How is a woman when they start going through menopause?

Every woman will experience menopause in a different manner. Some of the symptoms that accompany changes in hormone levels include hotflashes, weight gain esp around the abdominal area, irritability, food craving, fatigue. Not all woman experience these problems and some have them in varying length and intensity.

The same, only worse.
a crazy b.itch
like a roller coaster, a creeky and withered roller coaster that's about to collapse.
How old is she? or what does she go through? It could be anytime between the ages of as young as 35 to as old as about 55. For most women - sometime in their 50s. They go through alot of emotional upheavals, change is unbearable and they are very touchy and have incredible mood swings like being pregnant or having a period. It's a very difficult time for most women as they realize it's the end of the "youth" of their lives and can no longer bear children.
You get "Hot Flashes".. so one minute you will feel cold, the next you are hot
i saw my friends mom going through it