To ask how old you are and what your perimenopausal symptoms?

Oooh, that’s interesting. I’m a runner (45) and am noticeably slower although my run distance and numbers of runs a week haven’t changed. I’ve actually been considering jacking in running (after 20 years!) and just walking as I ache all the time.

reread thread. I forgot: palpitations, headaches. Plus my IBS has gone a bit haywire which it always does when hormones are involved

44. My periods have gone a bit berserk (heavier and more often) and I get up at 4 am now.

I'm struggling to maintain muscle strength, my running PB and my waist but I don't know how much of that is peri and how much is covid.

I also have a carb addiction and a sweet tooth suddenly. It seems like my body wants easily available carbs these days.

And when I'm tired I am soooo flipping tired.

43, periods have been irregular for coming up on two years and this one has yet to appear. I used to have a short cycle of 23 days, over the last two years it’s been all over the place 22-47 days, current cycle has been 81 days. I’ve had hormone levels checked and within normal range but at the low end which I reason could be very low for me. Symptoms include weight gain, hot flushes, insomnia (both of those seem to be fading), rage, loss of libido, muscle aches etc although hard to know whats a result of weight gain.

41

Night sweats
All over the place periods
Unable to shed weight
Insomnia
Exhaustion
random bruising
UTI's
Hormonal - raging one min, crying the next.
Daily headaches
Hot flushes

I hate every minute of it.

I have had the mirena coil put in, it's helped somewhat

@Chickoletta re the pooing issue… try drinking some kefir each day. It’s basically fermented milk with probiotics… takes some getting used to (you can get flavoured ones) but let’s just say it breaks things up a bit! 😁

38- (POCS)
-achy joints
-crazy irregular sleep/insomnia
-mental moods
-hot flushes particularly at night
-weight gain
-heavy periods (after years of irregular light)
-need to pee immediately, no warning
-lack of bladder control when exercising

So annoying when people tell me I am too young to be perimenopausal. I am.

Try taking Collagen. It can make a difference with joint pain.

I don’t think I ever had symptoms. I had a full hysterectomy at fifty followed by three years of HRT. No mood swings or sweaty nights or anything. My sleep is more fractured nowadays so that might be an age thing. (62).

Joint pain everywhere.

No periods for two years.

49

have had symptoms for the past 3 or 4 years. I’m on HRT and progesterone only pill so no periods. Symptoms I’ve had

joint pain (this has improved with HRT and regular exercise)
severe anxiety
brain fog
low mood
mood swings - usually rage
loss of self confidence
itchy skin
poor sleep
hot flashes and night sweats
loss of libido

i also had a bit of a mental health crisis about 3 years ago which resulted in me needing counselling

HRT has helped with some of her physical symptoms such as the joint pain but I feel my mental health has got worse

I’m 59, periods stopped about 18 months ago. My worst symptom peri was anxiety and that affected me for about 2 years. Didn’t take HRT.

Yes, exactly this.

It’s ok, I think there are plenty of people who have a similar lifestyle and do suffer peri symptoms.

Diet and exercise are hugely important but part of it is also luck of the draw.

53, started HRT (patches and utrogestan) just over a year ago. Went to GP due to the following:

Hot flushes, mainly at night
Insomnia
Massive increase in migraines
Horrendous anxiety, the worst being a sudden fear of driving
Mood swings
Reaching the point where I just didn’t want to carry out most of my caring responsibilities in the family any more, which was really bad as I have two dc that have disabilities.
Exhaustion
Joint pain
Changes in bowel and bladder habits

HRT definitely helped very quickly with the flushing and insomnia, but my migraines got worse, particularly on my patch changeover days and when my progesterone phase finished, so was switched onto daily progesterone and my patches were upped, which helped.

Anxiety improved, but not massively and I still dread driving, but am able to do it when I need to.

Exhaustion and joint pain hasn’t improved, but I do have an underlying condition with predisposes me to both.

Recently I have started struggling with waking at 4 am every night (regardless of what time I went to bed) with awful internal tremor, which feels like the whole bed is vibrating. I am ridiculously exhausted as a result, as I am only averaging about 4 hours sleep a night, some nights less than that. I find the internal tremor sensation really distressing, but am not sure if asking for the next strength patch will help.

I had my last period at 52 the only symptom was heavy regular periods after a lifetime of irregular ones and the odd hot flush.

My strangest thorough is post menopause, I used to be an early bird who fell asleep early but I'm now a night owl regularly awake until 2am

45: no libido whatsoever. Extreme mood swings - from exceptionally high to desperately low. Sleep issues. Periods still regular at 25 day cycle but heavier.

I haven't come across this as a symptom of perimenopause, but I guess if dry skin is, then that could be anywhere on your body and I imagine irritated ears would lead to more wax build up.
It could also just be ageing. We should ask around our fellow men of the same age. Mind you they have extra ear hair to content with which might influence the outcome of this scientific study!

I find myself thinking the same thing. Aching joints? Menopause or arthritis?
Raging mood and insomnia? Change in circumstances or menopause?
It seems that every single thing that happens to a woman from the mid 30s to death can be put down to menopause.

I'm definitely putting my lack of period since April, my night sweats and infrequent hot flushes down to perimenopause, but everything else I keep an open mind about.

45 here. Put on hrt by specialist at 43 due to life long pmdd (stabilise hormomes).

Anxiety only symptoms since early 40's. Never been anxious before.

Have no waist but I've gained massive amounts of weight since having 3 children close together. Will see (hopefully) if waist comes back after (hopefully) losing some of the weight next year now children are older.

Periods still regular, although last two months have been 27 days, then 30 days which is unheard of for me so thinking I'm starting very early perimenopause.

I'm pleased to be on hrt and confident in its benefits for me as I enter this stage of life.

It seems like a really wide range of symptoms on this thread, some of which could potentially be due to other things? Wondering how you decide what’s a perimenopause symptom and what isn’t?

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Lots to look forward to then

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I've just turned 38 and I'm undergoing tests for peri. My GP said it would be considered early if that is what is going on.

The symptoms are
Night sqeats
Loss of libido
Feeling low/numb

I've also noticed dry skin. I had bariatric surgery and although I've lost a lot of weight it hasn't come off like it does for some. So I think weight probs one too.

I feel low about it tbh and I'm losing my youth before I expected. But then I don't feel for others peri makes you old 😔

I'm 46

Started symptoms at 40 they were quite extreme.

Increasing PMDD (already diagnosed at 36)
Severe back and hip pain
Extreme fatigue and brain fog (eg forgetting how to work my indicators while driving)
Very over emotional
Excessive sweating

I also had some classics such as weight gain, itchy skin, insomnia,

Since being on HRT I still have hot flushes and sweating but greatly reduced, pain flare ups but nowhere near as severe. I sleep better and the fatigue has lessened but the brain fog is still a big deal!