Thats a really useful website. Thanks for that I am coming back as a man next time around....lol

K9 Linda, thanks for the information. Wow, I'm posting this one on the refrigerator so that when my husband asks me what my problem is...I can refer him to the list.

Thanks for the info. I agree with kaylish and next time around I am coming back as a man, dog, bird, anything but a woman. My husband will love to see the list since he thinks everything is in my head.

K9...Thanks for posting this. Many women will recognize this and be grateful to know that what they are feeling is normal.
Ella

You're welcome to all of you! I was amazed at how many of the symptoms I had that were on the list. I printed the list out and took it with me to my doctor's appointment. I want to come back as an animal in my house and definately NOT a woman the next time!

L9Linda,

Here, Here. Thanks again for the list. I am also going to take to my doctor in January when I see him and also to the Wellness doctor when I see him. I think we all need some verification that this is actually going on with our bodies and mind and help is needed in some form or another

Okay this just makes me sad as I think I have had or am experiencing at least 30 of these symptoms. At least I'm not crazy!! Thanks

Smalltown,

I know what you mean. I think I have all 35 symptoms. I posted the list on my refrig so my husband and boys know that I am not crazy!!!

This is a very helpful website and I seem to have a lot of the symptoms, I believe I started to go through peri-menopause for about a year and a half but the doctor says I'm too young and that it starts in your early 50's, I'm 46, how old were you when you started peri-menopasues? What is the typical age?

Doris45-I do believe I started perimenopause at around 44. That is when a lot of problems started for me. I think a lot of women go through perimenopause at different ages and I don't think 50 is the norm anymore. If you notice, the doctors always want everything that happens to women believe 50 is the magic age, but I don't think so. It took almost a year for my OB to finally say that I am perimenopausal after a lot of tests, ER visits, you name it I had every possible test done because of the symptoms I have with being perimenopausal. So, no I don't think you are too young.

yes thanks so much am going to bring up with my dr. cause i believe that i have inducced menopause cause of my heart condition, chf and haven had a period for over 1 yr now and have hot flashes.

find another doctor!

sorry, I was actually responding to dori45 (wrong site) about her early perimenopausal symptoms & the lack of proper health care environment - I have been a patient of a regular physician who I liked & then she left & was replaced by a younger man. I should have found a good ob-gyn then...since now that I'm smack in the middle of this time in my life & don't have the greatest care.

hi dori45...

I was responding in another site, but I said "find another doctor"! It's not helping if they don't have a clue about our symptoms. Happy Holidays everyone!

Thanks K9Linda for the great site. I copied and pasted the 35 symptoms but will go back to the site to it all later. I never knew what to expect in the way of symptoms. I don't remember my mother ever complaining of hot flashes and I had them for a while. They're not as bad now but they sure are in the summer months. I just wish they'd stop forever!