Perimenopausal bleeding

[feebee102]

Hi
Can anyone give me a bit of advice. I am 51 and had my last regular period back in October. I was told by the Dr that I was Perimenopausal. I started to get hot flushes quite badly during the day & even worse at night, plus having insomnia. Taking Sage leaf capsules was suggested to me to help stop the sweats. They where brilliant and within a week I had stopped having the sweats.
Anyway two weeks ago I started a period again. It stopped after a week for about three days and has now started again with a vengance. I stopped taking the Sage leaf as soon as my period started.
Is it normal to go nearly 6 months without a period to the start again?

[boxtops]

Everyone's different, feebee - some people just stop, others go on and off for a couple of years.
Have you thought about HRT? - not that it suits everyone, but I had HRT patches and they stopped all the sweats and side effects - I wore them for several years until I didn't need them any more.

[woofgang]

Yes it's normal to stop and start. Menopause is usually described as complete when you have gone 12 months without a period. BUT if you are at all nature then go talk to the doc.

[woofgang]

Not nature blooming spell checker ....I meant if you are unsure talk to the doc.

[237SJ]

Yes. It is normal. When you are in a perimenopausal or menopausal state, you can have really irregular periods unfortunately.

[woofgang]

No you can't have irregular bleeds when you are menopausal as menopausal means the cessation of menses!

[slinkycat]

feebee would be interested to know how you get on, I'm almost your age, periods had been coming twice a month for ages, but now haven't had one for about 3 months, and feeling hot at night, crap isn't it?

[Sqad]

Is it normal?........maybe.

My advice would be to see your GP.

[feebee102]

Thanks for everyones answers, it's nice to know that there are others out there going through the same. I feel fantastic in myself just p****d off that everything has started again. I was hoping that it was all finished once and for all. Oh well onwards and upwards !