Hi CLKD
Went thru peri in my 40s but didn’t know what was happening although o had a good inclination but doctors said no. I ended up on sertraline as the anxiety was so bad
I survived all that only to find post menopause I became flat as a oancake- I literally had no motivation or inclination to do anything!
That plus brain fog - which really affected work.
Above led me to try HRT which is def helping , feel so much better-
But this bloated belly , which I’m not convinced is HRT - I dont know but there must be a a way past it !?