The more I read this forum the more it's dawned on me quite how lucky I have been.
I think my peri symptoms started about 8 years ago (I was 35 then) when I had a lot of heart rythm issues and ended up being investigated by a cardiologist who reaced teh conclusion there was nothing wrong with me from that perspective but acknowledged by suggested link with my monthly cycle and suggested if things didn't settle I go on the pill to stabilise me. It did settle a bit, I had no idea then I was peri, and I just kind of carried on.
Things then went along what now I can see as a fairly steady progression. Bouts of BV, loss of sex drive, vaginal dryness, flooding (had to switch to a menstrual cup), shortening of cycle, horrible menstrual flow, extreme tiredness, poor sleeping, night sweats, mood swings, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, feeling faint, debilitating headaches. I was aware for a couple of years I was definitely heading towards meno but finally went to the doctor when the anxiety side got really bad earlier this year.
The GP I saw listened, said she wasn't convinced it was menopause but that we'd do bloods see what they said and then probably try HRT to see what it did. I have had depression in the past and I had questioned whether it was that but the GP acknowledged that I felt it wasn't like that, my moods were like flicking a switch. My FSH was a bit high (late 20s) but not exceptional but she said she was going to give me the diagnosis of early menopause and put me on HRT. Just like that.
I feel a million times better, I had no idea hormones did so much to a woman and after seeing some of the struggles people have had feelI've been exceptionally lucky not to have to fight at a time when I had very little fight in me!
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