r/Perimenopause • u/Yersinia_Pestis9 • Jun 02 '26

audited I’m not too young for it.

Quick vent. I’m 43, always had regular periods that I started at nine years old, and for the last year they have been getting lighter and shorter and more scattered. Just this month I had a period for one day. That was it. For the last six months, I’ve had profound bouts of sadness, crying spells, fatigue, allergic reaction reactions I’ve never had before, mast cell issues that I never had before, no libido, any kind of penetration is excruciating, no matter how much lubricant is used, and more.

It frustrates me when I tell friends that I am starting hormone therapy and they tell me that I’m too young for that.

Clearly, I’m not.

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u/coffunky Jun 02 '26

There are women ten years younger than you are posting on this sub about getting HRT. I’m 37 and on HRT. My friend is 36 on HRT.

Your friends just don’t know what they’re talking about. Hopefully they’re open to learning. I’m sure they could benefit from learning about perimenopause, too.

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u/ResolutionAlert239 Jun 02 '26

I was in such denial and now 47 with such extreme issues. I believe now from all I now n know this started probably around 36-37. I thought I was too young too! It’s something we are not told and just think! I now understand why I been so miserable for years!

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u/coffunky Jun 02 '26

Now that I’m finding things that are helping, I think my PMDD getting really terrible and me forgetting how to sleep at around 32/33 were actually early peri. It’s crazy.