Perimenopause Symptoms

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. ~ Helen Keller

The signs and signals that menopause is approaching can be from 2 to 8 years before menopause actually begins. For some women they can notice an emotional kick as they hit forty. Usually just a slight emotional hiccup that they just can't quite put a finger on what has changed within. Some report their forties was a time when they started to sleep less and couldn't resolve their insomnia. Emotional changes to how we feel and sleep patterns occur because hormone levels can begin to fluctuate many years before the onset of menopause. Confirming that menopause is actually complete is usually defined by a woman not having a menstrual cycle for a full year.

But before the menstrual cycle ceases, hormones fluctuate greatly. Sometimes a woman many skip an entire menstrual cycle and then have two very close together. The irregularity is caused by the irregularity of the oestrogen being produced.

Often when a woman has early symptoms of menopause, she will be convinced that she has become pregnant only to find out that she is not. She has simply skipped a period. This is often the first early sign that menopause is going to ensue within 2 to 8 years. Most of the time after one skipped period, the woman will have months of perfectly regular menstrual cycles, t the skipped period down to nerves or something similar, and not even realize that a warning buzzer has sounded.

Another symptom of menopause is hot flushes.  This is a terribly uncomfortable feeling of heat washing over your body almost like a wave of fire. Some women experience extreme coldness as the heat subsides.


 Night sweats are also another very common physical symptom of menopause that accompanies a great deal of sweating. I've known some women to literally have to change bedding and even pillows due to night sweats. You could well experience once a year a hot flush or night sweat, which does not indicate that menopause has in fact begun. Often there's a few years of menopausal symptoms that appear and disappear. Only when these symptoms happen often do they become certain indicators that menopause is in full swing.

Mood swings are an indication of menopause, as well. However, mood swings are also associated with just regular menstrual cycles. So just being a little moody is not necessarily a sign that menopause has begun, but it can be if they are more persistent.

Dry skin, weight gain, and increased urinary tract infections are also early symptoms of menopause.

Always listen to your body, even the slightest symptom or pain has a reason to reveal. It's the only way to keep a check on your overall health.


Always be WILLING investigate and don't be hasty in just taking pain killers, you will just silence the messenger.


If the menopause seems to be edging closer to you, it will be time to start your own research on how best to help your mind and body deal with all teh body changes that comes with hormones declining.

A lot of people say they want to get out of pain, and I'm sure that's true, but they aren't willing to make healing a high priority. They aren't willing to look inside to see the source of their pain in order to deal with it.  ~ Lindsay Wagner


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Legal Disclaimer: Hopefully you have found information on this blog inspiring and useful, but do remember it is not a substitute for personal medical advice. Self medicating with BHRT is not advisable!   Always consult your own medical advisor, be it your doctor, or Holistic Medical doctors specialising in anti ageing, bioidentical hormone therapy, if you have any concerns about any aspect of health or hormonal functioning