Hi girlies, I'm newish here and thought I had better introduce myself and give a little of my story. I'm 56 and had been 5 months with no period and was starting to feel half human again when WHAM a prolonged (6 week), heavy period began and I had to seek the help of GP to stop the bleed which she did with Norethisterone. Since this I have been feeling pants with many meno symptoms, anxiety, shaky, and have been off work now for 2 weeks. Don't really want to start HRT as my old bod doesn't usually like taking meds, so gonna have to dust myself down and ride this menopausal mare bareback. Just wondered if you think this is just a meno blip and, given time, things should revert to how I was feeling before this last (horrid) period. At the moment I can't see me facing work for another week or so - how do others cope with work along with the menopause? Any help/advice gratefully accepted. Love and light to all xx