http://kittomalley.com/2015/05/13/who-me-perimenopausal/
While transitioning into menopause, women experience various physical, psychological, and social changes that may affect their quality of life. This transition period is known as perimenopause, which has been found to be a time of vulnerability for women to develop depression…
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Thank you for reblogging.
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I feel your frustration with this part of our lives. I wanted to leave a comment and say it’s a lot better on the other side, but I figured that really wouldn’t help. 🙂
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It does, actually. I’m just waiting it out…
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Didn’t you say elsewhere that you weren’t old enough? Which doesn’t mean much; I was going thru it very early on, and even my Dr said I was too young. She was wrong wrong wrong!
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My numerical age doesn’t match my soul’s age. 🙂 But I’m so very, very glad not to have that monthly pain anymore.
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Yay-yes, me too! Altho I didn’t really have pain – def. had mood changes, and at one point I had 3 day migraines every month. FUN!
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So your migraines went away after the change? That’s awesome!
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They actually went away about 10 years before the change, hallelujah! Don’t know why – I went on one of those preventative meds for about a year, then I went off them and they were gone. I think I was on Axert?
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