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Please tell me your embarrassing menopause stories.

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KhakiOrca · 28/04/2026 19:21

I am 54 and always thought ' there's no way I'm gonna let a natural life cycle affect me' well...for that last few weeks I have been waking up sweating, literally soaked in sweat. I need a fan on to prevent this now (poor DP has to put up with fan noise)
Last week I lost my keys while out shopping ( never done this before) I was flustered and having hot flushes and stood by my car that I couldn't get in to to have a cigarette, forgot the filters so it was disgusting and I threw it on the floor...one of those jobs worth people come and fined me 150 quid. ( thought he was a security guard telling me he found my keys, but no ...

Went to a well known supermarket yesterday what i had been to before and happily weed in before... but this time I walked in and was hit by the stench of piss, I then saw three things that I worked out were mens urinals! I QUICKLY walked out and found the toilet with the skirt rather than the trousers thank gawd. Another problem is urgency.

And now today, went to a regular place for my daughters birthday, I go in to the right toilets and no water is coming out of the tap, so my hands are full of soap, I tell the manager there's no water coming from the tap in women's toilets., she goes and checks it out, she then comes over to me and says ' do you realise the water tap needs to be pressed '
Seriously, tell me it doesn't get worse!

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Kate8175 · Yesterday 20:31

KhakiOrca · 28/04/2026 19:53

I will. Not really worried about the fine tbh. Just wondered if anyone is feeling brain fog through menopause etc

Oh 100% with you on menopause… brain fog, night sweats, staring at people I’ve known for years and having no idea what they’re called, stumbling over words, going the wrong way on routes I’ve walked or driven for years, … the list goes on. HRT has honestly really helped

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