Perimenopause
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Anonymous
| What were your primary symptoms? Did your discharge change during the month? |
Anonymous
Insomnia, severe depression, a lot of autonomic features with day one of period; shortened literal phase, hair loss. Other than that, total picnic! |
Anonymous
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Well, I get dizzy spells, nausea, cold sweats, hot sweats, fever blisters, difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, blurred vision, involuntary trembling, dead hands, numb lips, fingernail sensitivity, pelvic discomfort.
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Anonymous
| Looking back, my main symptom was insomnia for several years. Also, I had very heavy periods during those years, but I always had heavy periods so it didn't seem too abnormal for me. At 51, I skipped a couple of periods, and then they stopped. No hot flashes or other typical issues. |
Anonymous
| Has anyone else gotten brownish midcycle spotting?? |
Anonymous
Yes. |
Anonymous
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My whole life I’ve been a black coffee drinker. The stronger the better. And love really spicy food.
But since I’ve turned 50 I can’t stand very bitter or spicy. I’ve started putting cream in my coffee and am contemplating just switching to tea. What is happening? (Honestly, up to this point I would have described my PERSONALITY as “black coffee.” I drank so much of it). Are changes in taste preferences a perimenopause thing? Or just a general getting old thing? I don’t get heartburn. I just don’t like the flavor anymore. |
Anonymous
| Having periods every 3 weeks or even 2.5 weeks. Cystic acne. |
Anonymous
| Heavy periods, hot flashes and anxiety symptoms during a hot flash, brain fog, can't focus as well. I went to my PCP this weeks asking for HRT and she very reluctantly prescribed it. She is worried about the risk of breast cancer and wanted to try a blood pressure medication (clonidine) first that's she says is effective at reducing hot flashes. I'm really struggling with my symptoms and begged for HRT. It wasn't an easy decision. |
Anonymous
| Any had symptom relief with Estroven? |
Anonymous
| HRT poster- please report back. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
| Anyone else have itching? |
Anonymous
Yes please do. I have read that the connection to cancer has been debunked. They are prescribing it in Europe. |
Anonymous
I started about 3 months ago. Life saving. No side effects excellent results If anyone needs a Dr Rachel Rubin amazing. |