I am having menopause symptoms

I am 43 years old. I have been going through many job changes in the last five months, two that I have been fired from. Recently, I have noticed that I feel angry towards my children and yell at them or become nit picky. I feel different when I forget to take my vitamins. When I answer people, I have short replies and answers that are not thought out. My daughter says that I seem pre-occupied. Do you think I could be depressed? Could this be early menopause?

Advice: Actually, 43 is not too early for pre-menopause. You seem to have a lot of the symptoms. Sometimes at this stage women do well with Prozac or one of the anti-depressants. They seem to have some good side effects that help with the snippiness, etc. A good suggestion would be to go see your gynecologist and get his/her opinion.

Your will most likely have your old self back. If this doesn’t work, get back to us. But also stay in touch with your medical doctor until you have this thing taken care of.