Been peri menopausal for a while now.....I think!
My periods have always been a non issue - regular as clockwork, not very heavy and lasting 2-3 days.
About 4 years ago they became really heavy - soaking through tampon and pad heavy - but fortunately still only a few days. Then they got slightly closer together and lots more cramping and boob pain than usual. About 6 months ago they became much lighter again and a bit more erratic, sometimes 3 weeks between, sometimes 4 and more recently 6. I've stopped getting pain and discharge around ovulation, which was quite normal for me.
Other symptoms which I'm sure are related are -
- very poor sleep - I go to bed late, otherwise I lie for hours not able to sleep, then I wake up frequently, tossing and turning, with really bad twitchy legs, finally getting through the night and feel exhausted in the morning (any advice here would be greatly appreciated!)
- I seem to have developed hay fever, which I've never suffered with before. This year has been particularly bad.
- I get very hot feet in the evenings, which is really weird, no hot flushes elsewhere.
- I am soooo forgetful - used to be really good at names, now I can't remember any! I forget everything! So much so that I worry about dementia.
I'm sure there's some symptoms I've forgotten and loads more to come!
Oops, forgot to say, I'm 49, haven't discussed it with my doc yet - really want to get through without HRT if at all possible
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