I have gone from thinking I was suffering from Alzheimer’s, to learning that “the change’ lasts 10 years, that there are 49 symptoms, in addition, to, the only one I knew about then, hot flushes. Increased stress, anxiety, weight gain, insomnia, ghastly mood swings are all part of the glorious picture. Read the book about life as a middle aged women learning about the peri-menopause world.