Hi Y`all. I am a newbie-have never posted, but read these lo-carb boards RELIGIOUSLY! When I read this thread, I just had to get my 2 cents in. I am 50 and thank God, my hot flashes seem to have disappeared, but still sometimes have the mood swings. The depression is the worst. I take Nutri-zac at the times it gets really bad. It has St. Johns in it, among other things, and it really does help-quickly. As far as the "celery", BBLONDIE, If I`m getting the gist here, I had just about lost all my desire. My TOM is starting to go about 4 months between, sometimes, too. But the celery part is getting better now. Whew! lol Sorry bout writing a mini-novel here, but this is a subject we all have questions about. Anyway, I am fixin` to post a poem I wrote a few years ago about menopause. Hope you enjoy it cause I know you`ll relate to it!