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I just turned 45 and have ZERO symptoms of menopause as far as I can tell.  No hot flashes, no heavy/irregular periods, no unpredictable cycles, normal length etc.  BUT... I have noticed in the last 5 yrs or so that I get some intense PMS symptoms in the 2 weeks before my period.  My breasts get REALLY sore and my "mean quotient" goes WAY up.  It's as if I've filed my tongue.  I don't know how much of the mean I really let out, but I sure feel it inside.  I feel all tied up in knots, crabby, trivial things bugging me way more than they should, etc.  I've got a teenager and 2 preteens, so that doesn't help either as my life is obviously less than "tranquil" most of the time.  I mean, I'm not sitting around evenings relaxing and cross stitching in front of a good TV show like a mom whose done raising kids, I'm doing "mom" stuff still at 45. 

So, I decided to make an appointment with the GYN and talk about what could help me.  I've already cut out the caffeine and tried some of the natural remedies, but nothing helps.  I just KNOW she'll want to put me on The Pill, but do I really want to take that at my age when I don't need to (tubes tied), risk getting fat and having migraines come back?  I don't think so.  What about anti-depressants?  Is that something like to be recommended to me.  I'm not depressed, I'm happy as a clam as long as I'm not premenstrual.  What should I ask for, or expect?

and if you will re-read what i said in the 4th and last paragraphs, you will see that every thing i said hinges upon the fact that her premise must be right and that she must weigh her QA corrections against GOOD training and with the BOS. 

It is my opinion that i am NOT steering her wrong.  IF, i repeat IF, she is being told to do things incorrectly, she will have more problems than a bad habit to break.  She will also have problems with another QA person correcting again differently, and her only source of justification being poor QA. After time, she may even forget the right way to do something. and if you lower the bar and make it okay in your mind to do shabby work because that is what your present QA wants, chances are that your work will get even worse, as the standards of excellence have already been blurred, so what's the point in trying?  I may not be doing the best job explaining this, but i am confident in the position i take.  Don't tell me i'm steering her wrong, let newbie decide what makes sense to her.