1-minute check Are you already in perimenopause?
The first symptoms often begin years before your last period, on average some 4 to 8 years earlier!
Hot flushes and night sweats are the best-known symptoms, but there are also symptoms you might not link to perimenopause straight away.
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Lately, do you feel like you're not quite yourself anymore?
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Are you more easily irritable, low, anxious or emotional than you're used to?
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Do you find it a bit harder to concentrate, are you forgetful, or do you sometimes struggle to find the right word?
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Are you suddenly putting on weight, especially around your belly, are you more often tired, or do your muscles or joints bother you more?
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Do you regularly wake up during the night?
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More symptoms of perimenopause
Periods (10)
- Irregular periods
- Heavier bleeding
- Lighter or shorter periods instead
- Longer or shorter cycles
- Bleeding or spotting between periods
- Clots during your period
- Breakthrough bleeding that leaks through
- Worse PMS
- Tender, painful or swollen breasts
- More period cramps
Temperature, heart and blood vessels (10)
- Hot flushes
- Night sweats
- Chills after a hot flush
- Electric jolts or a “power surge” feeling just before a hot flush
- Less able to tolerate heat
- Heart palpitations
- Shortness of breath or a tight feeling in the chest
- Sudden flushing
- Dizziness
- Fluctuating blood pressure
Sleep and energy (9)
- Trouble falling asleep
- Waking up often (at night or early)
- Waking up unrefreshed, even after a full night
- Vivid dreams or nightmares
- (More) snoring
- Sleep apnoea
- Fatigue and exhaustion
- Less energy and stamina
- Restless legs
Mood and mind (14)
- Mood swings
- Irritability
- Anxiety or restlessness
- Panic attacks
- Low mood or depressive feelings
- Crying spells
- Less self-confidence
- Less able to handle stress
- Easily overstimulated
- Outbursts of anger
- Loss of motivation or enjoyment
- Wanting to withdraw
- A sense of unreality, or of “standing beside yourself”
- A feeling of “not being yourself anymore”
Thinking and memory (7)
- Brain fog
- Forgetfulness
- Trouble concentrating
- Struggling to find words
- Difficulty multitasking
- Losing the thread in a conversation
- Disorientation (briefly not knowing where you are or what you came to do)
Body and muscles (13)
- Joint pain
- Muscle pain and stiffness
- Loss of muscle mass
- Frozen shoulder
- Heel pain or sore soles of the feet
- Jaw pain or teeth grinding
- Weight gain, especially around the belly
- Bloating
- Water retention
- Sugar cravings or unstable blood sugar
- Less able to tolerate alcohol or caffeine
- Headaches or migraines (new or more often)
- Tingling in hands or feet
Skin, hair and nails (15)
- Dry skin
- Thinner, less firm skin
- Itching or a crawling feeling on the skin (“ants under the skin”)
- A burning feeling on the skin
- Acne
- Rosacea
- Eczema (when you never had it before)
- Reacting to creams or lotions (that you always used without problems)
- More pigment spots
- Bruising more easily
- Thinning hair or hair loss
- Dry, dull or frizzy hair
- Itchy scalp
- More hair growth on the chin or upper lip
- Brittle nails
Sexuality and urinary tract (10)
- Vaginal dryness
- Vaginal itching or irritation
- More frequent vaginal infections
- Pain during sex
- Less interest in sex
- Difficulty reaching orgasm
- Needing to pee more often
- Urine leakage
- More frequent bladder infections
- Prolapse symptoms
Other (11)
- Dry eyes
- Changes in vision (trouble focusing)
- Dry mouth or a burning mouth
- A metallic or altered taste
- A lump in the throat (globus sensation)
- Gum problems
- Sensitive teeth
- Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
- Changed body odour or sweat smell
- Digestive complaints (such as reflux, constipation or diarrhoea)
- New or worse allergies
This check is meant to help you recognise symptoms and is not a diagnosis.
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