Is this the start of the menopause?

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I have just turned 48 and I was due my period over 2 weeks ago. I've been having brown discharge for days now and having period like pains, low mood and energy, anxiety that comes before my period as if it's just about to happen, but nothing still. Today my mood and energy levels have improved a lot, which happens when my period finally comes but still nothing. I still feel bloated though,
Bar one month a few months ago when my period was about a week late, they have been pretty regular so far, every 4 weeks give or take a a day or two. I don't know what's going on and I just want my period now!

You could well be, in my peri years I missed about 6 periods, then sometimes they were extremely light, just brown discharge to normal, but never heavy or lasting as long. I also got through a few cheap pregnancy tests, just in case. My very last period 2 years later was very heavy and thankfully my last, the not knowing if and when was quite tiresome, but by then I was having proper menopause symptoms, hot flushes, irritable, short tempered.

Thanks. I can't be pregnant as DH had the snip 15yrs ago! I'm feeling a lot better today and the brown discharge seems to have stopped along with any period like symptoms, although I am still generally tired. I started taking Floridax yesterday, hopefully it'll make a difference.

Brown :oxidated old blood. Yes that's your peri period, but only 2 weeks late. You might be in early perimenopause, with 3 or 4 years of this to go.

I m 46 and Havnt had a period in 4 months. Feel like I m done, I m as dry as the Sahara and hair has gone grey, getting hot flushes, but they are dying down now. Anxiety is dying down too. Was worse 6 months ago.