I have 2 girlfriends who carry around those little electric fans. Or if you really want to get extravagant, put ice all over the bottom of your bathtub and get in.

You've got me laughing out-loud again.

My periods are getting closer which I can't stand, but the hot flashes haven't hit yet.

Anyone in here seen Menopause The Musical? I saw it several months ago and it was hysterical from beginning to end. Check it out if it comes near you. Make it a Girl's NIght Out. YOu won't be sorry!

Menopause, The Musical? I hadn't heard of that but I bet you're right. I bet it's a scream!

Even with all that... the hot flashes, the periods, the swinging moods... I'd still rather endure them and all of the emotions that go along with them than not. I think emotion is a wonderful thing. Bad ones aren't good, but in contrast, the good ones are so much better.

Although, up to this point I hadn't noticed my periods getting closer together. I thought I was missing them for a couple of months and then every once in a while have a couple close together. Crap! Is this something NEW I have to look forward to?

Well, just WHERE am I in this process then?

gee DK, I don't know what phase you are in...Have you killed anyone yet? When you get there, let's talk.

Nope, haven't killed anyone yet. Mostly I just get disgruntled.

Hi

I'm a registered nurse somewhere around or past menoopause. Hysterectomy at age 30 with ovaries left intact and no hormone therapy. Seems like some hormone crisis is always going on. I've been flashing hot and cold since puberty and most of the time I'm irritable so who knows?

I hear more about menopause lately, but I'm not sure anyone really knows more. Most of what I hear has an economic slant and pharmaceutical company inspiration. Usually the underlying message is, "Wonderful new pill, (on which drug co. can make zillions), replaces cheaper generic on which the patent, (and profit) has expired" and the new "experts" simply restate a lot of stuff about which we've never written a book, but all know.

Now they've given us the lovely "perimenopause" word to define our existence. "Peri" meaning "around" could mean a whole lifetime spent circling around menopause either before, during, or after. (great for the sale of hormone pills, but definitely not something we want to use to define ourselves).

smil

P.S. Where can I see the meonpause musical? Sounds fun. I have a musical called "Hormones, Hormones, Hormones" filmed by NBC about the various hormonal insanities of women.

Somebody turn on the Air Conditioner!!

Do a search for Menopause The Musical on Yahoo and you'll get their homepage. It's worth seeing when it's near your town.