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

I’m so ‘glad’ I’m seeing itchy skin so much on here! I’m 45 and the last couple of months my skin has been driving me mad at night with how itchy it is! Guess this is my sign then

52, not had a period for 11 months. When I was peri, I had migraines, sore boobs and erratic periods. Now I occasionally get a hot face and have put on a bit of weight. I don't drink coffee and only very occasionally drink alcohol. I do take supplements and eat a fuckton of sugar.
I'm way more relaxed and unflappable about life. I don't think female hormones agreed with me 😂.

.....i forgot to add....
Brain fog and forgetfulness 🤣

37 😫 Vaginal dryness, itching, pain during sex, lighter irregular periods, mood swings, dizziness, tiredness, bladder issues, constipation.
They have started me on a pessary to treat the vaginal problems. It seems to be going okay. I’m having bloods to rule anything else out due to my age.

45, nearer 46.

Nothing much yet. Some brain fog I think and definitely weight gain around middle. Periods are still regular although cycle has shortened slightly. Occasional insomnia but it’s not terrible (but is new).

Definitely early days here.

All combination of the symptoms listed here.

🤣

I’m in my 50s but had a very early menopause at 41 after having chemotherapy.

Horrendous migraines

Very erratic periods (big gaps between them after being regular as clockwork, and very heavy but short lived when they came)

didn’t have hot flushes

insomnia

51
I had blood test about 10 years ago which showed start peri.
I still have periods, either 2 week early or 2 week late, and beforehand i was always to the dot.
Constipation!!
Sweats, day and night and always the neck.
Body feels red hot (fibro though).
Painful joints body pains.
Irritability at minimal stuff.
Thinner hair.
Dry skin.
Weight gain!

Im not really grumpy, im quite happy go lucky but noticed im less accepting of others shit ..but thats a good thing most of time because i havent accepted being treated so badly anymore. So on a positive, peri has helped me take less shit from people who have taken advantage of me in the past. Can you just....?. No i cant lol

58 weight gain! I wish I had paid more attention and adjusted my diet at the time but it crept up suddenly and I was distracted by covid/lockdown . All the other things were minor, sleep issues, hot flushes.

I'm sure you don't mean to sound so smug, but your reply has ironically given me peri annoyance

For me, along with the typical symptoms (night sweats, hot flushes) it's having things that I've never had before. I mentioned above that I've noticed a drop in my sporting performance. Obviously this varies all the time anyway, but I feel I used to be able to account for poor (or good!) performance e.g. being unwell the week before, lack of sleep when the children were young, lack of training.

Recently I just feel unaccountably tried and heavy legged and haven't had that sweet spot where you feel fabulous, and that last kick that seems to come from nowhere at the end of a race has eluded me.
I am hopeful that if I keep up with my running that I will feel more myself once I'm out the other side.

53
Haven't had a period since April. Prior to that I had about 2 years of irregular cycles (really long or stupidly short).
I have periods of terrible night sweats e.g. 2 weeks of bad sweats every night and then they'll settle.
The odd hot flush in the day but nothing I can't manage.
Disrupted sleep, but I've had that for years (straight from having young children to terrible divorce to where I am now).
My sporting performance has dropped (I run competitively) in ways that are new to me.
Mood wise, I honestly don't know. I have always been highly strung, emotional, with a hot temper and often low on resilience (the sport really helps with this; both the physical side and being with great friends).

48

No idea about periods as I had a hysterectomy years ago (still have ovaries). But in the last 6 months I've had:
Night sweats
Insomnia
Anger - sadness - and back to anger within minutes. My poor family!
And I just can't be bothered with anything or anyone anymore.

I've booked an appointment on Monday to get HRT as I want to feel like myself again.

How do you know you're in peri? Is it counted from when your periods start getting irregular?

I'm 41 and have a few things going on that doctors can't find a reason for, so I'm wondering if I'm in peri but still have very regular periods.

46

I started HRT at 45, as was experiencing brain fog, exhaustion, low mood, long heavy periods with short cycles, acne for the first time in my life, terribly disrupted sleep and anxiety.

10 months into HRT I feel much better.

Still tired a lot of the time, but I work hard! Acne has gone. Anxiety, sleep issues & brain fog all much improved. My periods are still heavy, but 28 day cycle (was 22 days) and shorter periods (4 days rather than 6-7).

48

Still have regular periods, but my cycle is shorter than it used to be (26 days).

No obvious perimenopause symptoms really.

48
Periods either 3 weeks or 3 months apart and stupidly heavy.
Brain fog.
Aching knees, ankles and hips if I dare to sit down for more than 5 mins.
Zero libido.

Perhaps you are not in perimenopause then.

48
Not sure I am suffering too much. I still have regular periods, although i did have a 10-day period about 18 months ago - a sign?

Wake up early with dreadful morning anxiety about work. Is this perimenopause or a sign that I am unhappy in job - could be either!

Definitely a symptom: night sweats after drinking too much. Never had that before.

50 years old. No symptoms other than erratic periods and lower libido.
Any feeling of being miffed has always been with me.

50, still regular periods and I thought
no symptoms, but actually - possibly shoulder pain! Well, shoulder niggle really.

Terrible mental health. Night sweats, brain fog, aching joints, anxiety, anger, migraine after migraine, palpitations, difficulty staying asleep, no libido, and hair loss. There always seems to be something new around the corner.

Had a Mirena coil for years so no periods. Had an occasional blood test to see what was going on, then coil out - nothing !! Never had anything that I thought was a symptom but then I never really thought about it . I was very fortunate.

42

Total nervous breakdown last year
Night sweats (soaking)
Joint pain
Lack of fitness
Weight gain round abdomen
Dry skin
Mood swings
Loss of libido