New and wondering how many

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-06-2003
New and wondering how many
4
Thu, 02-05-2004 - 1:28pm

of you ladies here are old enough to be experiencing symptoms of menopause or pre-menopause and how it's affecting your depression and how you handle it.


I've dealt with OCD

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-22-2003
Thu, 02-05-2004 - 4:40pm

Itzee hun! Welcome to the board!


I swear in some ways I could have written this post myself!!

*hugs             

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-06-2003
Fri, 02-06-2004 - 9:01am

I'm glad to know I'm not the only person experiencing this. Like you, I'm just trying to ride this out. I went to the GYN, who prescribed yet some other anti-emotion type drug, but that seemed to make things worse.


Do you ever feel like you've come "back" to yourself after this 3 or 4 day cycle? I can actually feel the change when it leaves. I can't always detect it coming on, but I can tell when it's gone.


It's so annoying because I'm on an even keel most of the time and then just lose it for a lousy 3 or 4 days. There should be a place we menopausal women can go to hide during this time (like a warm tropical island LOL).

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-26-2004
Fri, 02-06-2004 - 1:43pm

I think the whole board would like to go there with you!

AcornLeaves
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Registered: 03-22-2003
Fri, 02-06-2004 - 4:04pm

"Do you ever feel like you've come "back" to yourself after this 3 or 4 day cycle? I can actually feel the change when it leaves. I can't always detect it coming on, but I can tell when it's gone."


OMG yes hun! Once again you hit the nail on the head. at least in how I feel too! Sometimes I feel like Jekyll and Hyde and I wonder how my friends do it.. I 've gotten pretty good at sparing my family my "mood" but my co workers and friends always seem to get the worst of it. I always feel so guilty too when I do wake up that morning feeling like myself again.. Fortunately all my good friends are in the same ballpark age wise so they understand!


Im all for that Tropical island sweetie!! Tropical Island

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