Please, please never take medical advice from someone over the internet. You need to do your research and decide for yourself what's best for you. I provided a very little bit of information. You need to do a lot more research yourself using that information and any other information you get in response to your question before you decide to take your doctor's recommendation. The prozac/serafem isn't likely to do anything about the new menstrual problems you're having. Your doctor may be hoping that it will change the way you view these new problems. That's not as crazy as it sounds. Perimenopause is full of surprises and for a lot of women just knowing that these things are a normal part of menopause is calming. Everything you've listed here is normal in the years before menopause. Has your doctor done any diagnostic tests to rule out a physical cause for the changes other than menopause? An endometrial biopsy and an ultrasound might be good ideas if these have not yet been done. Bloodwork for menopause is a waste of time and money because the levels are so variable. Good luck and feel free to email me if you wish.

Backs plashes are difficult because they are basically design decisions vs building decisions and while most of us are good at picking and figuring, pre-visualizing is tougher. Even some KDs aren't especially good at doing a back splash so don't beat yourself up. Tile design can be very challenging -- if the store will help out with it that's always a bonus. Some will for a nominal or no fee. They'll do the design and sometimes even help find an installer. . When it gets tough, instead of getting lost in tile world I think it might be easier to find a photo of a backsplash you love, or even of a tile object you love. If you post it folks here can give suggestions about how it will work in the kitchen and whether it will produce the result. Then it can be used as the basis for the splash (take it along while shopping). Here's an extensive list of tile sources which can help with some of the pre-shopping. http://www.atticmag.com/shopping/tile.html My backsplash basically sets the style of the kitchen. It runs from countertop to ceiling on 2 walls -- so it's the opposite of the 4" micro-splash. I began with the tile and picked around it (not typical). My inspiration was ceramic tile stoves. I drew out a scale "cartoon" of the splash and colored it in and taped it up to see how it would look. Tile has repetitive pattern so it always draws the eye. The cartoon was a bit of work but very helpful as it covered nearly a 2' x 3' section (paper taped together).

Softball, I see some good ideas for next year in your list. The kids gave us a digital picture frame for all our pictures from when we got married to now, 40 some years later. Can't remember what it is called. It plays them or freezes. Older DS loaded it so we could use it as soon as we opened it. I had forgotten some of those pictures. Gads, I looked thinner and better in my younger years! I wanted and received a screech owl house from younger DS. We live close to a preserve, and this area is over run with mice and rats. I wish I could have gone for a barn owl house for the rats, but they make too much nocturnal noise for us and the neighbors. This will help and be interesting to watch. DH gave me a new closet to be installed later. New shelves, rods, etc. by California Closets. We are not do it yourselfers and the builder's lousy rods and shelves are kaput.

Did i-Cool for Menopause not work for you? Did it fail to relieve you of your hot flashes and night sweats? If so, you might be entitled to a refund. As part of a class action settlement, you can submit a claim for your refund here: http://i-coolclassaction.com/claim-verification/ It only takes a minute. If i-Cool for Menopause did not work for you, make sure you get your portion of the settlement funds before April 4th or it will be too late! Here is the notice: NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT Doe v. DSM Nutritional Products, LLC et al. Case No. 30-2011-00510631-CU-MT-CXC (Orange County Superior Court) If you bought DSM Nutritional Products, LLC’s “i-Cool for Menopause” product you could be entitled to money from a legal settlement. A Settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit with DSM Nutritional Products, LLC (“DSM” or “Defendant”) involving DSM’s product, i-Cool for Menopause. A class action lawsuit pending in the Superior Court of California for the County of Orange entitled Doe v. DSM Nutritional Products, LLC et al. (Case No. 30-2011-00510631-CU-MT-CXC) may affect your rights. Plaintiff Jane Doe claims that Defendant misrepresented i-Cool for Menopause’s efficacy for the reduction of menopausal symptoms, specifically hot flashes. DSM vigorously denies these allegations and the Court has not decided who is right. A class action lawsuit was filed against DSM Nutritional Products, LLC (“DSM” or “Defendant”). In this lawsuit, Plaintiff claims, among other things, that the phrase “clinically proven to safely reduce hot flashes by up to 85%” on Defendants package was false or misleading in violation of California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1750, et seq.) and California Unfair Competition Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17500, et seq.) The Action further alleges that Defendant’s alleged misrepresentations were designed to, and did, lead Plaintiff and others similarly situated (collectively the “Class”) to believe that the Product could cause an 85% reduction in hot flashes when it could not. DSM Nutritional Products, LLC denies that the phrase or any other representations are false, misleading or otherwise unlawful and the Court has not decided who is right. Your Options In This Settlement File a Claim. You must file a claim to remain in the Class. You will be bound by the Court’s rulings, but you can object to the Settlement. Claim Forms must be signed and postmarked (or submitted online) by April 4, 2016. By remaining in the Class, you will release claims against Defendant as outlined in the detailed Notice, which is available here. Exclude yourself and keep your right to sue the Defendant. Your written request for exclusion must be postmarked by April 4, 2016. Object to the Settlement and/or appear in Court, only if you remain in the Class. You may hire your own attorney for these purposes, but do not have to. Your written request to object or appear must be postmarked by April 29, 2016. The Court will hold a hearing (the “Fairness Hearing”) on May 20, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. (PST) in Department CX-102 at the courthouse located at 751 W Santa Ana Blvd, Santa Ana, CA 92701 to decide whether to approve the Settlement and determine the amount of attorneys’ fees and Plaintiff’s incentive awards. These options are explained in the Notice of Class Action Settlement Important Dates: Deadline to file and postmark objections (including any requests to appear before the Court): April 29, 2016 Deadline to submit a claim: April 4, 2016 Deadline to postmark requests for exclusion: April 4, 2016 Final Approval Hearing: May 20, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. (PST) For full information about the settlement, visit: http://i-coolclassaction.com/