when did your periods finally stop?

[lootsharks]

I've got to 6 and 8 months and then gone back to 2 months, now it was 5 months and then I felt really ill one day and then got a tiny bleed the same day and then a full on period the next day.

I'm in my mid 50s so will be glad when this finally ends.

Often depends on what age your mums stopped, so use that as a guide also?

I'm honestly not sure. I had a Mirena coil put in at 46 and it stopped my periods completely. Eventually got it taken out two years ago, at 54. I kept my fingers crossed hoping I wouldn't have another period and two years later I still haven't, so I'm happy enough that I'm out the other side now. It does feel a bit odd that I don't know exactly when they stopped, but I'm relieved that they have.

I am 43, my mum stopped at this age, I have gone 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, I have had 2 in one month, the last one was horrendous after 6 months and then 9 weeks ago I had awful brown discharge bit that was it. I really hope I am done now. I still get the mood swings the hot sweats the insomnia and a sore throat still. And the tiredness. I hope you are done soon.

I’m on 5 months and will be gutted if I get another one, like you it goes a good length of time then the bugger comes back.

57. I think I had my last one on my birthday. It was light and I hadn't had one for some months before. I think it was about two or three years of increasing irregular periods, heavy and shorter at first then much lighter. Luckily no other symptoms!

@Elouera

Often depends on what age your mums stopped, so use that as a guide also?

My Mum's stopped all of a sudden when she was 5 years younger than I am now, she had no hot flushes, no symptoms, no nothing, they just stopped and never came back.

Around 50-51

Mine stopped age 46. Was having them regularly and then I just never had any more.

i still get the mood swings the hot sweats the insomnia and a sore throat still. And the tiredness

Funny you get a sore throat. I've got one all the time now and put it down to hay fever but maybe it's peri. I'm 48 and find everything utterly exhausting esp. getting upstairs. I honestly feel like I'm 80! I don't get the night sweats much but get just about every other symptom..and now i can add sore throat to the list!

I had a very early menopause and it was all done by 39 . Early menopause can run in families so it might be worth finding out when your mother had hers.

I was 36 when my periods stopped.
My mother was 34 so I knew there was a chance of early menopause.

54 and still waiting for a hot flush

I was hoping that at 55 they'd have gone

My womb is playing period roulette at the moment. Months of nothing then a sneaky little reminder.....hoping it will give it up soon. Am 53.

I was about 45, DM was about 60, so like mother, like daughter wasn't true in my case. I just had hot flushes for about a year so not too bad.

60 ?! Noooooo !

Yes, I was quite shocked and expected the worst, then mine happened a bit early. I'm sure there was a thread on here and a couple of people were about 60, I'm sure yours must be near the end OP as they as so irregular.

55 and still going.

49, but that was following a hysterectomy.

My ovaries were left behind. They tend to do this if you've not been through the menopause when you've had the op, as the oestrogen they produce protects against osteoporosis. You generally have other symptoms within 5 years. I've not had hot flushes or mood swings but have vaginal dryness, loss of libido and occasional migraines.

Ps am nearly 54 now.

46 sparodic bleeding for 6 weeks and then nothing ever again

I was 59 my mum was around this age and my grandmother was 60

Yes, I'm 43 and had tubal ligation at 31, after my twins. So between that and my mom going through it at 43, I am absolutely hoping I'm done. I had to go to hospital for a blood test my stomach pain was so bad last time. But been fine since. Good luck to all going through it, hope we are all done soon.

Almost 53 and still having periods as regular as clockwork 🙁. Mother and sisters all had hysterectomies before reaching menopause so I have no idea how long this may go on for.

Given the average age is 51 I'm guessing I'm not average then.

This thread has helped. I realised the other day that I hadn't had a period for 2 months.

Plus I'm so dog tired. I don't want to do anything. Saying that, I've been like that my whole life, which all Doctors dismiss, which I find very insulting.