Advice for early peri-menopause, no major physical symtpoms...yet...
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I've just found this wonderful forum and would love to hear from others who have already been through the stage I am at, and (hopefully!!!) come out the other side with their sanity (and marriage?!) in tact!! I am 44, some slight changes in my periods over last couple of years, currently much lighter (long may THAT last), but the main symptoms I am having are: extreme tiredness (on and off), lethargy, horrible mood swings - irritable, angry, crying, and depression. I'm not having the hot flashes, skin problems or anything like that (Though now I think of it, general nasal and eye dryness, which I have had to use saline/hyrpmellose for). I do have painful ovulation, which has worsened over the past year, and have had a hysteroscopy to rule out anything sinister related to that! :-) I have some small fibroids, which my gynae sugegsted the Mirena coil or pill for, but I haven't gone down that road yet - only one was ever visible from an ulytrasound and that has actually SHRUNK over the past two years.
What I am interested in is hearing what has worked for others? Currently I'm starting a supplement that contains black cohosh, agnus castus, ipriflavone and vitamin D3, along with a high dose vitamin B complex. I've also just signed up for an app as whilst awake in bed last night it occurred to me that SURELY there must be an app for this ;-) I thought it would be useful to track the symptoms alongside my cycle, and if nothing else maybe identify patterns that would help me to be prepared!!
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gentleballads notjustme
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im really not qualified to answer as i still havent come out the other end.
i wish i was as confident, well-prepared and 'done your home-work' kinda as you sound now
keep reading and sharing your presence
i like to be informed so do please share the links in pm
thanks
ellacraig notjustme
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I'm the same as you but 39. I wonder if it's a hormone inbalnce but mum went through the meno at my age so it makes sence.
Ivexbeen told over by many naturopaths vitex on its own works wonders and did for me however I'm terrible with pills and keep forgetting to take it
notjustme ellacraig
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ellacraig notjustme
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i need to pull my head out of my butt and get back onto the vitex yeh. I believe it's the same thing yes but there's super isolated formulas which I'm NOT allowed to mention on here... Go figure....
ps I'm not in the uk either
elaine33371 notjustme
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my perimenopause symptoms hit the hardest when i was around 46/47, i was on a 6 weeks period cycle, and think that, because i was on the menoapuse for 10 years, and im 57 this year, this is why it took my body so long for my periods to stop, I am now considered post after not having a period for over a year now, my sisters on the otherhand, were on 4 weeks cycles, and there menopause lasted 6 years, another friend, though on a 4 weeks cycle was on it for 10 years like me, so no real pattern, Since being post i have noticed a decline in my symptoms, still get them, but sometimes just dont notice them due to them being so mild, so symptoms do settle once your post, but what does increase and is a sign that you are in post, is a return of the high temperatures, and possible hot flushing again, this can continue in some for up to 5 years after post, but all this differs from person to person, you will hit a peak with your peri, and you do think omg am i going to burst or have a breakdown which, thats normally a sign your close to finishing your periods, but doesnt again always follow, some women get no slowing of periods, they carry on as n ormal and one month just get no more, so, all this is a guide for you only.
Symptoms of peri, for the majority of woman, come on, like your pms symptoms did, so before you rperiod you get a rise in these symptoms, when your on your period, it tends to ease, then when you come off your period, you take a dip again, then it settles, until next month, and this is generally the pattern works for most, but there are exceptions to that rule.
when you have had no period for one year, you are then considered post.
Hope this helps.
notjustme elaine33371
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Zigangie notjustme
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You could try adding magnesium into your mix. I also took a good quality multi vitamin.
notjustme Zigangie
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