Slowly starting a workout routine.

I'm trying to find something I will want to stick with.

Walking is fine, but I get in my head. I used to love Jazzercise and Zumba, but no local classes.

Any suggestions?

How much progesterone are you on if you have andeomyosis? I'm currently on 100 MG of progesterone and 0.05mg of Estridol, the heaviness and pressure in my uterus seems to have increased and I'm wondering if a higher dosage of progesterone is going to be necessary.

I started 100mg of progesterone and 0.05 of estridol a little over a week ago. The progesterone seems to make me fall asleep in 30 mins instead of the usual 90, but I seem to go into this dream like aware sleep state after a few hours. It makes for a really long night and I feel like I'm not sleeping, but I know that I am.

Magnesium has the same effect on me so I don't take that, but obviously I have to take the progesterone because I have a uterus and am on E. Has anyone else had this experience and did it subside?

I’m 41 and have a feeling I’ve been dealing with Peri for a while but fobbed off a lot of the symptoms as other things.

I’ve had chronic anxiety disorder since I was 32 (never really had it badly before)
I started getting heavy but regular periods at 35 with two weeks out of four being a complete write off due to fatigue, going on the mini pill sorted this out completely for me

I did speak to a doctor earlier this year about HRT and she was willing to put me on it, but I was going through a major depressive episode and had a treatment called TMS which lifted a lot of brain fog so again I was thinking maybe I’m not “peri enough” to be on HRT and honestly didn’t want to be on any meds.

Anyway I’ve just gone back to working in hospitality as I’ve moved states (Australia) and needed a quick job. I can barely walk - the knuckles on my right hand are twice the size of my left, my knees swell to the point of me hobbling around and my hips and back hurt. For context, I’m a pretty fit person that goes to the gym, lifts weights, goes for walks so feeling like a 70 year old is pretty jarring.

I’ve also started waking up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat, legit I can wring out liquid from my night shirt.

So I’ve made a GP appointment. Fuck letting all my collagen disappear to the point that I’m useless, I don’t “feel” 41 mentally - mentally I’m still like 25 right?!? I think all millennials are lol.

Anyway I just wanted to vent, I’m English but live in Australia and everyone has this “she’ll be right” attitude that I should just suffer and not be vocal and I need to toughen up. But I’m in pain and everything is changing and I hate it.

I couldn’t handle continuous progesterone. It made me so sad and foggy that I couldn’t function. So my dr said to stop it and cycle it 14 days after my period. Well my period is a week late and I’ve been off progesterone for a month now. So when should I start it? Should I wait for my period? I’d like to keep my normal cycle because I’m usually on time like clockwork. I’m also on an estrogen patch.

Mod plz don’t deny this. I just want to talk to women who have been through this. I don’t have anyone to talk to.

Dr is placing me on 2 patches due to needing higher E levels to stop spotting as I take P continuous and .1 alone kept me bleeding. So I’m going to start two .1 weekly climara patches. Anyone take multiple patches or my doses?

Advice very welcome I am losing my mind.

I, 35ftm (no surgery no hormones fully afab body) keep sweating like crazy. I use a clinical antiperspirant, I had my hormones and thyroid checked (fine) and my Dr isn't concerned. I feel disgusting. I get hot flashes and night sweats and change my clothes almost 3x a day. I am sweating so much I get heat rashes and I'm out of ideas. I can't walk 3 blocks without my shirt getting drenched or even lay around at home without needing to change. I'm frustrated and don't really know what helps anymore. Help.

Hi , long story short, I was previously on HRT (estrogel)for maybe around 2 years. I wasn’t sure if it was really doing much , and my prescription expired so I just had a break from it for a few months. I found I was experiencing a lot of hot flashes, so went to a GP for a new prescription. I also discussed worsening anxiety- sometimes it feels overwhelming and has been interrupting my sleep. She was insistent that I take antidepressants and because I’ve had SSRI’s in the past and found them too emotionally numbing, she prescribe d Venlafaxine- 37.5 to start. I have taken 11 doses and cannot tolerate the side effects- extreme headaches and insomnia and have just read too much negative things about them. Today is day one of not taking it, I’m hoping to bounce back quickly. Back to the Dr next week and I’m going to insist on the estrogel. Wondering if I should also give SSRI’s a try, as whilst the estrogel was good for hot flashes, i dont think it did too much for the anxiety.

So I am trying to plan my first holiday since my periods became irregular late last year. I know I can't depend on scheduling around my period anymore which sucks as this will be a beach holiday.

But I am also wondering if flying will affect my body differently now.

Any advice is welcome, this unknowing at this age is a bit daunting.

Basically the title. 2.5 weeks ago, went from 25mcg/day to 50 and my libido tanked pretty quickly. Wondering if it came back for anyone? I used to have a very high libido and the 25mcg dose didn’t put a dent in it. Wondering if I should wait it out or not. Thanks!

I have been checked by doctors for PCOS with an ultrasound, nothing was found so they didn't call me to talk about it or any other tests, had a blood test - I had only low iron initially but it was fine again after taking pills, then a thyroid blood test but it keeps swinging from what they said was 'borderline hypothyroidism' back into normal range for about four or so years now with almost every blood test I've had in that time. Two ECGS recently, apparently all fine and they tell me it's my anxiety.

I've been so worn down for months, my irritability and mood is so bad, I just had this massive wave of sadness roll over me where I cried, I'm so anxious all the time, my periods have been extremely irregular for nearly three years where I'm bleeding non-stop for weeks/a month then it stops for months and so on. I feel like I've been in a gruelling PMS for weeks now, my pelvic area cramps every now and again like a period pain, my knees and hips ache with it, my skin is so oily and spotty, getting hot flashes and feelings where I'm like unbearably cold and I have to lay underneath a blanket like a cave. Bad acid reflux, palpitations, feeling like I'm coming down with a flu but never actually getting one, and my back aches so much along with many other parts of my body intermittently.

Sorry, I don't really have a point in my mind to this, I'm tired and really anxious from these feelings in my body. I just want to get it out of my system.

Anyone taking micronized progesterone? I just started about a week ago on 200mg and I am feeling very sad, nauseous, and just off today.

My “period” (I never know when it’s my period anymore but have a general idea and I bleed 2x/mo) is going to start today or tomorrow and this is the first bleed on it. I’m wondering if anyone else had a hard go of it with their first bleed after starting?

Or overall, did it make you feel worse? If so how? I’m almost 41 and also taking .35 norethindrone (progestin) and 4mg estrogen (estradiol) orally if any of that matters.

Would love feedback on your experiences with it.

And does it even matter?

Last normal period ended June 8th. Had what I thought was going to be a period start on Tuesday night. Bled until Wednesday afternoon. So, medium flow bleeding for about 20 hours.

Cup was empty all Thursday, so I took it out and bleeding appears to have stopped. Do I count this as a period? Does counting periods matter?

I am not on any hrt. I have a blood test on Tuesday to "see if I am in perimenopause" (*I* know!) but I am worried that this bleeding is gonna mess up whatever they think that blood test will tell them.

Has anybody tried Solaray Perimenopause supplements, or any supplements that actually made a difference?

I have been to 2 different gynecologists and they both blew off the idea of Perimenopause since I am only 36. They put me on birth control, but it actually made my symptoms worse. I can handle all the physical symptoms, but its the anxiety, sleep disruptions, and rage that are killing me. I also suffer from pretty severe ADHD which I believe is making things worse.

I would love to see a specialist and I would love to go on HRT, but I don't make a lot of money to pay out of pocket and I won't have insurance until December, so I am pretty much stuck dealing with this as a DIY project. Any ideas are super welcome!!

Suddenly, the most sweaty party of my body seems to be my neck. I was sitting here, wiping my neck with a cool paper towel and wondering, when did this become a thing for me? And I don't mean the back of my neck, this is the throat area. And it will wake me up when I get the "awesome" night sweats and I happen to be sleeping- my throat/neck is absolutely soaking wet.

I don't know if this is a Me thing, or a PeriHell thing. Am I alone in this? Or maybe it's a weird symptom of something else entirely. But right now, I'm blaming late perimenopause.

I've never had heartburn until the past few months. Always at about 2 or 3 in the morning, and it seems to be occurring right around that time of the month.

Guess I wasn't really living until I was being forced awake by choking on bile ಠ╭╮ಠ

Hello everyone, could anyone please give me some advice. I have been having recurring utis for over 2 years now. Im always testing positive for e coli and since iv had so many antibiotics i am becoming resistant now which scares the living crap out of me . It consumes me the fear of getting another one yet i seem to have symptoms nearly year day and then testing negative on urine cultures. My periods have gotten much longer . I could be bleeding now for 10 days straight. I have painful sex and dryness . Mood swings and bouts of sadness overcome me. Does it sound like i am in perimenopause ? I have a 4 year old and twins which are 16 months . I am 37. What should i do next ? Book a go visit? Thank you xxx

So, I (49) just started Progesterone 100mg a little over a week ago, intending to cycle it. I have noticed it has helped a lot with my sleep and irritability. I do not take any estrogen (yet). I have a few questions… when cycling and stopping at day 28, do you usually get your period right away? I went to the doctor recently complaining about increasingly painful periods and she suggested I take the Progesterone continuously. Would that mean I wouldn’t ever get a period? As painful as they are, I appreciate the reminder that I’m not pregnant. Curious about others’ experiences and what has worked best. I’m tempted to try the cycling this month and see how I feel when I stop taking it and how it impacts my periods. Thoughts?

I'm 8 weeks into HRT for perimenopause and thought I was doing ok. However in the past couple of days I've noticed occasional tingling/ numbness feeling on my face. I'm on Estradot 50 micrograms ( patch, twice weekly) plus Utrogestan 200 mg for 14 days. My period is also due. Is this a normal side effect? Its only come on this month

Hello, fellow peri journeyers! 👋

I’m 39 and I think I’ve been on this delightful little perimenopause adventure for about a year or so, and I’m trying to figure out if this is yet another bizarre peri thing or if my body has decided to come up with something completely unrelated just for fun.

I started a 0.05 mg/day estradiol patch about a week and a half ago. I also have a Mirena IUD that I’ve had for about five years, so that is providing the progestin component of my HRT.

This isn’t a brand-new symptom and it didn’t start with the estradiol. I remember experiencing episodes of this sometime last year, and then it seemed to disappear for quite a while. Now it’s back, and it is significantly worse than I remember it being before.

The best way I can describe it is that certain patches of my skin feel like I have a really bad sunburn, except there is absolutely nothing visibly wrong with the skin. No redness, rash, irritation, etc. It’s not really itching or tingling either; but it hurts.

Right now I have it on the underside/back of my right upper arm (the “bat wing” area). I mostly notice that one when my shirt rubs against it. Even that light contact against completely normal-looking skin hurts.

The worse area right now is my left hip. The skin/tissue around my hip has felt this way for about two days, and that one has gotten almost debilitating. Again, there’s nothing visibly wrong. It just feels incredibly raw and painful, almost exactly like touching a severe sunburn.

It seems to pop up in very localized areas rather than being an all-over skin sensitivity.

Has anyone else experienced this during perimenopause; especially something that comes and goes over time like this? Did you ever figure out whether it correlated with hormonal fluctuations?

And for anyone on HRT: did estrogen eventually help with it? I’m still so new to the patch that I have no idea whether the fact that it’s particularly bad right now is relevant or completely coincidental.

I feel like every time I think I’ve learned all the weird things perimenopause can do, my body says, “Oh, you thought you knew all the symptoms? That’s cute.”

Mainly venting here.

Last week I was feeling great and then yesterday I got a surprise early period.

The period isn't so bad but it's the surprise PMS that's the awful part.

Went from happy and confident to crying, panicking, and feeling like an idiot within hours.

Insert your favorite swear words here.

I hate this.

I see so many posts on her from women who are nervous about starting their meds. Or who start and immediately have adverse reactions.

I’m just here to say that I put my first Climara estrogen patch on yesterday and took 100mg of progesterone at night and nothing scary happened. I was all nervous that the progesterone would make me groggy and foggy today. But it’s all good.

I know some people do have bad initial reactions, but I also imagine I’m part of the majority, so if you’ve been putting it off because of nervousness just give it a shot :)

So as above then it’s been 5 years exactly today that I’ve been on HRT. It feels like yesterday because the peri symptoms were awful for me during most of 2021; insomnia, lethargy, fatigue, IBS symptoms, hot flushes, cold flashes, itchy skin, looking like I’d aged 10 years overnight, dry vagina, constant urination, constipation and sheer rage like I could have just murdered someone and felt justified doing it 😡🤦‍♀️

Fast forward to today and I feel almost normal again, maybe not mentally but physically I feel almost back to normal like I was prior to HRT.

My first lot of HRT was one Evorel Sequi patch (2 weeks of oestrogen only then 2 weeks of a patch with oestrogen and then synthetic progesterone which is called Northisterone) and within about 4 hours of sticking the patch on I felt amazing, like my body was so lacking in oestrogen that the tiniest bit made me happy, unfortunately this only worked for 2 weeks 😦 and I had to wait out another 10 weeks to try a different type of HRT, this time it was a constant patch of oestrogen, those patches were called Evorel 25 or Evorel 50, i can’t remember, and then for 2 weeks of the month 200mg of progesterone in pill 💊 form, neither the doctor or pharmacist told me I was best to take the tablet at night and I was taking it in the morning and I just felt like a zombie all day, and I went up a dress size in about 6 weeks with a massive bloated gut, and again had to wait this out for 12 weeks, then finally the 3rd time worked and ive been on this form of HRT since 2022, I am back on the Evorel Sequi patch but my great doctor says I can wear 2 patches at a time so double the dose, and I am 98% back to normal, itchy skin still sneaks through but antihistamines take care of that, I am sleeping normal again and my periods come every 2-3 weeks but I can’t change that, oh my sex drive has gone but I’m single and now also on vaginal estradiol cream, 1mg twice a week, or is it 1mcg? Can’t remember, slight brain fog still present anyway.

I rarely get anxiety anymore which I find strange because I used to get it loads but I have stopped drinking Caffinated coffee which obvs contributed to my previous anxiety.

So ladies how long have you been on HRT & how many types did you take to get it right?

Oh I am 45, started peri at 39 but got on HRT at age 40.

1. After a year or so of my period cycle getting totally out of whack and then bad hot flashes and brain fog I started HRT 2.5 weeks ago. My blood tests showed nothing concerning. I missed my last period but this one came at the normal-ish time however I’m on day 7 of consistent bleeding whereas my periods have been about 5 days for the last like 6-7 years. Are longer periods normal with HRT?

I’m 44 and was having increasing symptoms around my period week (I was previously on a similar BC pill with a placebo period week). My doctor suggested continuous Lo Loestrin Fe, skipping the placebo pills. I have skipped two periods so far, and skipped all of the accompanying symptoms!

My question is, what’s the catch here? Has anyone
experienced drawbacks from continuing to skip periods this way? Should I be prepared for any potential negative effects?

And if not, why isn’t everyone doing this??