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[Jagger38]

Hi Ladies, I have just joined this site,  I am 48, don't think I am going through the menopause as yet, but have been experiencing some symptoms of the perimenopause.  I am having a blood test tomorrow to check my hormone levels.  I missed a couple of periods last year, then had several very heavy periods that followed. I have just missed another period, and have been suffering from anxiety, and insomnia for some time. I get really tired, and my energy levels aren't that good some days.  I need to rule out other conditions though, as my mum and sister have underactive thyroid, and I am a insulin dependent diabetic. I suspect I am leading up to the menopause, and would like to know for certain.  Hopefully then I can start to feel normal again, thanks for reading, any advice much appreciated.

[Hurdity]

Hi Jagger

Just wanted to say

Good that you are being chekced out re thyroid and other things. However blood tests are an unreliable test for menopause since hormone levels fluctuate a lot through peri-menopause. Personally, the fact that your periods have become irregular and variable, would indicate to me that you are leading up to menopause "for certain".

The length of the peri-menopausal time period though is very variable for different women and you can't say how long it will last! Interesting back-magazine article on this site about it and lots of other info in the menu on the left.

http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/article-perils-of-the-perimenopause.php

Here is the info about menopause diagnosis and blood tests:
http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/diagnose.php

Hope this helps

Hurdity x

[Rowan]

Hi Jagger

Here is another link you maybe interest in as being an insulin dependant diabetic your  lead up to menopause and beyond may need a different management.

http://www.libertymedical.com/diabetes/question/can-diabetes-have-a-different-effect-on-women-going-through-menopause/