I'd ask them to show you the research that says peri only happens post 46
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Morning everyone. I have really enjoyed reading this thread and picked up some apps/books to check out. I am 39 and at the start of this year had a period of feeling so so low, came out of nowhere, no reason for it. Got prescribed antidepressants that I didn't get on with so decided not to take them and then after a couple of months it passed. Then I got diagnosed with low vit B12 so I have to have an injection every 3 months which has really helped with how tired I was feeling. Then I started with night sweats and BO during the day and terrible bacne and went to doctor saying I feel like I might be in early menopause. The doctor said no way, you are way too young, but it could be your thyroid, so we need to check bloods. Blood tests came back showing thyroid absolutely fine but my estrogen and progesterone both low at which point the doctor did a complete turnaround and said it's definitely early menopause! She said I need a referral to gynae to discuss options, but because I take the pill without a one week break, I've not had a period for a long time so no idea if my periods are affected. She wants me to come off the pill and have a blood test on day 2-5 after my period starts, or let her know if I don't get a period at all.
This has prompted me to really pay attention to my symptoms and start tracking them and they definitely seem cyclical, like my back clears up but then a few days ago got spotty again, then the night sweats started after a few weeks without them.
I am seeing this an opportunity to finally try and understand my body and work with it after years of fighting against my body, yo yo dieting etc!
This has prompted me to really pay attention to my symptoms and start tracking them and they definitely seem cyclical, like my back clears up but then a few days ago got spotty again, then the night sweats started after a few weeks without them.
I am seeing this an opportunity to finally try and understand my body and work with it after years of fighting against my body, yo yo dieting etc!
I’ve not heard that stat but reading the article it says that it would be a sign of late peri, as peri can last up to about 10 years you could potentially be lacking hormones and getting other symptoms for many years. For me increased anxiety, lack of motivation and night sweats came in well before any changes to my periods and were making my life bloody horrible
No changes to length of my cycle @ 28 days but they are a lot heavier. GP went on my other symptoms and I've been in HRT 2 1/2 years, I'm 46 in a few weeks.
I'm 47 and my periods became every 3 months from about 46. I've not had one for 6 months now. No other symptoms yet other than a general feeling of not feeling like I'm making the most of life and weight gain.
I struggle with the same and take evening primrose oil. It takes couple of weeks to start seeing effect but I’ve only had a handful of nights I’ve woken up and been awake in the last month or so.Can anyone recommend any supplements for insomnia please?
I'm so tired and find it easy to go to sleep but then I'm awake half the night. My brain seems to think that 5am is a good time to get going atm
Yes, after a recommendation on here that evening primrose can help hot flushes/night sweats, I started taking it just over 3 weeks ago and it’s finally kicking in and I’m definitely waking up less with the night sweats and not having as many. Would recommend.
Magnesium, gets me into a deep sleepCan anyone recommend any supplements for insomnia please?
I'm so tired and find it easy to go to sleep but then I'm awake half the night. My brain seems to think that 5am is a good time to get going atm
Also, look into circadian rhythms, really interesting and helpful.
Magnesium is really helping here. If I don’t take it I don’t sleep very well and have restless legs x
Thank you for the tip. Have just ordered evening primrose oil.
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Just ordered magnesium also!Magnesium, gets me into a deep sleep
Also, look into circadian rhythms, really interesting and helpful.
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Just ordered magnesium also!Magnesium, gets me into a deep sleep
Also, look into circadian rhythms, really interesting and helpful.
very similar with me, I’m on evoril sequi. I was on the pill initially and didn’t bleed so coming off it for the HRT was the first time I’d tracked my cycle in years. I had other symptoms at the time but at one point I was questioning how I could be Peri with such regular periods.
weirdly after being heavy and like clockwork this last three months I’ve been a hell of a lot lighter and irregular so I think something is afoot. Not getting to excited though, my friend was bragging she was through as she’d gone over 12 months without a period at all. She messaged me the week after fuming because she’d come on
well, since my last post in this thread, my body decided to rebel and I've been bleeding non stop for two weeks and omg am I exhausted
I hate this
I hate this
its the most frustrating thing to have to deal with, it doesn't matter how much you will yourself to sleep it just won't come! what I have noticed is my sleep pattern gets better in the spring/summer months, I suffer from hay fever and take an antihistamine when its bad the non drowsy ones still make me drowsy, maybe you could try one of themCan anyone recommend any supplements for insomnia please?
I'm so tired and find it easy to go to sleep but then I'm awake half the night. My brain seems to think that 5am is a good time to get going atm
My doctor has recently referred me to “sleep station” which is a service where you get people to help you make changes to improve your sleep. Worth looking into.Can anyone recommend any supplements for insomnia please?
I'm so tired and find it easy to go to sleep but then I'm awake half the night. My brain seems to think that 5am is a good time to get going atm
I’m in week two of six and it’s hard going but I’m trying to persevere. Firstly I’m having to go to bed much later than I used to. Then get up as soon as I wake up. It’s CBT effectively. Retraining the brain about sleep. There are sleep diaries to fill in on an app thing and you get help from messages with the experts.
one thing they suggest when you wake up and can’t get back to sleep is repeat the word “the” every couple of seconds for as long as you need, and it switches off other intrusive thoughts.
I intended in reading through this thread and apologies in advance for some of the detail shared below:
I’m getting concerned that I may be going into early menopause- no history of it from either my grandmother nor mother, but I did hit puberty at around 9 years old and started my periods at 11, which I believe is a risk factor for early menopause?
I have very high oestrogen for my age (oestrogen dominance with low progesterone), but I’m concerned I may be going into early menopause as a few cycles ago I had my period early, which stopped after 4 days (which is normal for me) and barely two weeks later I went into a 11 day bleed- six days of it were like a day 2 bleed with significant clotting, which has always been normal for me (the clotting). In the end I had to intervene and use a progesterone cream to stop the bleed and was still getting break through bleeding for the next 2-3 days.
There’s no possibility of me being pregnant at the moment- I have PCOS, but no cysts, no fibroids and no endometriosis to my knowledge.
I was wondering if anyone had experienced something similar going into peri-menopause?
I’m getting concerned that I may be going into early menopause- no history of it from either my grandmother nor mother, but I did hit puberty at around 9 years old and started my periods at 11, which I believe is a risk factor for early menopause?
I have very high oestrogen for my age (oestrogen dominance with low progesterone), but I’m concerned I may be going into early menopause as a few cycles ago I had my period early, which stopped after 4 days (which is normal for me) and barely two weeks later I went into a 11 day bleed- six days of it were like a day 2 bleed with significant clotting, which has always been normal for me (the clotting). In the end I had to intervene and use a progesterone cream to stop the bleed and was still getting break through bleeding for the next 2-3 days.
There’s no possibility of me being pregnant at the moment- I have PCOS, but no cysts, no fibroids and no endometriosis to my knowledge.
I was wondering if anyone had experienced something similar going into peri-menopause?
How old are you? Yes, this could be perimenopause but it's also worth going to your GP to rule out fibroids and other conditions. We shouldn't need to live with bleeding for 11 days. Hope you get some answers.
How old are you. I personally wouldn't consider anything in the 40's and above as particularly early. If you think that our fertility generally starts to drop off in our mid 30s anything after that is reasonable however it's important to rule out other reasons regardless of age.
@petitspois @Notworthy Thank you, both. I’m late 30s and yes, I’ll be making an appointment with my GP on Monday for some updated hormone tests to be taken as I was feeling exhausted by day 8/9 and even had occasions of dizziness.
If anyone else experienced anything similar to this in perimenopause I would be really interested to know.
If anyone else experienced anything similar to this in perimenopause I would be really interested to know.
I had the dizziness. GP said I had some ear infection but I'm not sure. I went through a stage of constantly tripping over, also started bumping into things that hadn't been moved. Had a permanent bruise on my thigh for months cos I kept walking into the same table. I'd say my initial symptoms were insomnia, anxiety, enhanced smell and dissociation. Never had a hot flush and I'm 9 years in
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