I have been browsing for a long time reading all the amazing posts and all the helpful, educational and informative replies!
I am 72 and got through the first phase of menopause very well, taking HRT in my fifties for about five years on and off, really my menopause was a breeze! I now feel that the second phase of the menopause has kicked in with a vengeance, Vaginal Atrophy and awful aching muscles and hot flushes, at my age!!!
I am taking treatment for the VA and after months it has completely cleared up, but I know I am on it for life.
Now I need to sort out my aching back muscles, but I suppose age is a thing here, I am a work in progress and have to decide what my next step is!