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I don't know where I am

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Hotat53 · 06/01/2026 08:43

I'm 54. My last period was 11months ago, the previous two were 6 months apart.

Around 18 months ago I would wake 3 or 4 times a night as I was too hot, but this has stopped, possibly due to a change of mattress and bedding type.

My sex drive is higher than it has been for years, but this might be because I've stopped taking the pill ( if I ever ran out or took a break my sex drive went up).

I don't seem to have any other symptoms and I just don't know how far along the process I am, or what to expect next?

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Summerhillsquare · 06/01/2026 12:50

I would say you are close to your last period, or may already have had it, which is the technical definition of menopause. My last two were 6months apart. I wish it was clear which is the last one, I'd have had a celebration!

Andtheworldwentwhite · 06/01/2026 17:04

Oh my goodness you may be near the end!!!! Sigh. Wish I was.

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