Posting here for traffic but I'm on the verge of losing it with my GP.
I keep being told that I'm too young for Perimenopause at just turned 40. However I have a list of symptoms as long as my arm:
Breast pain - investigated and found to have no cause so "must be hormonal"
Irregular periods - investigated and found to have adenomyosis and 2 4cm+ ovarian cysts
Awful bloating
IBS-like symptoms
Dry eyes
Dry nose(!) This is a new one this weekend... it feels so crusty and sore inside, but I don't have a cold
Chest pain, intermittent but more often when bending over
Crushing anxiety - physical symptoms only (tight chest) without actually feeling anxious
Headaches
Just not quite feeling myself. Like, not depressed, but that kind of empty feeling (I've had depression in the past and it just isn't the same)
Hair loss
Brain fog
Forgetfulness
I'm not really sure what I'm after, other than reassurance really that it sounds like peri, which might give me the confidence to push more with the GP and the gynea team who I'm under for the issues mentioned above
Any advice/tips/recommendations to deal with any of those symptoms would be much appreciated