Not sure why your happy about going through menopause, but, ok.
I'm glad your able to look at it as a positive. I guess in a way it could be. I'm not enjoying it at all. Sometimes it is pretty funny, the stupid stuff I do or say. The other day I took my clothes out of the washer, put them in the dryer and then turned the washer back on. I'm thinking, "What in God's name am I doing now". LOL

I'm actually going to miss my periods. It's the only time I feel relief and normal. lol I wish you luck going through it. It's a tough road for some and others just seem to breeze through it. Hopefully you'll be one of the ones to breeze through.

Take Care, Donna

I looked forward to Menopause also prior to the spring of 08. The only thing I knew at that time is it meant I will have no more periods. That thought was so blissful. Now I pray every day it does not come back. I can't start this journey over. I think it is very good that you are getting an understanding of Peri/Meno/Post in advance. Knowledge is power for sure in this journey. I was not equipped with the knowledge. If and when you need support this group will help guide you through it. Take care! Deny

thanks for your replies i am not happy really about going though the change just happy about not going to get periods anymore i may still get a perioid here and there the doc said until i fully go through the change. i just wish i was a little older i am only 40. i did not have any kids at theis point i cant anyway. i am not looking forward the the hot flashes ect though.

Going through menopause is not a walk in the park. It is important to have periods. When you're having periods, your body thinks it's still "in the game". You stop having periods when your estrogen gets too low. When your estrogen gets low, your FSH increases. The higher the FSH gets, the more symptoms of "dying off" you're going to get such as: depression, inability to lose the belly, insomnia, joint pain, a strong sense of not wanting to be touched, anxiety, fogging thinking, loss of memory, no sex drive, lack of motivation, no energy, and a sense of never being content or happy. Having periods tells your brain you still have a use and function. When you stop having a period, your brain thinks you're throwing in the towel so it prepares to make way for the new generation.

Women can begin hormonally declining after her second child, whatever age that may be. When women wait until their thirties or forties to have kids, the hormones don't bounce back after pregnancy like they do for younger, more hormonally sound women. You want your body in a state of reproduction as long as possible.

Replacing your hormones to youthful levels with plant based hormones in a rhythmic manner is the best way to go. The biggest problem is finding a physician with any advanced hormone training. Medical schools DO NOT teach anything about hormones or hormone replacement therapy. Doctors are trying to balance hormones without any training whatsoever. If you call reading the estrogen sample packet instruction sheet education, then your GP will be well trained.

Believe me, you want your periods as long as you are able. You're "still in the game."