Pre-menstrual AND peri

[yogima]

I am 48 and have been perimenopausal for a few years now.

Irregular periods, bouts of short cycles between bleeding, some flooding, mood swings (oh my the mood swings) and one longer space of no period ...about 10 weeks.

But I have had a few regular more normal cycles. Until this month. I'm a fortnight overdue and I am so extremely pre-menstrual.

I have all my premenstrual symptoms but instead of lasting a few days to a week maximum I'm now on week 3 of it. I am bloated, exhausted, craving EVERYTHING bad and swing from sadness to anger to happy in a blink of an eye.

I keep getting tiny signs of pink but not that release that finally bleeding properly brings.

But the hardest thing is my breast tenderness. My boobs are sooo sore. Even moving my arm inwards knocks the side and they are so tender. It feels like when i had mastitis when breastfeeding.

Is all this normal? And does anyone have a magic wand? 😁

I'm sorry if this is a ridiculous suggestion, don't know your circumstances, but is there any chance at all you could be pregnant?

@ReSisting Pink
It has crossed my mind but I do absolutely hope not. I have 4!! My oldest is 28 and my youngest 7. I am WELL over my baby days.

Oh and my husband has had the snip years ago. But I still have that nagging fear a little bit. I might have mentioned to him the other day to remind me one more time, just for shits'n'giggles that he did absolutely get the all clear didn't he?

Haha. Stranger things have happened OP. But seriously, hope you get some more informed opinions than my own. Best of luck with it all.