10/20/2026
Brain fog, broken sleep, a new belly, a short fuse. Four problems? Or one pattern?
If your blood work came back normal and you still don't feel like yourself, you're not imagining it. In perimenopause, estrogen swings, sometimes higher than ever, while progesterone drops. Think of a toddler playing with a dimmer switch.
For women over 45, guidelines diagnose perimenopause by symptoms and cycles, not a single blood test. Testing still matters to rule out lookalikes like thyroid and iron problems and to set a baseline for heart and metabolic health. 🩺
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