Perimenopause is a state of estrogen deficiency and can happen at any age when estrogen drops too low. There are thousands of indicators of low estrogen and below are some of the most common we see in a Hormone Medicine clinic:
- Aching, sore joints, muscles, tendons
- Acne
- Alcoholism
- Allergies
- Amenorrhea
- Anger outbursts
- Anxiety, feeling ill at ease
- Brain Fog
- Breast tenderness
- Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth
- Changes in body odor
- Changes in fingernails: softer, crack, brittle
- Crashing fatigue
- Crying spells
- Dehydration
- Depression
- Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, confusion
- Disturbing memory lapses
- Dizziness, vertigo, light-headedness, loss of balance
- Doesn’t want to be touched
- Dysmenorrhea
- Drowsiness
- Dry eyes
- Electric shock sensations
- Fatigue
- Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom
- Fibromyalgia
- Forgetfulness
- Frequent Naps
- Frequent Urination
- Gastrointestinal distress, flatulence, gas pain
- Gum problems, shrinkage, increased bleeding
- Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body
- Heart Palpitation/ irregular heartbeat
- Hot flashes/hot flushes
- Increase dental caries, change in breath odor
- Increased facial hair
- Increased tension in muscles
- Incontinence, upon sneezing, laughing
- Indigestion
- Irrational Behavior
- Irregular periods
- Shorter, lighter periods
- Heavier periods, flooding
- Phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles
- Irritability
- Itchy, crawling skin
- Lack emotional connection with others
- Lethargy
- Lower back pain
- Menstrual cramps
- Mood swings, sudden tears
- Nausea
- Neuralgia
- Nights sweats, cold flashes, clammy feeling
- Numbness in legs
- No sex drive
- Osteoporosis
- Painful sex
- Panic Attacks
- PMS/ PMDD
- Sensation of choking or suffocating
- Sudden bouts of bloat
- Sugar cravings
- Tingling extremities
- Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, buzzing
- Trouble getting and staying asleep
- Urinary tract infections
- Vaginal dryness/atrophy
- Weight gain
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