Does this sound like peri? What's next?

[tiredoffeelingrubbish]

I'm posting for advice from the wise women of mumsnet as I really didn't expect peri for ages as my mum was in her 50s before she noticed any changes. I'm 42.

I've been feeling rubbish - most of the time- since maybe May. Here are my symptoms:

Fuzzy head feeling (is this brain fog?)
Dizziness and slight vertigo
Unable to get my words out sometimes, forgetting what I was saying mid-sentence
Worsening headaches during the week of my period
Feeling totally and utterly grim during my period
Periods coming earlier and later by 2/3 days when before I was bang on 28 day cycle
Strange feelings of heat coming over me, starting over my shoulders and travelling down my body ... these are worse during my period and make me feel sick and weird. Are these hot flushes?!

I'm so, SO tired of constantly feeling rubbish. I have a 3 and 1 year old and feel like I'm not able to properly enjoy my life.

I've been to the GP and had one set of tests- FSH was 28 so high.

I've also had a full range of every usual blood test, iron, thyroid, liver and kidney function - all 'perfect'. So I'm thinking this must be peri??

The GP has repeated bloods this morning for more hormones and FSH again.

What now? I'm totally clueless re HRT.. what it is/does, different options? I'd be so grateful for your thoughts and advice.

I have had similar symptoms for a while, I’m almost 42, have had bloods done but didn’t show anything (apparently peri doesn’t always show in blood tests), I am guessing things will get worse and eventually I will be on HRT. I can deal with most of the symptoms but the fuzzy head is the worst symptom. My whole body aches today, I got my period and can guarantee my body/joints will ache all week.

@Lovemusic82 thank you for your reply. My fuzzy head almost feels like my brain can't catch up with my eyes? I feel like I've almost got flu some days, hot and sick and aching 😞
Also have noticed changes to my appetite, especially not feeling hungry in the morning.

@Lovemusic82 sorry to hear you're feeling the same. The GP was quite open to HRT for me, I just don't know much about it. I'm very much in the toddler phase of life so didn't feel like it was relevant to me.
I just feel a bit crap about it tbh x

That’s exactly how I feel, sometimes I look at something and it takes a while to register what it is (really odd). I had covid just over a month ago and was wondering if it was that or Peri, same with the body aches.