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The Seven Dwarfs of Menopause arrived at my door without warning:

The Seven Dwarfs of Menopause arrived at my door without warning: Itchy, Bitchy, Sweaty, Sleepy, Bloated, Forgetful and Psycho . One by one they crept into my own private cottage in the woods and started to take over my life. The first to arrive was Itchy. I developed this itch on my right calf that was so irritating, I wanted to scratch the skin right off my body. Then Bitchy came to my door. No longer was my PMS contained to one or two days a month--it felt like constant PMS. Then I would swing from Bitchy to Weepy for God's sake, what was wrong with me? Ding-dong...... It's the middle of the night and Sweaty has crawled into bed with me. Oh, yes, Sweaty brought embarrassing hot flashes and introduced me to night sweats where it seemed as if a faucet had been attached between my breast. Of course Sweaty brought about Sleepy, because I was tired all the time. I would wake up so many times in the night and not be able to get back to sleep. Bloated crept in slowly, my once-svelte figure got thick through the middle section, even though I was following my weight-loss program that had worked so well for so many years! I can't quite remember when Forgetful arrived, but one day my brain stopped working. I considered myself a pretty focused woman until Forgetful came, and I could not keep a coherent thought in my brain. Am I getting Alzheimer's? I wondered. Last, Psycho slowly encroached upon my happy marriage. This was probably the most unpleasant of the dwarf family. Sex was no longer on the top of my list... or on my list at all. My husband would give me that knowing look, and I would think, "Frankly, I'd rather have a smoothie. The Seven Dwarfs of Menopause! - What a family...

Hi Jacky, That's soooo funny! Not quiet there yet, but it's on the horizon - can still relate. Debbie

YES that's exactly it! Jo.

Excellent Jacky. Spot on! Hubby read it over my shoulder nodding constantly! Daisy (only 43 and so not fair!)

Me too! only 44 and wasnt expecting any off the seven dwarves to come visiting for about another 5 years. Joan.:(

Jacky think you may have hit a nail on the head here my hubby too was reading this over my shoulder, and as some members know, i have not had a good time of it lately. i am now wondering (seriously) if this could be part of the prob, especially the weepy bit. and as for Sex, well forget it. could i really be starting the menopause??? Bev

Sorry Bev, no idea what the S word is although my window cleaner thinks otherwise! lol Daisy

so i read Daisy!!! lol

Yaeh, I couldnt possibly be preggers. Just not a chance. So it must be one of the dwarves then , been stealing my oestrogen when I wasnt looking! Joan.

I know what you mean, I have all 7 in my house as well, as I am the only female here I have lots of targets to take it out on....poor men, they don't know what mood to find me in next. Bev

jackie so funnyyyyyyyyyyyyyy i am half way through it they say it taked 10 yrsgrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr .I take evening primrose oil very rarely have bad sweats not like my friend who is soaking at nite in bed x

Oh dear - I think I have some of them living with me too :O(

Don't we have such fun being a woman !!! I went through mine in my early 30's after the hysterectomy, only to be told i will go through it again around the usual age. Oh well, something to look forward to lol sandra PS or it could be the 3 P's painful periods painful births painful menopause [to make the men suffer LOL]

Believe me I make sure that when I suffer so do they, why should it only be us women who have to go through this, and be for that we have the trouble on a regular basis...know what I mean, we must be the strongest sex as men don't have any of this to go through. :)) Bev

If men had to suffer they would have found a cure by now. Ros.

Why wait to be menopausal - be bitchy NOW! I am now post-menopausal which means I have no memory. I think sex is something posh people had their coal delivered in. nell

That'll be it Nell. I was trying to remember what the S word was! Daisy

Ooh, Jacky! I'm offended! Can't think of a good reason why, but I am, boo hoo! Oh, I know what it is - the truth hurts. They'll be calling on me soon, as I'm getting to "that age", so I guess I'd better cut and paste the above for when it happens, eh? Glenys x In another sulk, 'cos you've just reminded me of my age, lol.

I'm beginning to wonder if there is 'an age'!! It seems to vary from 30 to 50+! You'd think by now nature could have sorted it out so that it was fairly standard and we could know where we are! So how many partners kept out of the way after saying 'yes' to every point as they read them? How many didn't and have suffered?? Jacky ;-)