Hello, I discovered this forum a few months ago and have been reading with much interest. I am 49, have been in perimenopause for about 18 months. I am British but have lived in Australia for several years.
I have experienced the hot flushes on and off, night sweats, anxiety and tearfulness and also weak painful muscles and joints in my lower back, neck and shoulders. Fortunately, I don't have all of these symptoms all at the same time, they come and go.
I tend to get the most troublesome hot flushes at the height of an Australian summer which in my part of the country can mean temperatures over 38C for days at a time (sometimes as high as 43C) so it's really important to find cool air conditioned places and always have a fan with you
. I can relate to a lot of what people are experiencing and it is nice to find a forum where everyone understands and empathizes.
