Peri-menopause...when did you start? And how to spot it?

[happyseal]

Hello ladies,

For the ones that has gone or is going through peri-menopause and menopause.

Around what age did your peri-menopausal symptoms started? What symptoms Did you have? Did you talk with your GP?

So I'm on zoladex now, but some of this symptoms I had then for the last couple of years, I dismissed peri-menopause since I'm in my mid 30s. But now on zoladex I notice that the symptoms are just more often. But I already had night sweats, dryness, pmdd for a while.

[Belle76]

Hi Happyseal,I didn’t realise I had so many symptoms until I missed a couple of periods, I was 44 when periods skipped but had anxiety and sleepless nights, they started when my period was due but when it started I went at sleeping al night that got worse over a year til it was every night I would also be sensitive and cry very easy. Night sweats also started but wasn’t sure if that was due to having another condition. That also change over the last six months. I did have blood tests but they were normal. But found out that your hormones can fluctuate daily and by the hour. I brought a book called Menopause by Haynes, dr Louise Newson. Which I have found very useful. I also joined Facebook groups. I waited until I was 45 then went back to doctors and asked for HRT. Which I know isn’t for everyone but I needed to sleep and feel myself as I was struggling mentally.

Good luck