It would be reassuring to know that the debiliatating sympoms some women experience during menopause, have a definite shelf life. Sadly, not even that is guaranteed.
I also cannot understand how some women seemingly sail through, whilst others are at deaths door half the time.
I still maintain the argument, that women are not biologically meant to live beyond menopause. Instead, we find ourselves trialling this hormone, that hormone and a bit of the other, for good measure. Nothing we take, will ever replace our levels pre meno levels: instead, we are left to mdudle through, trying to find some symptom control, to allow us to sleep, work and function (often at great financial expense!)
I would give up HRT in a heartbeat, if it were not for my bladder going crackers. I mean, no amount of vagifem or ovestin sorts out the constant weeing. I have to take systemic HRT and for that, I am so annoyed. Reason, because I have experienced so many side effects, bleeding etc etc.. I actually dislike taking HRT. In truth, I am not even looking at long term health benefits of HRT. More, just to avoid weeing 100 times at work!
I think menopause as a whole, is very misunderstood. But I am SO envious of women who are just cracking on with life, without having to deal with awful symptoms.