Dear Molly and Cowgal,
Thanks for replying to my message. I have had soooo many symptoms for several ,several years. Most of my symptoms are listed in the Before The Change book. Allergies,Anger, Anxiety, Blood sugar imbalance, depression, headaches, brain fog, heart palpitations, hot flashes, breast tenderness, feelings of going crazy, moos swings, bloating, extreme weight gain, sexual desire loss, you name it and it had my name written all over it
. But all I have ever heard from some very prominant physcians were oh lose weight and you'll feel like a new woman (that was at age 30 and I weighed about 119lb, I am 5' 0" and was holding down a 10 to 15 hour job and had 5 kids, and married)
. So I asked the Doc to stop waisting my time get out of my exam room so I could get dressed and I didnt go back to a GYN for 10 years. I am 41 fixing to be 42, and the symptoms have increased dramatically
. I had a spinal injury over 6 years ago and the bladder and bowel incontinece, was blamed on the injury, but everything else there was no answer, not even the weight gain. I had already reached 125lb's at my injury time. Then I went up to 188lb's, now after struggling to loose weight I am down to 164lb's but I have to starve to do that. And I bought a gazelle I can get on that a work out and it doesn't hurt my back. I am so looking forward to reading the before change book and I just tonite went and bought the fat flush plan cookbook and shopping guide, by the same author. So we will see how well this works. At this point I am ready to try anything. Well I have rambled on enough
. I just felt so desperate until I read the board. Thanks for listening or should I say reading
Dana
No one seems to understand! 
And I sent him back to the book store for her book The fat Flush Plan. All I know is my GYN says I am too young for menopause, even though all the women on my side of the family went through (as my mother called it) pre-menopause. She said it's just something you have to learn to live with because no Dr. will understand you. My Dr. did put me on progesterine 2 years ago to inhibit the growth of uterine cancer, because of a spot on my cervix, and a spot inside my uterus. The Dr. said it was cancer, then after a second biopsy it was precancer. Whatever! You have to understand I live in a very small town 2 GYB's next town over 75 miles away. Thank goodness for this message board and all of you woman that write Bye Dana 
My DH used to think that my PMS had morphed into fulltime - lol! I absolutely LOVE Gittleman's work! She has helped me not only to get through perimenopause without murdering anyone, but her book, the Fat Flush Plan, helped me lose 58 pounds (50 pounds in 5 months!) 
), better concentration (good-bye brain fog 
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