Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think you are pretty luck to he 48 and just starting. The average age for menopause is 45. Like not having a period for a year.
I think it’s 51
45 is earlier than average for actual menopause.
Anonymous wrote:I'll be 54 this summer. Last year, when I was 52, I had a few late periods, a few times it seemed to come twice in one month, and once I skipped a month. And then, one time, I had the period from hell. A bloody horrible mess, including cramps; I never get cramps. In all of my years, I had never bled so heavily.
My current situation is that I had my last period in January of this year. I'm praying to god that I'll make it to a full year and will be able to consider myself officially in menopause.
I have not sought a doctor's appointment based on any of these things.
Anonymous wrote:I started having hot flashes, palpitations, and night sweats at 38. My cycle shrunk to 21 days by 40 and stayed that way until 45 when I’m now having cycles as long as 9 weeks.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm 46 and having a really long cycle for me (not pregnant, did several tests) and I'm just wondering if it's just going to be like this now, where I'm just wondering all the time when it's going to start?
About two years ago my cycles got really short, like 23-25 days. Then they've slowly been lengthening over the last 10 months or so and now I'm on day 38 with no period yet. Previously, my longest cycle in recent memory was 31 days. I don't have a lot of other symptoms - no hot flashes. But do have increased heart palpitations and anxiety over the last year.
I'm so used to being pretty confident about a start day for each cycle, this has me really out of sorts. Any clues that you picked up on from your body that let you know when your period was going to start?
Same boat here. 3 months of nothing then super light period. For me, low back ache was the signal.
Anonymous wrote:I'm 46 and having a really long cycle for me (not pregnant, did several tests) and I'm just wondering if it's just going to be like this now, where I'm just wondering all the time when it's going to start?
About two years ago my cycles got really short, like 23-25 days. Then they've slowly been lengthening over the last 10 months or so and now I'm on day 38 with no period yet. Previously, my longest cycle in recent memory was 31 days. I don't have a lot of other symptoms - no hot flashes. But do have increased heart palpitations and anxiety over the last year.
I'm so used to being pretty confident about a start day for each cycle, this has me really out of sorts. Any clues that you picked up on from your body that let you know when your period was going to start?
Anonymous wrote:My periods were irregular for several years starting in late 40s. Finally went a full year without a period at age 55. It never occurred to me to go to the doctor. I always heard that it was normal to have irregular periods leading up to menopause.
Anonymous wrote:The irregular periods are really stressing me out. Was there anything that helped you predict when they would start? I feel like I have to wear a pad or period underwear all the time.
Anonymous wrote:Mine was irregular for a good 7 years or so. Then 2 months before I turned 54, it stopped That was it, no real symptoms