... I so know how you feel. I am 46 and haven't missed a period yet but am feeling so awful with more frequent periods, not sleeping properly and dealing with anxiety which started about 2 years ago. ... (16 replies)
... Hi...there is no telling how long this will last. Sounds like she is in peri menopause. It can last a looonngg time!! Maybe she can visit her gyno and they can give her something to regulate her. If you are having no luck with gyno ( i see this often here), maybe an encrinologist ( female hormone dr) can help her. (1 replies)
... GYN but there weren't any in my plan who "specialize" in menopause so I opted for the nurse practitioner. This period in one week after the last is a new twist. ... (10 replies)
... over the past few years of perimenopause I've had some bouts with more frequent urination. I'd say aside from the irregular periods that is my most annoying symptom. ... (4 replies)
... I haven't had the ibs thing yet that woman seem to get with perimenopause, what I've been experiencing is moodiness, lack of motivation, tiredness/sleepiness, crying jags, more frequent periods (every 24 days). Every other period is extremely heavy with huge clots (sorry hope you're not eating breakfast) A constant sad feeling, racing heart and anxiety.
My Doctor's appt is... (45 replies)
... never came. Since then I have had no pms symptoms. However about 2 months ago I started having symptoms of hot flashes, night sweats, with these getting much more frequent in the past month. Prior to this my period has always been regular. I can also say I haven't felt quite myself, now I understand why. ... (7 replies)
... Thank goodness for all of your postings sisters!!! And I hope that together we can figure out a better way! I am 46 and started to have heavier more frequent periods 2 years ago... ... (47 replies)
... I'm 54 and almost through it, only had one very very light period in last 16 months. Like you at about 49 or 50 my periods which had always been regular as clockwork for years, suddenly started skipping a few montrhs, then light then heavy. ... (4 replies)
... I just turned 40 and over the last few months, my periods have become more frequent and the breast soreness I used to get a week before my period now seems worse and lasts longer. ... (3 replies)
... I am not sure, but I have many other peri menopause symptoms like heart palps, more frequent periods and mood swings and not as far as I could tell, hot flashes yet. ... (3 replies)
... very painful, nasty clotting, frequent periods. ... (45 replies)
... great grandmother on the Italian side had her last baby at 49. Thanks for that. That could be a large part of it. I exercise regularly too, but I think I sweat more now. Or, at least part of my body, like my face, the really didn't sweat before, is now sweating. ... (34 replies)
... years old, when my menopausal symptoms started. Mine started with mostly night sweats, then later hot flashes, to which went on for a couple of years. And my periods have always been heavy, painful ones like yours. ... (7 replies)
... I am new here...this is my first post!!! I am 44 and I am pretty sure I am having hot flashes. My periods are irregular. I have not had a period now for over 2 months...although that's not unusual for me. ... (2 replies)
... identical, in 1998, one year after my periods stopped. ... (2 replies)
... heavy cramps, increased PMS, periods closer together and mild insomnia during PMS. ... (18 replies)
... I am a 39yo otherwise healthy female who has inherited a truck load of family medical problems. 2 years ago my periods became "whacky". ... (2 replies)
... sister had ovarian cancer some years ago, and full hysterectomy. i 'knew' that, as part of peri, periods would get further and further apart, and more irregular, and then stop... ... (5 replies)
... edge had never had them before I started peri. My GYN said 8 out 10 women will have ovarian cysts during peri, some have symptoms, some not. I had terrible pain, frequent urination and my periods became very heavy and long. ... (2 replies)
... I have been on a natural progesterone cream for over a year now. Actually, when I started using it my periods were normal. I was having cramping, mood swings, etc and that is the reason I started using. ... (2 replies)
