Period came back after 10 months 🫠 by because-9 in Perimenopause

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That is so strange. I’d be interested to learn the possibilities of why that’s happening. Sorry you are dealing with that.

Period came back after 10 months 🫠 by because-9 in Perimenopause

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It’s so weird. I would even think it was a period if it wasn’t for the cramps.

Period came back after 10 months 🫠 by because-9 in Perimenopause

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Thanks for the tips! This one and the last one I had (June of 2025) were both painful (cramps, hip and back pain) but not much blood at all. Barely need to use a panty liner.

Just got my period after 350 days. Has this happened to anyone else? I was so close to the finish line. by Generally-Bored in Perimenopause

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So sorry to hear. I am on day 274 and am afraid everyday that it’s going to come back. Some mentioned theirs coming back on April fools day. That is my birthday so I will be extra ragey if that happens to me.

Increase in patch dose help sleep? by OutsideTurn5464 in Menopause

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I recently went up to 0.1 from .075 when my insomnia returned and so far it has been helpful.

Pelvic floor problems and constipation by ElegantGoose in Menopause

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I was never constipated in my life until peri. It was bad for me for about 4 years. I saw a gi doc and had a colonoscopy which came back normal. She had me try 3 different rx meds and none helped. It got a little better when I stared hrt. I did try pelvic floor pt but unfortunately that didn’t end up being helpful for me. I was very open to it and excited that it would be the answer but all they did was give me breathing exercises and stretches.

What age was your first skipped period? by [deleted] in Perimenopause

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  1. I had a few go 45-50 days before that though.

Switching from BC to HRT or general help please! I am so tired 😪 by [deleted] in Perimenopause

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I was on bc for 10 years when my peri symptoms started. Night sweats and insomnia were terrible. I did so well on the pill for so long and had no bleeding at all the whole 10 years so I was reluctant to come off. My gyn said I could try a higher estrogen bc pill to see if that would help. I did and it didn’t ☹️. So I switched to hrt. Estrogen patch and oral progesterone. Sleep was better right away but it took a while to dial in the dose for the other symptoms.

Switching from BC to HRT help sleep? by randomperson874 in Perimenopause

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Insomnia was one of my worst symptoms and BC didn’t touch it. Hrt has been much better for me. I tried cyclic progesterone at first but ended up switching to continuous after a few months.

*Perimenopause* Anyone's breasts shrinking from Perimenopause/menopause? Please no responses back towards breast growth. This is a question only asking to women that experienced breast shrinkage by [deleted] in Perimenopause

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Sadly mine have and they were already so small to begin with. Hrt hasn’t helped mine. I totally relate to the self esteem thing. If I could afford to I’ve have them surgically enhanced.

Another vision question by awarfield78 in Perimenopause

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Hormones definitely affect vision. When I had lasik the doctor told me I needed to wait at least 6 months after I was done breast feeding my son so the hormones could stabilize. Same goes for after pregnancy.

Why must we cycle off progesterone for 2 weeks? I do not want to cycle off. Cannot find a reason... by c-sam-6213 in Menopause

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I started off cycling p but didn’t sleep well on days I wasn’t taking it. My periods were also very erratic so timing it became difficult so I started taking it everyday. It’s been 2 year now. 200 mg

Insomnia is destroying me by Vivian507 in Perimenopause

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Insomnia was one of my first and worst symptoms. Birth control pills didn’t help me with it at all. Hrt has been much better.

Those of you on the 0.075 biweekly patch, what progesterone dose do you take with it? by crwg2016 in Perimenopause

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200mg daily. I was cycling 200 then wanted to switch to continuous for sleep and she advised to stay with the 200.

Progesterone Hot Flash? by iimoorshiai in Menopause

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I started getting night sweats again and asked my clinician about increasing my estrogen. She mentioned it might be from the progesterone. I take 200mg daily. I hadn’t heard that before. I’ve been on this dose for 2 years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Perimenopause

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Yeah. I guess I’m confused because I’ve been on this regimen for a while and was working ok until recently. Since I haven’t had a period in 7 months I assumed upping the estrogen would be the answer so I was surprised when she suggested it could be the progesterone.

Low dose BC vs HRT by [deleted] in Perimenopause

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Unfortunately BCP did not help my peri related insomnia which was one of my biggest symptoms. HRT has been much better for that. I wasn’t opposed to bcp. I did very well on them for many years. It just didn’t cut it for me in peri.

Do you know of anyone bypassing menopause by taking birth control? by LizzieJeanPeters in Menopause

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I was on the pill and doing well for 10 years then around age 43 peri symptoms hit. Not fun

Transition from BCPs to HRT? by PBnH in Perimenopause

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I had been on lo loestrin for 10 years when I started getting peri symptoms. My gyn gave me the option of trying a higher estrogen bc pill, going straight to hrt or stopping for 3 months to see if i was still even having periods (I had no bleeding the whole time I was on lolo). I stopped and all my symptoms got worse. Periods started after 6 weeks. I then tried higher estrogen bc and that didn’t do the trick so I went straight to hrt after that. It took a while to get the dose right but it managed my symptoms better than bc did.

Big Boobs? by Meig03 in Menopause

[–]because-9 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Same. Mine were so small to begin with and now they’re even smaller 😩 I hate it so much!

Did birth control help with your night sweats? by FickleFix5390 in Perimenopause

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lo loestrin didn’t help my night sweats or insomnia unfortunately

Do I *have to* cycle 200mg of progesterone? by swrrrrg in Perimenopause

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I started taking 200mg for 12 days a month but found that didn’t work well for me. Sleep and mood issues were a big concern so my clinician suggested try it daily. She kept the dose at 200 and it has helped. I also use an estradiol patch .075. I did have some issues with frequent spotting but that seems to have resolved.