The Menopause Symptoms

what are the peri Menopause Symptoms?

My mother was 58 when she had the menopause but her periods slowed down 20 years before. Im 34 and have noticed that mine have shortened to 3 days. Everything Else is normal. They are still regular. I was wondering if its the start of peri menopause or is it simply old age lol.

You don't have the symptoms of peri-menopause yet. You'll get Hot Flashes and night sweats, cold flashes, and your periods will get heavier and you'll join the 'black pants society' (due to sudden and intermittent bleeding) ... then you'll go into a 'strange period' where your periods may 'shorten' or you may have one agonizingly long period (one whole year). Menopause is when you 'stop having periods entirely' that LASTS one full year. If you take birth control pills, you may continue to 'have periods' because of the pills, and the same goes with taking hormones for the 'hot flashes.' I'm one of the few who went through the whole of peri-menopause and menopause with 'no hormones' of any kind, not because I 'wanted to' but because my doctor was very worried about me, due to the fact I had two major heart attacks a month apart, and had two 'stents' put into my heart. Hormones were 'seriously contraindicated' for me. I'm now about 5 years 'past menopause' ... no more heart attacks (so far, knock wood) and am 'healthier than before' ... I also have no more night sweats and hot flashes, but my hands and feet are constantly freezing, and I have trouble with my 'inner thermostat' ... my husband says I'm 'schizothermic' which seems to be the 'worst' of being a 'crone' ... so far. I'm 58, and very happy to answer your questions.

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