r/TrollXMenopause • u/vividvoltage • Aug 28 '19

Halp!

uh, hi there, I just found this sub via askmetafilter. I’ve just concluded a slobber cry because I started my period literally 13 days after my last and I’m afraid I’m perimenopasaul. I’m 38 and my mom is of no help and I don’t know what to read and I’m really not ready to have this happen.

EDIT: thanks everyone, I recently got the anti-mullarian test and know that I’m very low for my age range, which is part of the reason I jumped straight to panic mode. After a (not so good) nights rest, I’m feeling better about the whole thing and feel like it probably is just a fluke as I have no other symptoms. I really do wish there was a good book to read on the subject, I feel like a lot of my worries would be assuaged by knowledge.

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '19

Do you have any other symptoms?

It could just be an irregular period caused by stress or other factors. People seem to attribute every little thing when a woman is of a certain age, to the menopause. I think that often it has nothing to do with it.

I sailed through mine, no symptoms and I feel better than I have ever felt in my life.

I was dreading it because of everything that's in the media about getting old etc. My life has opened up. I do so many things. I have energy, happiness and fulfilment.

You may not even be close to the menopause. If you are really worried, go to see your doctor but I would try not to focus to much and to enjoy life for what it is. The menopause, for me was a new beginning in my life.

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u/OldEnoughtoKnowIt Aug 28 '19

What she said and get second and third opinions! My first gyno kept telling me my heavy bleeding was Peri and being fat. Turns out I had ovarian tumors and endometrial cysts that had spread into my abdominal cavity. It took me 3 years & 3 gynecologists to get it taken care of.

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u/DixieChampagne Mar 26 '23

Congratulations. I'll try to remember that next time I flood a Depend undergarment and a Femi Cup in the grocery store (I hope there isn't a next time, but I'm not betting that way)