About Perimenopause

40 years plus (although this may be earlier for you, we are all different).

Have you reached your 40’s and wondering what has hit you? In Perimenopause your hormones are changing, and this can last up to 15 years! Perimenopause may be the most challenging time as oestrogen and progesterone begin wildly fluctuating affecting your whole body and not just your reproductive system. The enormous hormonal shifts in Perimenopause are not to be underestimated and could be considered as equivalent to a second puberty. You may make allowances for your teenagers with their raging hormones but do you give yourself a break too? Coping with changing hormones along with the increased demands and stress of later life can all add up to worsening symptoms. A staggering 85% of women experience hot flushes.

How do you know if you are in perimenopause?

  • You feel tired all the time

  • You feel more anxious, feel low or have wild mood swings

  • You’re finding it difficult to concentrate

  • You find you are forgetting things, or your memory seems to be malfunctioning Y

  • ou may have hot flushes or night sweats

  • Your periods can be heavy or painful or they might be irregular, or you miss a period.

  • You seem to be gaining weight, especially around the middle

  • Your breasts are very tender

  • Your heart may race, or you feel palpitations

  • You keep getting urinary tract infections

  • Your digestion is not right, or you have IBS, reflux, constipation or diarrhoea

  • You wake up in the morning but do not feel refreshed

  • You have been diagnosed with thyroid issues

  • You have developed fibroids or endometriosis You’ve developed new aches and pains

  • You’ve started having headaches or migraines

  • You find it difficult to get to sleep, you wake up during the night or at 5am

  • You’re getting PMS or PMDD Your sex drive is dwindling

  • You are wondering what on earth has happened to you?

Sounds familiar? Get in touch. This is the time to do something positive and make the changes you need to glide through perimenopause. Helping yourself now may help you have a healthier later life post menopause.