Quote Originally Posted by emily_in_nc View Post
Deb, we sound very similar. I'll be 48 in April. I'm still having regular periods (sometimes closer together than they used to be). I have the same peri- symptoms you do, along with some forgetfulness.

I found this article on hair loss on the Power Surge website posted above by ccnyc (thanks!) We are not alone...but it still sucks!
Thanks for posting the article - it's always reassuring to see you're not losing your mind!

I'd never seen the Power Surge website before so it was quite an experience to poke around a bit. Funny thing is, I didn't feel "better" after reading it (as I often do at TE). I actually felt a bit worried

In some ways, I liked thinking, "Oh, its just a bad day," (or a bad couple days...) But to read those posts, I'm starting to see that there could be a real 'change' going on these last few years that I'd been assuming was just a series of 'bad days.' I read posts from women discussing symptoms beyond the physical on that website (short temperedness, career uncertainty) - and I recognized many of them! And even here, it wasn't until someone mentioned it - but I realized, "yes, things ARE thinning out down there!" I think some of the fat pads, collagen, whatever is missing! I actually thought it was from the "stress" of my bike saddle (or from waxing!)

So, I'm kind of in yikes mode right now Thankfully, most of the women say the symptoms ease up after menopause finally arrives, but eek, there might be 5+ years of this.

Can somebody help me put a positive spin on this?