Could That Mystery Symptom be Perimenopause?
One of the inspirations for this blog was a recent conversation I had at the playground with a friend, also a 40-something Mom, while we watched our kids play. She complained that her memory had gotten really foggy and said she was scared there could be something wrong with her brain. She was scheduled for an MRI in a few days. Another "mystery" symptom she described was feeling bloated all the time, even though she's been exercising regularly and eating healthy. Perimenopause immediately popped into my head. I googled a list of symptoms for her on my I-phone and showed them to her. A look of shock crossed her face, as she realized how many of the symptoms she had. Next came anger with her doctors for not even mentioning the word perimenopause. This friend was so filled with hope and gratitude that she told me she would take me out to lunch to thank me if perimenopause does end up being the root of her problems. I have not heard the results of her MRI, but I wil