The changes have sort of got me down.I'm forty and I'm finished with the changes, and if there's anything I don't want it's to be young again.
changes
noun difficulties US, 1973
the changes
Menopause. Some women have many difficulties during the changes, both physical and emotional.
changes
n. an alteration in one’s mental state. (see also go through the changes.) I’m forty and I’m finished with the changes, and if there’s anything I don’t want it’s to be young again.