The worst thing about menopause is the bad press it gets.
Menopause is a great relief - no more monthly hassles, no more PMT. Life continues on as usual, and the experience of emotional peace and balance are a great liberation.
The sky doesn't fall in, it's great. Like Kat i did it the natural way, and like Carol I experience the lead up to it (for a few years) as intense and exhausting. I also used progesterone cream during that time, made from yams & other things.
I feel much happier, liberated even, as a post menopausal woman.