I wanted to rip my clothes off

by Margie L
(Sarasota, FL)

I remember clearly when I first noticed that something was changing with my body. I was sitting in an important meeting, wearing a long sleeved turtleneck sweater, sweating like crazy and and all of a sudden I just had an urge to just rip off my sweater, right there in front of all these executive men in business suits!

My body felt like it was in a sauna and I would have paid anyone $100 or more for a towel to dry off my sweat. Of course I didn't rip my clothes off, but from that day on, I never wore long sleeved tops and always dressed in layers that could be peeled off without embarrassment.

Friends told me, "Don't worry, it will only last a few years and then it will be all over! They lied! It is now 10 years later and I am still dressing in layers and ripping my clothes off! It is a pain for me but my husband is not complaining! Maybe I will make it into the Guiness Book of World records as the woman with the longest record of suffering through menopausal hot flashes.