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 hrt I could, but my body's said no I tried patches gels, I thought I was going mad eventually found premigue low dose, seemed to work, but I still got the hot flushes I mean as if I was standing under a shower I was so hot all the time,so embarrassing going out shopping or whatever I was dripping wet all the time,started a few years ago on sage tablets,seem to help, but still got the flashes, so ever since I was 45 , I have to sit in front room a fan, front room and bedroom, hate having the heating on, occasionally when it was really good,thought great cant remember the last time I wore a coat, always got the looks, oh dear aren't you cold, people without coats on my reply no,air is on in the car no matter the weather,but the last couple of months,it got unbearable, my face on the left side felt like it was on fire, I mean the weekend of 27th was unbearable, I hate hot weather, even my local tesco, if the weather is hot you ok today I would usually say no too hot love it being cold well last Monday I suddenly lost my husband, we had been together for 33 years and married 26 in September the 4th so I have totally devastated, not sleeping or I get about two hours sleep a night, have not eaten since that Monday,so Saturday was terrible I was burning up sweating, well work up Sunday, and I felt really strange, could not put my finger on it, until I realised the left side of my face was not hot, like it had been for the last 23 years of my life, so no more hrt the flushes are over,so I realise, after the shock of losing my solemate and the love of my life, that it is gone, and he was my sole mate, I feel in love the day we met, and I will always be his wife but have looked it up and they say no a shock could not stop the menopause and I say yes it can thank you for listening
