Junkyardgirl, I've told you this before and I'll say it again (very nicely! lol) - get your thyroid antibodies checked girl! You have a goiter, you are depressed, tired and sleepy - all symptoms of Hypothyroidism. The majority of doctors won't test the antibodies (I went through about 7 doctors, including an endocrinologist to finally find a doctor who would check them). My numbers are all perfectly okay except for my antibodies - normal is like 30, mine were 5200! 1 week on Synthroid, the depression and anxiety attacks were gone! The other symptoms are slowing improving. It took me a long time to get diagnosed and it'll take a long time to heal. Go to the top thyroid doctors site and find another doctor. Ask for the thyroid antibodies test. IF it's fine, then try a different antidepressant. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: Top Docs

My periods themselves never bothered me or slowed me down. I did have some rough times with PMS including the migraines like Andalusian. Perimenopause was a bear because of the unpredictability and the mood swings. I would bloat, get my period and bloat up again the day after never knowing whether it was another period or not. Pretty much constant PMS along with all the bad eating habits. I'm 56 now, haven't had a period since I was fifty. The first year was an emotional roller coaster with lots of mood swings but things got better from there. I had hot flashes but only only a couple of night sweats the first couple of years. Never took anything including herbals and OTCs. I think that actually helped my body adjust faster. Today my libido is back, I haven't experienced dryness, (knock wood)and I am loving the freedom of not having to plan around my cycle,emotional or otherwise. The one downside is my weight is much harder to control and I carry it in the middle now. I've weighed much more in the past but never had such a large midriff,stomach and waistline as I do now.

Hi, I started prempro 6 years ago. But I also started Wellburtrin XL at the same time. I am an the lowest dose of Prempro and no Wellbutrin now. Yes, it made me feel better. It is a personal gamble. The years are hard, but what else can you do? Give it a few months. Keep a journal of how you feel. Oh and want2benormal. What is prempro cream, Premarin Cream?

Oh, Cheerful1, that's a tough one because everyone is so different. It took me years to come to any kind of peace and understanding about myself and my humanity. It was kind of a combination of a psychological and spiritual search. I had to start at the beginning of my life, look at how I was raised, what my family dynamics were, what my core beliefs were, what my psychological needs were (for me it was approval and the need for unconditional love). Those may have been things that I never felt I had as a child, although I have really nice parents. I had to try and understand where my fears are rooted and face them. I had to learn how to be emotionally secure and what I call "adult" and feel secure with everything that I am, positive and negative. The biggest help to me was the study of Jungian psychology. It took a long time, and I had to give up some beliefs that I have had for 50 years. It's been a total transformation in my way of thinking and being, and it's been absolute hell until the last few months. I started journaling my dreams, writing poetry to express my emotional pain, and I am serious when I say I was pretty self-centered in my endeavor, but I realized that no-one can do it for me. I have to do it myself, and I can't tell you how liberating it has been. I surely hope you can find something that works for you. It opens up a whole new world. Sincerely, Mrs H