Quote Originally Posted by Irulan View Post
You are describing classic depressive symptoms. The proper medication with supervision can be very helpful. "Natural" really doesn't mean much and in fact some "natural" remedies can be more dangerous than correct medication.
"Natural" drugs are still drugs...only they are untested and unregulated. Lots of natural things are actually toxic or have dangerous drug interactions. Natural ≠ safe, even though many people wrongly assume this.

I echo everyone else's pleas to see your doctor. There could well be something unrelated to perimenopause at play. There's no need to suffer if there's something to be treated.