To ask how old you were when your periods stopped/started menopause?

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Because I'm 45 and still regular and getting a bit tired of it now. :( I'm not wishing away time or anything but it frigging makes me feel like crap.

When is the average? What was it like for you?

Started menopausal symptoms at 49; vaginal dryness, loss of libido, irregular bleeding. Last period was at age 52.

I'm 48. No periods for 4 years. Hot flushes hair loss. Brain fuzz. According to dr, still too young. Take sage which helps a little

53. My periods just stopped. That was it. All totally normal and then nothing. And no mood swings, no hot flushes - no symptoms whatsoever. The only difference is my eyelashes aren't as thick as they used to be.

Oh yes, my libido crashed a few years ago and is only just starting to come back. Also, the horrendous insomnia. Only recently am I seeing any improvement in that.

I’m 47 (nearly ) and it’s hard to say whether mine are in the wane, as I have a coil so periods are v light, though fairly regular still. Do get hot sweats on occasion at night, though my thyroid is under active and I wonder whether that’s anything to do with it? I’m very fit and do lots of exercise and I’ve never felt better.

I’m surprised to see so people mention 40’s, as I though meno was more in your 50’s?

I'm 51, I started noticing changes 2 years ago. Had a period that lasted 11 days, then straight down to 2 days.
Hot flushes are bastards, I've lost any desire for food :(
I once had rage so bad my poor husband thought Id been possessed .
And to add to the mix, I've a lot of female cancer in my family, so no HRT for me.

I'm nearly 57. Still having periods. I am what's known as a statistical outlier.

I was still having them at 50 when I went on HRT.
I'm assuming they've stopped....am 57 and still on HRT

Bloody hell Lineys, every month I prey its the last, its not like Im getting any benefits from being fertile.

*pray

I’m 49. Still going like clockwork. Can’t wait for them to finish.

Hazel, noooo

Nearly 58 here, then in December the full works, as if I’d been 16 again...oh god..

“ You’re lucky, less chance of osteoporosis..”

Started at 11 finished at 48 regular as clockwork every 27 days, hot flushes for three months then nothing and no symptoms since. Feel exactly the same as I did before menopause, amazed really as was expecting an horrendous time.

Started aged 10.
Im 44 now and they're still regular as clockwork.
But my anxiety, which has always been a problem, now has a stranglehold on me. Im getting hairier, my hair is getting finer, my abdo is getting bigger despite running 2.6 miles 5 days a week.
Dont like periods but not sure if the alternative is any better.

48 ish (I think, can't really remember) - no symptoms at all, periods just stopped, one hot flush (which I only realised was a hot flush afterwards ). No emotional changes.

I think I am exceptionally lucky (or have odd hormones) as I never ever experienced period problems, would never know if was ovulating although I understand some women experience a 'feeling' that they are ovulating.

I have a close friend who is still getting regular heavy periods at 60 with no sign of the menopause at all.

Both mum and nan had hysterectomy so i have no idea what natural age meno to expect.

@Nubbled oh it gets better. Two recent hormone tests indicate I'm still proper fertile and still will be at 57.

Started periods at 13.

I started at 16. Was quite late. I had two children at 28 and 34, and was sterilised at 35.

At 44 my periods had been heavier or lighter for a year or so, and I was starting with hot flushes. Then my periods started to miss. This went on for two years or so with the hot flushes, palpitations and irregular periods. At 46 I had my last period almost two years ago.

Am now 48 and coming up to two years without periods, but I still get hot flushes. Not as frequently or as extreme, but I still get them. My sleep still isnt great and I can't nap anymore. I had some anxiety but that is now better.

It's a fucking joy isn't it?

In some odd ways I actually missed my periods at first - having that monthly thing going on and noticing changes at different times of the month - it was like watching seasons change. I've got used to it now and have almost forgotten what it was like! 😊

Oh dear OP, I’m 58.
On HRT (patches) - still not ‘over it’.

The best thing i ever did was start on a pill called cerazete, no period for 5 years and none of the emotional ups and downs. I dont need it for contraception as partner infertile following cancer treatment and simply take it to save going through that every month. Stopped the migraines associatd with them too

Last year, I was 55. But everyone is different.

mine started at about 11/12. I'm 50 now and am still pretty regular, anything between 24-28 days. No change in bleeding.
I recently went to the dr and asked her to try hot because I was always so bloody tired and agitated and was not sleeping well, no hot flushes though. she was reluctant because my periods are regular.

I initially thought the first was great, especially during the oestrogen only phase, but I couldn't cope with the progesterone weeks. It was like having raging pmt for 2 weeks and the most horrendous pain about a week before my period and during. I stopped taking them after a couple of months and am better for it. That's not to say I won't try agin if I need too.
I am guessing they will stop in the next couple of years, but judging by the stories on here you never can tell.

LineysRunner, oh bugger.

Mother nature is a bitch.

44 with 2 years of menopause systems and 12 months of HRT.
Now 52 with 8 years of being period free - fantastic.
Embrace the menopause I say.