167 Early Signs of Perimenopause

It might surprise you to hear that early signs of perimenopause can often be more mental and emotional than physical. I share some of my experiences this week, and encourage you to open up the conversation with friends and family.

When can we expect to be in perimenopause?

It might surprise you to know that I tend to advise clients and friends that if they are 40 or over and experiencing symptoms then assume they are in perimenopause. Perimenopause can last over ten years.

This doesn't mean that you have to experience all of the symptoms all of the time for the full ten years. But our levels of hormones can start to fluctuate quite early, and if you start to feel symptoms then it's worth taking positive action so that they do not progress and worsen.

What are the early signs of perimenopause

For many women the early signs of perimenopause are not physical symptoms. We often assume that the menopause is all about hot flushes and irregular periods, but that is some of the latter signs.

it's a busy time for many women and that is why we seem to miss the signs and assume it's because we are stressed, and if we could just get a bit more sleep and have some rest then we will feel better.

However, if you are not sleeping and then feeling low all day, is that actually driving your stress rather than the other way around. For me I didn't realise that the two could be feeding each other until many years later.

What are the early signs of perimenopause?

Some of the things you should look for:

• difficulty in sleeping, this can be waking at the night worrying and overthinking
• sadness - just not feeling like yourself and not wanting to go out as much as you used to
• short tempered - or worse, uncontrollable anger
• low confidence - feeling that you are being criticised or questioned all the time

This is why I want to spread the word - with my amazing free club, and this podcast!

 

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