I am 48, generally in good health, no daily medications except my vitamin/mineral supplements I've been taking for the past 10 years. I follow a strict diet with no added sugar or white flour. However, in the past two months, I have gained 18 pounds, feel anxious a lot with waves of extreme dread and am even finding lesions on my scalp. I had a blood test done and my Gyn, but she said I'm not in menopause yet. She did not offer any solution other than a "live with it" attitude.