Tell me your early peri symptoms

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I'm 45 and for the last few months my cycles have gone from being 28 days to 25. I've also noticed my flow is heavier.
My AF started last Thursday and I bled til Sunday. Today I have had cramps all afternoon and the tiniest bit of bleeding when I wipe. I thought my period had finished Is this all part of peri?
I've had an increase in anxiety since Sunday for no apparent reason also.

Tell me your early peri symptoms.

I'm pretty sure I'm in peri

I have achy joints
Brain fog
Poor sleep
Flooding, shorter cycles
Rage
Weight gain around the middle.

Sodding anxiety
Insomnia - awake at 3am for 2-3hrs, with added anxiety
Miserable / bleak outlook
Brain fog
Wright gain around middle

Been on hrt nearly 1 year. So much improved. Especially the anxiety and insomnia. I'll be 50 in a couple of months. Wish I'd asked for hrt much much earlier

Ah yes poor sleep too. Didn't drink yesterday and was still awake at 3am for an hour. That usually only happens when I've had several alcoholic drinks.

Oh and if course, loss of libido and that is very much improved 😎

That's great news ChocolateHelps. I'm early 40s so feels early but I'm desperate.

Has anyone found that HRT helps with the hair loss and/or weight gain? I’ve only really got those two symptoms so far, but they’re both making me sad!

Yes I started to severely crash the second day after a period and for a couple afterwards. It started to become debilitating

Yes but takes a good 3 months to notice. And won't if not the right level for you

Jaw and neckline acne
Hot flushes
Night sweats
Achy joints..especially knees
I have a Mirena coil so no periods anyway.

Forgot a biggy...literally massive knockers! (.)(.)

44. Done my second pregnancy test this year but just an erratic, painful cycle.

Want to jack in my career, which I am lucky to have because I just can't be arsed.

Feeling like I want everyone to stop talking to me!

Sore throat (is that one?).

brain fog
night sweats
hot All the time
weight gain esp round middle
anxiety expecially when i wake up
fatigue esp when period due/starts
vag atrophy
total lack of motivation
loss of confidence

praying hrt helps...

Whoop de fuckin whoop. AF isn't due til next Thursday and I'm starting now 22 day cycle this month. I had raging PMT last night and tried to throw my OH out 😞

Brain fog and anxiety- both a total nightmare at work. Had to leave my job.

Extreme lethargy mid cycle- I’m a busy active for person and this floored me and I hated it. Would have to go and lie on the sofa mid mealtime as I just didn’t have the energy to sit at the table.

Zero libido. None.

All much better with HRT thankfully.

middle weight gain has happened but I’m less fussed about that than the other symptoms and HRT hasn’t actually reduced it one bit.

Brain fog
Terrible anxiety
Muscle aches
Tired all the time
Bleak/ flat outlook on life
Night sweats
Insomnia

Have started HRT and it's a godsend. Apart from the fact that am still really anxious so wondering if I need to up my dose.

90 day cycle
Hip pain (vitamin D helped)
Heavy periods (historically very light)
Feeling like I needed a wee a lot especially at night
Waking up at 3am every night for an hour or two

All this started about a year before cessation of periods. Been on HRT pessaries for 3 years for the wee thing and I think it helps.

It sucks and I think I got away lightly tbh

What I'd like to know is how long this will last. If I knew the end date, at least I can be like one month down , X to go. For me I'm sure peri begun a good 6-12 months ago, and part of me thinks oh well the earlier I start, the quicker I'll get past it, but then what if the next 6 years are like this until I'm fifty. Will it get worse? When will I have peaked? Does it even work like that???

I guess I can add anxiety to my problems too.

I've just started another thread about this, but hasn't anyone noticed a change in vaginal smell with peri?

Has anyone had painful sore breasts as a peri symptom?

Mine are sore at the moment.

Only when I started hrt. I think it can be oestrogen surges but for some women it's linked to pmt?

Did anyone find anything useful for the hair loss?

Thinning hair.
Brain fog.
Rage.
Fatigued but waking up frequently during the night.
Weight gain around my middle
Disappearing sex drive.
Itchy skin, especially at night.
Extreme anxiety, especially when driving.
Craving junk food.
I've been on HRT for 3 months and most of these symptoms are improving.

Weight gain
Massive amount of itching down below
Weird sensations like a spider was crawling on your skin
Dizziness
Memory issues

horrendous body odour - this was the canary in the mine for me

insomnia
over heating/being hot all the time
hot flashes
weight gain
brain fog
loss of sense of self
loss of libido
dry mouth

a myriad of other symptoms followed over 18 months. periods were the last thing to go awry and why (along with my age) various GPs refused to take my concerns/insistence I was perimenopausal seriously