MY EYES ARE TIRED!

Thank you. Tried that before I knew it was menopause. If it wasn't menopause, it would probably help.

Good idea the warm milk

@KindredSoul Please, follow the directions of the physicians you have seen about the condition. You might be having other symptoms apart from menopause.

Fortunately, I can't say I feel pain. Well, perhaps when I try to sleep. It's a weird kind of pain. It's kind of like a highly charged sense of frustration. It actually does hurt. I don't know if I'm explaining it correctly. Otherwise, it's more an unreasonable level or anger or rage. The ones that scare me are the ones I don't remember. I'm not an angry person. I love rainbows and butterflies and I still believe in unicorns and fairies and Santa Clause! I get along with children far more easily than I do with adults. Or at least I used to. :-(

@Strawberry18 Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm a beach blossom and I always will be...so I am well aware of how therapeutic walking barefoot can be.

I'm soooo looking forward to it!

@KindredSoul thank you for this, my friend. It would absolutely help us and be educated. We never talked anything about menopause that is why we are unaware that there is something more to it. I am sorry for the way things ended up with you and your husband. But really, you helped us future generations to be aware of menopause. It is a big help for us.

@mlgen1037 You are quite welcome. I remember seeing it in other women. The ones that would stick out most are when I would see women completely freak out. For what seemed to be no reason at all. Then literally the next moment they turn their head to look at someone and would honestly and kindly ask "What?" They had no idea what transpired just moments before. I had done that. Those are the moments that scare me the most because I have no memory of what I should be apologizing for.

It will. In retrospect, it explains a lot about my mother. At least, I'd like to believe it was menopause. I've posted about it and talked about it a few times. I'm often thanked for talking about it because it is a sensitive and personal issue. In fact, did you know that it is not uncommon for marriages to end in divorce because of menopause? Menopause is not the same for everyone. I had to suffer 7 years of perimenopause. I had no idea what was going on with me. My doctors were also baffled. For me menopause in any form wasn't a consideration because it started in my early 30's. Everyone just chalked it up to stress. Menopause was something my mother and her generation did not talk about. Which I believe is such a disservice to the next generation of women. Daughters should know what to prepare for. We all should. I got married when I was 34. If I knew I about menopause, I wouldn't have. I got divorced 10 years later. My then husband found it too difficult to deal with. And I don't blame him.

@KindredSoul keep perservering. Menopause is the least understood of women's afflictions. :-)

@Starmaiden Thank you for that. Many people don't understand that. I try to be as patient and I can be considering I'm going through it and I still don't understand it. --{--{@

Wow! It must be nice. While I was trying to fight it and make it better it turned my life upside down and nearly destroyed my relationships. At the very least everyone is terrified of me. LOL! I was one of those that was always happy. Apparently, everyone's best friend. In sensitive situations, I endeavoured to weigh my words carefully. I was the one everyone came to for any advise. I was the neighborhood mom! Well, my verbal filter is all but gone and at times I have an impossibly short fuse if any at all. Since I have stopped trying to make it better, it is better.

Thank you. I appreciate that. Often women that have had mild forms of menopause will try and tell me what worked for them should work for me. I've learned to take a deep breath and walk away. I envy all of you. It will pass. I just need to roll with it.

Yes. Thank you. I'm trying to keep myself from napping otherwise I know it will be another sleepless night tonight. I'm not one to nap. When I do it just messes up my entire sleep schedule for days.