10/09/2026
Perimenopause comes with a whole list of things nobody warns you about and maybe the biggest surprise? Estrogen doesn’t just decline. It can spike first, swinging unpredictably for years before it eventually drops.
That’s just one of the things on this list that catch people off guard. The joint aches that aren’t ‘just getting older,’ heart palpitations out of nowhere, a new kind of anxiety, waking at 3am for no reason at all, skin that itches with no rash in sight, and eyesight that suddenly can’t be trusted.
Swipe through and tell us: which one hit closest to home? And if you know someone in the thick of it, tag them below, because nobody should have to figure this out alone.
Want to talk through what you’re noticing? Our doors (and our DMs) are always open. 💙