I'm 45, and I really did NOT know this could come on so fast. One minute there were no symptoms at all. I had an endometrial ablation two years ago, so no periods to mess with. Then there were night sweats. Then hot flashes. I was ingnoring those nicely, but then pain during sex. That sent me to the doctor quick and fast, who at first didn't think it was menopause. I'm the one who suggested it when he saw nothing unusual in the pelvic exam. He said, "well, there could be some thinning, we'll do tests." And BOOM - tests say menopause.
Then I noticed dry eyes, general moodiness, tearfullness and tinitus. All in the space of two weeks!!!! The problems with intimacy are the most troublesome. My husband is only 43 and I'm only 45 and we've only been married nine years. I can live with being exhausted and generally feeling terrible, but I am NOT prepared to give up my sex life! With lubricants it is somewhat better, but not what it was and darn it all I went from literally too much lubrication to nothing in the space of a WEEK!!!
Okay...TMI, huh? Sorry.

Am I alone in this? It's only been a couple of weeks, so maybe I'm worried prematurely, but I just don't know what to do.