Post-menopausal protest

aagghhh posted too early. Now i have hot flushes that could heat the village, My poor DH gets snapped and i have no idea where i have put things and i forget so much.

I loved my lovely little HRT pill that i took every morning for 4 months, it made me feel normal(ish) until my Doctor took me off of them when i reminded him that i had a blood DVT many years ago.

I left the menopause behind many years ago, thank goodness, but now in my mid-sixties I seem to be forever sprouting a forest of chin and upper lip hairs - I can never get rid of them no matter how long I spend plucking/Wizzit-ing etc. It's really rather depressing...

I thought I'd be post menopausal by now. How long does it last? I haven't had a period for seven years.

When I was little I used to wonder why Grandma had a little pink razor in the bathroom. I couldn't see how she could bend to shave her legs. Now I realise she too lived in fear of becoming St Barbara.

You have just described my daily lifeVampirequeen
I'm in the midst of menopausal angst
I sincerely hoping that Post Menopausal
I will regain control of my temperature buttons
The brain fog will lift
My memory will somehow return to that of pre menopause

As for Acne went to a Bay city Roller Concert last night and guess what?
Had a huge zit on my chin!

Still managed a bop in front of stage so somethings never change

I sailed through the menopause had no symptoms at all (sorry for those of you suffering) but in the last couple of months i seem to have gone back to my teens. My face is covered in so many spots and break outs, it seems as though every pore has opened so much so that my face is so red and sore. I had acne as a teenager but not like this. What is going on. I've tried all sorts of potions and lotions but nothing seems to work. The lady in Boots suggested a charcoal based facewash but so far has made no difference. My doctor said she could prescribe something but as I'm already on quite a lot of medication which i have been taking for sometime I'm loathe to take anything else. Any suggestions gratefully received.

Many, many years. Sorry!

Spoken as one who has had the quilt on and off all night until I finally gave up and came downstairs and that's despite still being on a low dose HRT.