If you never had period pains or pmt did you find menopause easier ?

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I am hoping so, I’ve never had any period pains or symptoms or pmt and I never had any pregnancy symptoms or sickness, sore boobs or anything.
If you are not prone to hormonal side effects did you notice menopause so much?
My mum had never heard of peri and said her periods just stopped at 43 and she had no other symptoms and didn’t notice anything else, she too had no period pains or pmt.
Is it wishful thinking to think I might be lucky too then?

I had horrendous periods as a teen, used to regularly faint, cramping, the lot. My mum was very much, “hot water bottle, paracetamol, crack on” so I did. Improved massively after having kids in my 30s. Peri late forties, heavy, really heavy, but not so painful. Then when I was fifty, it all stopped. Few night sweats, bit itchy, but not troublesome. No Hrt. It was bliss . We’re all different.

I might be wrong - menopause and PMT are hormone related but period pain isn’t, is it? The pain is your womb lining shedding. How painful it feels is more physical- how you interpret pain, how muscular /flexible your uterus is (because part of the pain is it contracting?)

I can see the potential hormonal link though. Low hormones, periods don’t impact you, there aren’t as many hormones to leave your body in menopause

My period pain was so bad that when I was in labour and 10cm dilated I kept saying to the midwife ‘oh it just feels like mild period pain’ so everyone was surprised when they could see the head! Peri: I’m 46 now and not having any physical symptoms but am experiencing anxiety and brain fog.

Urgh. Horrific pmt that got worse with peri. Period pain and horrific peri symptoms. I’m sick to death of it all.

Was never up nor down with periods, could hardly tell when I was having one. Had a mirena coil fitted at 46 (for contraception) and have no idea when I actually went through the menopause, no symptoms other than being a bit foggy occasionally and memory is no longer as sharp as it was (but I’m now 63). Probably the worst thing is how how easy it is to gain weight but so difficult to lose it!

I had crippling pains since I started my period until I had my first child, then it was plain sailing. Menopause symptoms haven't been too bad, manageable without hrt, but I chose to go on it anyway as my mother is suffering terribly now with low estrogen.

I had an easy ish ride. But perimenopause brought out gory periods and PMDD.

Same as you. I didn't know was pregnant til 10+ weeks. I went through menopause really early (36) due to a genetic condition but my periods literally just stopped. Ive had symptoms since realising what the symptoms were ie hot flushes, not sleeping great etc. Doc always asks about anxiety/depression but went through a divorce and pandemic at 35-36 so who knows how that mixes in. But yeh mine literally stopped overnight

Oh as if you didn’t get period pains because you were fit and sporty. I’ve been fit and sporty all my life but, guess what, I got horrible period pains. What a horrible message to send to girls and young women.

I don’t know but I loved my menopause. I did have very painful heavy periods. My periods just stopped at age 60, no hassle. Probably I aged but I don’t mind as I am very fit and active. My hair did go grey fairly quickly but that seems to worry other people, I quite like it. I had easy pregnancies, child birth and breast feeding experiences.
I exercise a lot and eat a lovely healthy diet and am a fairly positive person all of which I think helped.

I had awful endometriosis through my 20s and 30s. Had a Mirena coil fitted for 15yrs from my 40s and sailed through menopause. I did add HRT patches for a few years in the hope that it would sort out the joint and muscle pain I thought were due to menopause but it turned out to be magnesium deficiency, a side effect of longterm use of lansoprazole. I wish I’d found out sooner, the link between lansoprazole and magnesium but once I started supplements I was much better.
Not all menopause symptoms are due to the menopause.

I don't think mine have been too bad - day one was usually painful until my early 30s, then fine.

PMT for me is usually a few hours of rage where I feel like the world is falling apart, then go for a brisk walk and come on my period.

Sometimes a bit moody in the run up evening primrose usually helped.

A new symptom has been feeling bereft on the day I come on my period so I'm now taking 10mg antidepressant, just because I can't afford workwise to be off form.

Im hoping they just have longer gaps then stop. They were always 30-31 ( 6 months 30, 6 months 31, I tracked for years, how does the body do this?!) then went to 33 days, now always 35.

I used to get bad period pain and PMT - menopause was practically a non event.

Not sure there is a relationship I'm afraid!

I never had menstrual issues, short light periods every 35 days all my life, a couple of hours of mild pain (although a monthly migraine pre-babies). Got pregnant and recovered from babies easily.

Menopause hit me like a train, awful joint pains, overheating, anxiety, brain fog, and my periods became close together, unpredictable, and really heavy.

Same here. My periods weren't particularly painful (except I kept throwing my lower back out while premenstrual!) but they were horrifically heavy and usually came with migraines.

I am so delighted they're gone that I've barely noticed whether I have any menopause symptoms.

Same here. I used to have very bad cramps and heavy bleeding. I would not have had a normal life without the pill. Had no real discernible menopause symptoms and just started on hrt to protect my health as I age.

Reading through it does feel like there could be some kind of reverse correlation. Not for everyone of course… but a statistical skewing towards women suffering more either before menopause or during/after…. Like our bodies are naturally more set up for one or other state….interesting also to hear the theme of childbirth changing the internal set up/experience for some.

peri for me massively heightened my awareness and appreciation for the importance of hormones. Before that, I had the privilege of not needing to know they existed, because they were basically working ok for me. I’m aware I still don’t know much atall. And my instinct is that that is true for many of us. And maybe also for the medical community. I can’t help feeling a deeper understanding could help relieve women’s suffering. I think we would all be experts if these were male problems!

didn't suffer with period pains, only mild PMT.
peri was hell. For me it was very heavy periods, migraines, brain fog, mood swings and sleep issues.

didn't suffer with period pains, only mild PMT.
peri was hell. For me it was very heavy periods, migraines, brain fog, mood swings and sleep issues.

Almost no period pain
No mood swings / PMS
3 x relatively easy pregnancies with no hormonal side effects.
and then a pretty easy menopause. No mood swings again. Yes, I've put on a bit of weight and a few other minor consequences.

My personal opinion is that for some reason I have low levels of hormones but I have no idea if this is true or even possible.

I never had period pains or PMT and I had a few short hot flushes and then my periods became heavier and one day they just stopped.

This has blown my mind, some people don’t have period pains? I’m in my 50s and only just learned this

I know it's not the same but I have a couple of child free friends who were hoping because they'd not had children, they'd escape the worst of menopause but alas, it wasn't to be! 😔😔

I had horribly painful periods and PMDD in my teens and twenties which became more manageable from my late thirties onwards.

I think my perimenopause symptoms are probably about averagely bad, but they don't feel particularly bad to me because I've been a complete hormonal mess since I was 12 so I'm just used to it.

Interestingly enough I did have easy experiences of childbirth - with DD my plan was to start taking gas and air once the pain was worse than bad period pains, but DD was born without the pain ever getting as bad as my worst experiences of period pain.

It's amazing how varied the experience is. I'd seen posts on MN about supporting daughters with their first period and all the advice was to buy her paracetamol, chocolate and a hot water bottle and cosy up in front of a movie; I remember thinking god, just let the girl get on with her life without a fuss! Then I had children, and understood what all the fussing is about...