Period problems , menopause ?!
Question: Hi I am 40 yo , my periods gone funnny recently , i show signs for about two weeks , my stomach hurts ,i am emotional but nothing comes out , i feel bloated and very uncomfortable - it feels like something inside me is blocking the blood . Then all the sudden after 10 -14 days it comes and i feel better . It has never happened to me before. Am i starting the menopause ? Any experiences, no silly answers please.
Answers: Hi I am 40 yo , my periods gone funnny recently , i show signs for about two weeks , my stomach hurts ,i am emotional but nothing comes out , i feel bloated and very uncomfortable - it feels like something inside me is blocking the blood . Then all the sudden after 10 -14 days it comes and i feel better . It has never happened to me before. Am i starting the menopause ? Any experiences, no silly answers please.
It may be the early stages of the peri-menopause (the time leading up to the menopause) although you are a little young. During the peri-menopause periods can become heavier or lighter and often become irregular. Your moods can swing as your hormone levels fluctuate and you can feel bloated and lethargic. PMT can also cause you to feel this way and can develop at any age.
It is worth a visit to your Dr just to check there is nothing else going on...he may well want to check your hormone levels. Take care and good luck.
i would get it checked out, it may not yet be menopause, but could be another gynae issue.
I understand where you're coming from, my periods went very odd ( Im 43) I would come on every 2 weeks it was a nightmare.I went in hospital for surgery( for a bowel condition) and they found 2 cists the size of grapefruits on each of my ovaries and I had to have a hystorectomy(sp?)! I wasnt expecting this at all, now I have no periods, no sex drive and hot flushes!!! I suggest you go and have a chat with your doctor!! Good Luck!
Could just be your age in general. I'm 39 and my periods have started playing silly beggars. I'm usually so regular but last month I was 10 days late, like you had symptoms for 2weeks before.... You can have have a test at the docs to see if hormones are showing you to be pre menopausal, might be worth a visit to discuss this and other options.
It seems to me to be PMT - I usually have symptons about 10 days before my period - tummy pain, tired and lethargic. I have started taking B6 from ovulation this month as I heard this can help. I hope so!