Perimenopause periods?

[Anonymous]

If you are under 50, go on BC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are under 50, go on BC.

Why not go on bc if you’re 50+? Sincerely curious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Period has been weird the last few years after being like clockwork entire life. For instance, it didn’t come at all for 6 months, and then I just got it twice within 24 days. Does that sound like perimenopause? I wish it would just go away completely already.

I used to feel this way. Then my closest friend became officially post-menopausal at 44. She has gained over 50 pounds, her mental and physical health have fallen apart, and she is frequently mistaken for a man. She has always been disinterested in her appearance and shunned femininity, yet she is devastated at how much she's changed. It's a frustrating time, but after seeing what menopause has done to her, I'm grateful that the periods are still coming, however irregularly.

I think this is a worst-case scenario/outlier (being mistaken for a man, falling apart in every aspect of life). None of the elders in my family experienced this after menopause. It’s no walk in the park, but your example is extreme.

[Anonymous]

Yep, Flo is vising after 8 months of I was so close to making the one year mark!

[Anonymous]

I am taking the advice and seeing a doctor about BC pills. I am going on week two of my period this time. Really how can a body go on doing that for 14 days....don't you run out of fluid at some point especially if it's really heavy. Everything about this is just obnoxious.

[Anonymous]

To the PP who asked why you cant go on BCP when you are over 50, I was told that doctors don't prescribe BCP for the over 50 crowd. It is a higher amount of estrogen than HRT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are under 50, go on BC.

Why not go on bc if you’re 50+? Sincerely curious.

Risk of blood clots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are under 50, go on BC.

Why not go on bc if you’re 50+? Sincerely curious.

For me, it makes me depressed and causes weight gain. I already feel that way. Not into exacerbating that.

[Anonymous]

Well on the other end I am 52 and still getting it like clockwork. Tend to be longer 10-14 days but haven't skipped a month. 😒

[Anonymous]

I haven’t had a period in three months. First time skipping. Want to cry often. Hormones are jerks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are under 50, go on BC.

Long story, but BC is not an option for me. What else can I do that will actually help?

[Anonymous]

I am 50 and haven’t missed a period but my cycles keep getting shorter! I have been at 23 days for a while ( down from 31 and then 26) but today my period came at day 17! And they last 10 or more days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perimenopause sucks‼️😂

I wish my period would just STOP one fine day and be done forever!!

It will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am 50 and haven’t missed a period but my cycles keep getting shorter! I have been at 23 days for a while ( down from 31 and then 26) but today my period came at day 17! And they last 10 or more days.

You are close to menopause.

[Anonymous]

I’m trying a progesterone cream but right now all it seems to do is make me even more short tempered. 😝