Just to say hello
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I've been in peri for around 7 years. My GP still reckons I'm too young, I'm 48, but a gynaecologist said that I was in peri.
I have had ME for 11 years and as symptoms overlap I suppose it can be easy for my GP to relate everything to that.
I've had terrible night sweats, insomnia, dry skin, thinning skin and hair, vaginal dryness etc.
Recently my peri symptoms have gotten more intense and I've started to have mood changes too. There is a cyclic timing becoming apparent, though I haven't diarised it.
I have had episodes of missed and irregular periods over last few years, lighter too. Recently, though, I've missed two consecutive periods and have had cramping, this is new. Also new is severe nausea and the mood changes, I don't feel like myself when they develop.
I did a pregnancy test, it was negative. It wasn't likely that I'd be pregnant but as the symptoms have changed, somewhat, I thought it best to check.
I'm having a rough time lately. That's how I've found this forum.
Is it likely that I'm now closer to menopause?
I keep thinking about HRT but am worried that it'd make those horrible mood changes worse....they scare me.