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[quote=Anonymous]I just turned 50 and am going through perimenopause. It started 2 years ago, just before I turned 48.

I would say that my periods started to get heavier and heavier in my mid-forties. My cycle length was fine--27 days, but it got so heavy that I was anemic. I had an ablation when I turned 45. That helped a lot, but over the next couple of years, the heavy bleeding started to creep back. Nothing like before where I was changing an extra plus tampon every hour, but noticeable.

As for PMS, I would say that it's really noticeable now that I'm perimenopausal. My breasts can be very sore and I'm more anxious. The hardest part is the insomnia. I will wake up in the middle of the night and not be able to get back to sleep. There's no set pattern. Some cycles I have it, some I don't. Oh no wait, the hardest part is the weigh gain. My metabolism has come to a screeching halt. But I'm determined to not let that get in the way. I've just had to be really diligent about exercise and laying off the breads.

Bottomline: it's a $hitshow getting old. But I'm happy to be healthy and alive.[/quote]

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