Per/Meno Pep Talk

Hello Lovlies,

I know there is already a post of the 66 signs and symptoms of perimeno, however, i just wanted to share my list again for any newcomers as well as ourselves just as a reminder that we are NOT crazy. What we experience is real and life altering. All women go thorough it differently but we all go through it.

I sometimes go back to this list just for my own reassurance like a coping mechanism that when these symptoms start happening, I tell myself its peri/meno acting up and i will be alright.

We will all be alright. No one lady here is alone and we will get through this. Continue to listen, share, vent, and suggest to make our journey a little easier.

Hot flashes, hot flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy feeling

Irregular heart beat, racing heart, palpitations

Irritability

Mood swings, sudden tears

Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)

Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods, flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles

Loss of libido

Vaginal dryness

Crashing fatigue

Anxiety, feeling ill all the time

Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom

Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion

Disturbing memory lapses

Incontinence, especially upon sneezing, laughing; urge incontinence

Itchy, crawly skin (like bugs are crawling under the skin)

Aching, sore joints, pains in muscles and tendons

Increased tension in muscles

Breast tenderness, sore breast, pains in breast

Headache change: increase or decrease, migraines

Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain, nausea

Sudden bouts of bloat

Depression

Exacerbation of existing conditions

Increase in allergies

Weight gain

Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body; increase in facial hair

Dizziness, vertigo, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance, wobbly, shaky

Cloudy head, (water logged or like you are under water) heavy head

Chills and shivers (may shiver for hours)

Internal tremors/tingling (feeling like a power drill is running inside your body)

Changes in body odor

Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head

Tingling in the extremities

Gum problems, increased bleeding, toothaches (often in mid cycle)

Heightened sense of smell, stuffy nose

Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, change in breath odor

Dry skin, hair, and nails

Changes in vision(blurred, aura)

Weight gain or loss

Osteoporosis (after several years)

Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier

Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, 'whooshing,' buzzing etc.

There is more im sure, but these are a lot of the common complaints. Again, this is just a reminder that these signs and symptoms do exist and it's not in your head.

Love yourselves, be kind to yourselves, and take care!!

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