To the 47 year old, get on birth control pills.

Ugh, it's awful. I'm 47. I had my period three times in six weeks. Then nothing for four months. Then, this week on Monday, it's like I have months of uterine lining to shed. I'm afraid to leave the house - but it was my first day back in the office in a year, conveniently. Going to the bathroom is a horror flick. I've found these 16" long pads. I'm grateful my bath towels aren't white. I hate not knowing whether I'll be bleeding when I go to an out of town wedding in two weeks.

I'm ready to be D-O-N-E.

Fibroids can make perimenopause worse. From one who knows.

OP (and everybody), The Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jenn Gunter is an awesome book. Chock full of science and reassurance. I'm about halfway through it and think everyone who menstruates should read it.

Based on the posts in this thread, it seems like anything goes!

I stopped getting PMS, cramps, and sore breasts all together over the last year or so (I'm 49), but my periods are longer (8-9+ days), closer together (24-25 days) and include multiple gross heavy days.

Are horrible cramps part of peri menopausal periods or could this be because of a fibroid?

H, my name is NP and can I pull up a chair? I am on day 9 of a period. Ugh. Usually over by day 5-7 day. This period is also weird because it was 4 days late.

I am 44. Is this perimenopause?

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.

Yup - me too. 52, period coming every 14-18 days most of the time. Had one month where it was 32 days which got me hoping it was done but now back to the short cycle. Also, pattern used to be predictable - heavy start, quick drop off, and now its all over the place. PMS worse than before too.

This thread makes me feel less alone. Thank you all.

-49 year old with periods now every 25 days and monster pms every time.

Make it stop soon!!!!!!

Gyn not gym!

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Really? My gym did not think so but I haven’t had hormone levels tested.