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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, January 21, 2008 - 6:06 pm
<<I was having two a month for a while and that was miserable!>> Must be you weren't paying attention during puberty. Having your period is supposed to be some wonderful thing, ya know, making you feel so womanly or some such BS! 
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Wednesday, January 23, 2008 - 5:30 pm
LOL. I don't know one of my friends who is upset about it ending! But I would also rather it than the side effects that are coming with peri-menopause. And I would imagine the worst is yet to come!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 1:17 pm
Yesitsme, the periods and cramps from hell every two weeks is about the worst of it. Unless you are prone to hot flashes, in which case when you finally quit having periods, you will have never ending hot flashes for the next ten years or so until you break down and go on drugs.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 1:33 pm
My hot flashes have subsided quite a bit and I'm not on drugs. I have learned what brings them on and take preventative actions. Ice on the wrist and temples works wonders. Dressing in layers helps. I would encourage that being menopausal is part of life and that it's not all bad. Like anything else, it's figuring out what's best for you. ETA: Yes...for me, the peri-menopausal part was definately the worst. Unexpected periods, weird pains, major mood swings. The menopausal part is much easier for me. I am really enjoying this part of my life.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 5:06 pm
LOL, Huk !! I had hysterectomy 18 years ago at age 43. Aunt Flo was still around a lot. (Fibroids.) Good riddance to her. Co-worker at the time had the H few years prior. She said she missed Flo's visits. 
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 5:21 pm
Oh, yea! I hope this is the worst of it. I was wondering how it could get much worse, but I do have imagination! My best friend from growing up had a lot of hot flashes that dramatically subsided and almost stopped when she took soy tablets. I have wondered if that would help the hormonal headaches, but haven't researched or tried it. I have developed a love for chocolate-covered soy nuts, but haven't noticed any benefits from eating them! Though I haven't had a bad headache month for a while....hmmmmm....
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, January 25, 2008 - 6:28 pm
be careful of soy if you have an underactive thyroid! I am having a hysteroscope(spelling) in two weeks--i have fibroids--was put on med to stopp my period completely which did absolutely nothing-so its a hysteroscope to clean the fibroids out if possible--fun getting old ain't it..
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, January 25, 2008 - 8:48 pm
Old age sucks, Nancy, but it beats the alternative most days.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 8:19 am
Has anyone had trouble with hair loss? Thank goodness I have really thick hair or I would be bald by now. My hair is falling out at an alarming rate.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 8:45 am
Yes Biloxibelle. I have very thick hair too and every time I wash it, I remove a lot of my hair from the drain strainer. This has been going on for the last 2 years and I wonder if it will soon stop or if my hair will just get thinner and thinner??
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 10:26 am
Biloxi, I have not noticed a large decrease, just a few more hairs in the brush than before. Alarming-rate hair loss may also have another cause, for ex. stress or other illness. Have you discussed it yet with your doctor?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 1:19 pm
Yep, lot of hair loss here too. I always had a WHOLE lot of very fine hair. Now I have an average amount of very fine hair, so I have to be more vigilant about making sure I don't have scalp showing. My hair also changed curlyness. It used to be very curly. After menopause it became merely wavy.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 1:47 pm
The hair falls out of my head and ends up on my chin for some reason.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 8:10 pm
LOL, that too. Ain't it great?
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 10:42 pm
Pass the tweezers please...
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 6:10 am
LOL Mamie!! I am finding peach fuzz all over my face now. this shit sucks
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 7:29 am
I am glad to know I am not the only one. Lots of hair in the shower, yuck. Lum, it could be stress. The thing is I have been under stress for so long I should have been hairless years ago. Oh Mamie you made me really LOL. The joys of aging huh?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 8:20 am
Have you had your thyroid checked?
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 7:24 pm
Must-see YouTube video for middle aged women...(very funny and oh, so true!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1TVOXdNkFo
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 7:46 pm
Pamy....enjoy it while it's still only peach fuzz. Soon enough, it will become whiskers like cactus needles. Rubis is the best tweezer I've ever found. And believe me when I say I've tried them all. Tweezerman is second best. Yep, losing lots of hair, too. Save it all up in a jar and then make a bun out of it. lol
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 8:13 pm
LOL Ruthie that was great! oh dont say that Bee!!! I dont want to know this gets worse! LOL
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Friday, February 01, 2008 - 12:02 am
Born to be Mild
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Friday, February 01, 2008 - 12:15 am
Chili...LOL. Can't wait to show that one to DH! (Good to see you!)
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Friday, February 01, 2008 - 12:43 am
Beekindpleez, I wish I could take credit for that one but Cndeariso emailed it to me today. I knew you'd like it.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 01, 2008 - 2:46 am
Heh, we've been good naturedly teasing Caleb about some hair growth, he came home so proud because some of the boys in his pe class were comparing hair, or lack of it, and they found Caleb was the first to have peach fuzz over his lip. He was the first one of all his friends to sprout facial hair. This has been going on for a few months and the other day we were sitting on the couch and I looked over at him and said, "Caleb, you have a whisker on your chin!" It really is a little whisker! He looked over at me and said, "So do you mom!" I said, "No I don't!" then ran to the bathroom. Crap!
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