Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby
but among other benefits of menopause is that i have less of the headaches and no more odd pms symptoms i used to have.
I'm 54.
I'M JEALOUS! I'll be 52 next month & have had periods since I was 9 years old! Complete with horrible PMS. My periods are getting a little odd (too short, too long) but those suckers just keep on coming. I can't WAIT for menopause!!!

As for HRT - we are all so different. Some women have mild symptoms and others are homicidal. Coming from the latter crowd, I can understand getting chemical help - but it messes with my lupus. So, I take antidepressents, bite my tongue a lot and RIDE MY BIKE A WHOLE LOT during "those days."