
bridgetinglis110 posted in Post Menopause Conversation •My journey - when I was about 45 I was perimenopause and thought I could cope with it all naturally taking black cohosh or red clover tablets. I suffered with symptoms - mainly dreadful night sweat...
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Post menopause help
bridgetinglis110 posted in General Discussion •@Michelle Oliver hi there. My journey - when I was about 45 I was perimenopause and thought I could cope with it all naturally taking black cohosh or red clover tablets. I suffered with sympto...
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Menopause Treatment Problems
Sonia Ainsworth posted in General Discussion •I had the usual menopause symptoms and my nurse put me on HRT which resulted in persistent bleeding despite me having nothing for a long time. They then took me off those and fitted the Minerva Coi...
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So fed up with gaining weight
Maria Smith posted in Your Story •And fed up with my 30 something year old male GP telling me to eat less and move more.I'm so fed up with being patronised. Funny thing that. Patronised is a word which comes from the word "pater" ...
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Feeling like you don’t know who you are anymore
Sharron Ambler posted in Peri Menopause Conversation •Hi. Im Sharron and Ive just joined too. Im 54 and i know exactly what youre talking about. I cant remember when I started having symptoms - they just creep up on you. I think it was about 4 years a...
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Period after 2 years without one
Nicki Hawkins posted in Post Menopause Conversation •Hi should I be worried that.I have a light period after 2 years of having nothing. Came.as a bit of a shock . I have read that stress could contribute to this, my dad died unexpectedly in November ...
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Menopause support supplements
Kay Groves posted in General Discussion •Hi, Has anybody tried the nu mind menopause support supplements? https://numindwellness.com/products/menopause-support-x-charlotte-hunter?selling_plan=711018185086
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How has your experiance been? Menopause experiences and access to HRT among Black women
Madiha Jalali posted in General Discussion •Kingston University London research project titled: “Menopause experiences and access to HRT among Black women”.A short online questionnaire (approx. 10–15 minutes).https://docs.g...
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Late menopausal
Chicks posted in General Discussion •I'm 58 and technically classed as peri menopausal. I've been having normal periods, they stopped May to Aug, then I started bleeding again Sept but it just didn't stop. At times it was really heavy...
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Final Year Project on Menopause
Melody A.C posted in General Discussion •Hi everyone! I am currently a Product Design university student in my final year and decided to base my final year project on Menopause and Emotional Wellness. My goal is to design a product that ...
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What’s your most difficult symptom to deal with?
Lucy posted in General Discussion •@Claire Lloyd me too so much so that it's become debilitating and I just can't function normally
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I think I'm going mad
Lucy posted in General Discussion •I'm really suffering with my hypocondriosis and my anxiety is going through the roof. My life is a total misery and I'm really at the end of my tether. Any suggestions would be gratefully received ...
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I've Lost Myself
Josi Young posted in Your Story •Over the past year, I’ve found myself saying something I never thought I would: “I feel like I’ve lost myself.” Menopause has turned my world upside down in ways I ...
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Vegan & vegetarian progesterone
Karen Jasper posted in General Discussion •I've collected my prescription to find that the progesterone tablets contain gelatine which I don't want to take as Im vegetarian. I've read that the synthetic progesterone is vegan but comes ...
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Menopause hot flushes
Karen Gibbon posted in Your Story •Hi my name is Karen I started the menopause at 45, I am now 68, won't make the story to late other than, I had the marina coil put in, I was about 50 then, Which trigged depression, I tried every h...
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Post menopause help
Michelle Oliver posted in General Discussion •Hi I am new to this community and I would welcome information from anyone that can help me. I started the menopause 8 years ago and it has been hell. Never mind hot flushes I have suffered with a w...


