Am I bucking a trend here? My DH reads so much in the media about women getting hornier during their menopause, but I seem to be going the opposite way!
My cycle is getting shorter [gone from 30 to 21 days in the last 6 months] and when I do come on, it lasts about 10 days! Feels like '2 weeks on 1 week off' now! My libido has always been lower than his but now it's nil and he is so frustrated. Wanders around like a wet weekend asking me how 'heavy are you [bleeding] now?'; 'it's been more than a week'; 'I'm stressed'; etc etc. He even 'tested' me last week by waiting to see how long it would take before I initiated something!! I was about to [honest] when my period started - again! He treats me as if I plan it deliberately to annoy him. It's not much fun for me either.
I know it's probably the menopause as I'm 47 now and have had chemo in the last 6 years which I was told would push me into early menopause [we were expecting it to happen during my treatment, but when it didn't, I was advised it would probably happen earlier than 'usual' so I'm not surprised].
I'm also on anti-depressants for severe mood swings. I tried to wean myself off last week but the temper came back within 2 days and I started taking them again!
What can I do? Am I normal or should I be 'in my prime' like the magazines say? Do I just use the old 'God gave you 2 hands - use one' suggestion?!