What are the symptoms a menstruator might experience while nearing menopause?
Common symptoms are: Hot flashes, sleep disturbances-insomnia, night sweats, palpitations, mood changes—irritability, depression, anxiety, vaginal dryness or discomfort during sexual intercourse, and urinary issues.
When a menstruator is nearing menopause, they experience perimenopause, which is the 4-8 year period before menopause when your estrogen and hormone levels vary and decline. You typically enter into perimenopause in your late 40's and could begin to experience irregular menstrual cycles and symptoms such as: hot flashes, sleep disturbances-insomnia, night sweats, palpitations, mood changes (irritability, depression, anxiety, vaginal dryness), discomfort during sexual intercourse, or urinary issues.
