Hi von morris. Just read your posts and I could have written them myself! I think I am maybe a year ahead of you in the Peri 'journey' (aka decent into living hell). Yr 1 - Mid cycle brown stringy gunk, digestive issues, loose poos, burping, can't tolerate gluten or alcohol like I used to (Told hormones but as a procedurequeue scans = stress) Yr - Mood changes, health anxiety, periods longer and heavier, chronic insomnia Yr 3 Muscle aches, brain fog, short term memory rubbish, tingling/cold hands and feet, periods every 6-8 weeks sometimes, brown gunk before or after periods, anxiety worse Yr 4 Anxiety, anxiety anxiety! Periods maybe every 6 week and a bit heavier. Main learnings...if you are not sleeping and eating well everything is so much worse anxiety/gut/body wise. I did full sleep makeover - painted room /black out blinds/changed bed layout. No tea or coffee after 4pm. Don't eat late. Find 'easy' book, avoid gadgets. I now have a cold ' washdown' with a flannel before bed which seems to really help. I also do have some GP prescribed sleeping tabs for reassurance. I take 0.5 tab if I have a bad run of 3 nights to get my back on track. I have needed them maybe 3-4 times a year. I take Magnesium and multivits.
My main learning is that no matter what I have taken I will have ups and downs and sometimes my downs are pretty bad (but they get better again). Exercise helps. I too have no one to talk too but have found HUGE comfort from this web site.
