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Perimenapausal?

VanessaMFaulkner
VanessaMFaulkner Posts: 82
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
My grandma hit menapause early. I'm 37, bad headaches, fatigue, weight goes up & down if I don't constantly stay OCD about what goes in my mouth it goes up & down, moody, hot then cold...TOM seems to be severe cramps & bleeding but only 3-4 days...sometimes right on time...other times up to a week & a half late...I'm sure I'm missing other things that are going on with my body...but is this what's happening?

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  • carrotstick2012
    carrotstick2012 Posts: 161
    From what you describe it could be but it could be other things as well so it might be good to get a medical check up, just to be sure. You can get a blood test that can tell you whether you are approaching menopause.
  • Dumbell_Diva
    Dumbell_Diva Posts: 175 Member
    Hi Im 43 and have had a premature menopause. I was menopausal for quite a while without realising it. One of my main symptoms was waking in the night with night sweats, where my pyjamas would be drenched, like Id just stepped out a swimming pool! The hot and cold thing as well, one minute Id go hot then 10 mins later Id feel chilly and shivvery. With me I thought I had glandular fever with all the night sweats as my partner was recovering from glandular fever so I requested a blood test, and doc checked for hormone levels at the same time. I also had a massive weight gain, Im talking 30lb within 2 months so at that time I was having thyroid checks too.

    Where Im at right now is: periods, sometimes 2 in one month and then sometimes I would skip a month. Slightly heavier periods. Lasting 4 days or so. Need a pee all the time, feel like I have PMT alot, times of feeling low and depressed and sleeplessness. It really is worth getting a blood test. Mine showed I was fully into the menopause I dont think perimenopause would show up, but in view of the fact you have a family history of early menopause its really worth checking. I had night sweats for years so I could have been in meonpause since my late 30s without realising! Good luck and dont worry too much!
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    Please don't get your solid answer off the net. Its ok for getting an idea of what going on, but you need to get checked out by a doctor. Make a appointment. X
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