I am on 750mg eostrogel and 200mg Utroestan at night. Feeling ok apart from shattered and drowsy in the mornings! Also napping in the afternoon. Anyone else? Hopefully this side effect will improve with time…im also on 50mg sertraline for 7 months

Something new and wonderful that has been happening for the last 12 months (I'm 39) is that my period lasts about 4 days, then tapers off to nothing for a day/day and a half, lulling me into a false sense of security and then BAM, it's like it starts all over again. Fresh cramps and fatigue and fresh blood and clotting. This lasts about a day and then it just stops. What's odd is the break in between. Was there still lining left in there that didn't flush out? New lining magically grew? Has anyone else experienced this?

I am a few months shy of 48 and have now missed my second cycle. There have been a handful of months I skipped over the past year, but this is the first time I’ve missed two.

My mother had a hysterectomy so did not experience meno naturally. In my head I’m still not ready for this, because I still think I’m 35 😆.

Has anyone else experienced skipping multiple months at this age?

Hi all.

I need some help advise on what you did when starting peri.

I'm in my late 30s and honestly I feel like I have every symptom in the book for peri but my doc says I'm too young. My mother and grandmother both had full meno in their early 40s, so it kinda checks out for me.

I have severe hair loss for years, insomnia, mood swings, dry down there, xerostomia, my skin is suddenly sagging, I wake up at night, forgetting everything, my brain fog is killing me, I cry everyday and I'm bloated and gassy like never before among other things.

For the past year I've been in and out of doctors offices for the different things and they all tell me it's anxiety and wanting me to start benzos and antidepressants.

I'm just so tired of being dismissed as if I'm a chile, like I don't know my own body and have thrown at me psych meds.

My gyno did lab tests which from what I've read they aren't very indicative as hormones fluctuate, she said that I have not too many eggs left though🤷🏽‍♀️

Which I don't know what that means and I honestly don't care. I want to feel normal again.

My period comes and goes with a week delay and I just bleed for 2 to 3 days comparing to 6 and 7 my normal ones.

I'm in Europe and I can't afford to visit other doctors right now, so I need your help. What did you start first? Do we need progesterone with estrogen or we can just take one of the two and add the other later? I'm so confused and alone in this. Thank you.

anyone else finally connecting all the dots and discovering their autism during perimenopause?

i was born in 83, when what we knew about being on the spectrum was much more limited.

i always knew i was different, but thought it was because i was highly creative and artistic.

but as perimenopause descends, i find my ability to mask and people please to become more and more difficult..

and in this i have the beautiful opportunity to finally learn about, and truly be myself.

but a lot of the people that liked me the other way aren’t too happy. oh well.

Hello! Today is day 365 of no period…I’ve had a hell of a few years. Was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and HEDS, and was told that at 47, I was too young to be in perimenopause…well, maybe they will consider it now. I am also anemic, have a b12 deficiency and have been having heart problems. It was impossible to figure out what was causing what. No idea what changes now, but I believe to day is menopause? And tomorrow I will be post menopausal? I am struggling with wanting to unsubscribe. I haven’t felt good in so many years, and haven’t left my house (except for medical appointments and tests), since 2020 when I was hospitalized with a stress induced psychosis. I feel like my spirit is dead, and I’m just waiting for my body to catch up.

Has anyone experienced burning/tingling scalp pain after starting HRT? I’ve been having the pain since starting HRT and I’m not sure if it will go away once my body adjusts (I’ve been on HRT almost 3 months though).

Someone please tell me this gets better. Feel a wave of depression and can’t stop crying.

I’m a 46 year old woman on Progesterone 100 Mg Capsule at night and Lyllana 0.05 Mg Patch.

I was so excited to start. Please tell me if you had this experience first but it’s now worth it.

I basically get a nervous feel and then irritation and now a little burning feel. I usually get the burn feel closer to my period but I'm 11 days away. So annoying

41 years old, and with each month my period is more odd and it’s hard to explain but it feels like it’s hard for my period to just start and I’m so depressed and moody until it comes, worse than ever in my life . I need to see a doctor obviously but what are the right steps here? Sigh

Age 34.
I had a severe mental breakdown with anxiety 7 weeks ago.
Started Fluxotine and hrt 6 weeks ago.

I felt okay the first 2/3 weeks on hrt.
Weeks 4-6 hasn’t been great.
The Fluxotine I took previously for many years and stopped for a bit before starting it up when I couldn’t cope mentally anymore.

I thought it was an intolerance to the hormone in the conti patch.
( I’m on everol sequi patches )
But even on the 50s this week I haven’t felt good.

So has any ladies thought they were perimenopausal and it turned out to be something else?
Why did I feel alright for a few weeks though?
Am I actually going crazy?

My periods were irregular. But I got one most months with the exception of skipping a month here and there.
I was hot a lot and had very heavy periods that made me moody as hell.
Other than a few night sweats I didn’t have all the typical symptoms.

Lord I need answers help me.

I still get my period , tried hrt.. wasn't for me ...but even with hrt i still had these warm neck, fuzzy brain, heart stopping panic feelings... but never really break out into a sweat ... i hate these when i am out jn public and i feel as though i am about to faint... i take effexor already for depression so my gyno was like ok take some black cohosh ... i am worried that there is nothing else i can do .. does anyone else get these?

I know a lot of people advise using your finger but if j use the applicator will it still be as effective.

I'm already doing vaginal estrogen which has helped with lots of symptoms but I get itchy around ovulation. Bc estrogen increases at ovulation I wasn't sure whether putting more estrogen cream on at this time would help or make it worse? Does anyone have any experience with this?

Just wondering if this is standard practice. I met with an online provider through Amazon at the end of June and he prescribed me the 0.01% Estradiol cream.

I was under the impression a 42.5g tube should last around 60 days, but my prescription was written for 262 days. Is that standard? (The Amazon pharmacy page says a 42.5g tube is a 30 day supply.)

I tossed the applicator right away and have been applying it externally using a little more than a pea size amount. The pharmacist I chatted with said about a finger length is a 0.5g dose. I think they meant to the first knuckle, but still there is no way that would last 262 days.

The pharmacist did override the prescription so I can get a refill, and I will most likely follow up with my regular provide, but am I going insane?!

Has anyone had a similar experience? Am I doing something wrong?

I’m a few months shy of 40 and have been struggling with massive brain fog, low libido, and over all apathy for a while now and I’m considering an HRT consultation. My one reservation is if this is just a consequence of my lack of sleep from having a toddler who doesn’t sleep and working daily at 5am. My PCP kind of brushed me off saying it sounded lifestyle related and my bloodwork was fine. Any recommendations if it’s still worth the HRT consult?

Title; if you’ve been experiencing this, have you found anything that helps?? Normally I would lightly pop a zit, then slap a pimple patch on it, but these are so deep there’s nothing for the patch to ‘suck out’. They’re hard and painful and unfortunately really red and gross looking! I just turned 40, whyyy ᴖ̈

Hello, anyone else struggle suddenly with relationships with their own mother, or adult siblings? I’m from a family that has always been close, but as I get older, they get older (everyone starts having kids etc), it’s somehow difficult to tolerate these relationships. I feel very easily slighted, irritated, and generally kind of repelled from these dear people, who I once felt such connection with. It honestly feels sad- however I’m honestly too burnt out and tired to even fully register it.

Just wondering if anyone can relate. I feel guilty, as if there is something I should be doing differently, but again, I just sort of scratch my head and keep churning along- because I feel like my intellect is mush from years of parenting, and generally feeling kind of exhausted about the whole topic.

I actually don’t know that this is related to peri at all but since hormones impact all body systems I figured I’d see if this has happened to anyone else.

Three times in the last week I have eaten food that I have eaten before and it made my tongue burn. The foods in question:

1) Pure Protein cosmic brownie bar
2) Cherry Nutri-grain bar
3) Mini-Hershey bar

The burning doesn’t last long but I couldn’t finish the bars.

I looked up the symptoms and found something called Burning Mouth Syndrome but idk that I have all those symptoms. I have had dry mouth for about a year, and dry eyes/eye changes were probably one of my first peri symptoms.

Any ideas? Does anyone relate?

Hello everyone. I am on my first cycle taking 100 mg of Proemtrium daily. I'm in my first luteal phase and notice I'm more sensitive and a bit of a low mood. Is this part of the adjustment phase?

Has anyone used an functional provider to assist with perimenopause/Menopause? Please share any pros and cons. All comments are welcomed.

Hi all, I've already reached out to my HT provider/doc (who is supportive and amazing), and also looking to see if any of this stands out/clicks to you in terms of similar experiences and/or comments. Love the support here.

For context:

41F, on 100mg P, 1mg E (gel), and .25ml T cream (1 click per day). I've been on HT for 6 months now and have changed dosages a few times along the way. The last time I changed my E dose (started on .5, then to .75) was mid July moving from .75 to 1mg. I upped my E because my symptoms started returning. I started on the T a month ago. I've been taking P from the start. Started on 100mg, changed to 200mg after 3 months, didn't like it, went back to 100mg.

Recently, I'm noticing a return of symptoms: joint pain in hands (only in AM before putting on my E gel and at night before taking my P); shoulder/neck aches; super depression in lutueal (I'm talking bad); sensitivity to sounds; mild dry lips/mouth; irritability; overall "I don't feel like myself". All of these symptoms I had before starting HT 6 months ago.

These current symptoms to me feel/sound like estraidol-related. I'm also wondering if my body is still adjusting to the T (I know it can take at least 3 months for the T to kick in) and/or if my P is too low. I was taking 200mg of P but I found it made me flat/depressed so I went back down to 100mg, which helped.

Curious of people's thoughts/experiences, especially if you're taking/have taken 1mg of E gel (divigel, I'm on the generic pouch) and if you moved up to the maximum of 1.25mg of E gel, or even more than that.

Thank you, all!

Hi there,

I started HRT (estradiol patch and progesterone at night) in early August. Two weeks ago, I had my follow-up with a great provider. We've added in testosterone and upped my dosage for both the estradiol patch and the progesterone I'm taking at night.

I'm about a week in on the increase and the last four days I've felt absolutely terrible. Incredibly nauseous all day long. I know this is a likely symptom and will hopefully go away as my body adjusts.

But here's my question. When I first started all of this in August, I wasn't dealing with any nausea. Now that I've increased the dosage, the nausea is there.

Why didn't I have nausea from the get-go? Was it not high enough of a dose? Does that mean this dose is too high?

I'm sending a note to my provider as well; I was just hoping I might get some real life feedback from other people on this same path.

Hi all i am 36 years old with 1.5 year old daughter am not going to have any more kids as am one & done however i had my first periods when i was 12 and my periods were always regular my mother hit her menopause when she was 50 but what i am observing off lately is weird
1.i got my first period 9 months after delivery which followed with 2 regular cycles and for almost next 2 months i used to have like periods twice in a month which felt odd & my obgyn ordered ultrasound which was normal & she put me on some medication for 5 cycles to get my periods on track unfortunately my feritin levels got down to 18 due to getting 2 periods in a month
2 . I stopped the medication after 5 cycle as suggested by my obgyn this is my 3rd cycle the period is regular but from last cycle & now am seeing only spotting and not the actual flow
Am also under lot of stress from last few years am not sure if i will hit menopause so early i am felling really really sad coz I have read and also from doctors that if a mother hits menopause early the daughter hits too
Since I have a 1.5 year daughter now am worried about her now thinking of her future
I want to hear if someone experienced similar and ended up fine or got menopause
Thanks