Quote Originally Posted by nuliajuk View Post
Perimenopause lasted nearly six years for me. For the first few years, my periods came more often, rather than less, and I had trouble sleeping at night. I'd get a bit crabby from lack of sleep, but I don't remember feeling a lot more emotional than usual. In the last year periods came further and further apart and the hot flashes started.
I sometimes wonder if I will be early to menopause, or have a freaky long perimenopause phase. My periods have been 23 days, on average, since I was in my early-to-mid 30s. Annoying as hell, since I spot for about 8-10 (had thermal ablation when I was about 30, otherwise I'm sure I'd bleed a lot more and be anemic, since I have endo and adenomyosis). Mood-wise, I am pretty level, but I have never been moody, not even when preggers. If anything, I was LESS moody while pregnant. Damn, I'd like some progesterone!!!

I've always been a bit of an insomniac, but nowadays it seems I can't sleep at all without Ambien. I'm in a horrible cycle of staying up too late and finally giving up and popping a pill. It's after 2AM and I am waiting for the meds to kick-in so I can sleep.