8 Signs That You May Be Experiencing Perimenopause: Information For Sleuthing Your Symptoms

Are you at that point in life where your body is playing a game of "Am I in perimenopause or just suffering multiple conditions at once"? It's like a mysterious club that women in their mid-30s to early 50s stumble into, where the signs are like riddles that even Sherlock Holmes would find puzzling. In this epic quest, we shall unveil the 8 significant signs that could mean you're about to embark on the rollercoaster ride of perimenopause. Let the hormonal adventures begin!

1. When Aunt Flo Plays Hide and Seek

One of the delightful signs that your body is "not happy Jan" during perimenopause is the unpredictable periods. Your menstrual cycle might decide to go on a rollercoaster ride, becoming shorter or longer, or surprise you with a heavy metal concert or a light jazz performance down there. More than just signs of changing hormones, your body is sending out its first little smoke signals to let you know things aren't functioning as they used to. Many women are experiencing these challenges a lot earlier on, with record numbers of women suffering a multitude of reproductive problems well before perimenopause, but for others this may be one of the first signs. More of the "why" as we delve further.

2. When you become the Human Torch.

If you find yourself experiencing a sudden surge of heat that makes you feel like a living oven, resembling a heat wave akin to the Sahara desert. It's simply another body signal that your hormones are changing, but without the functioning backup systems that are designed to help us during this time. Medical Medium Anthony Williams goes above and beyond in Liver Rescue, to unpack this vital organ and the incredible jobs it performs for us on the daily. Not only is it our number one ally every day, but it seldom gets the praise it deserves for all that it deals with in terms of pollutants, toxins, pathogens and chemicals in our food, air and water.

The lack of recognition and understanding of this unsung hero in Western medicine means we're not aware of the symptoms of sluggish liver. The liver's subtle smoke signals soon turn into setting our internal thermostat to cook, especially at night when the liver gives its best performance when all we want is a peaceful slumber.

3. Emotional Rollercoaster

Feeling like a grumpy cat, a nervous squirrel, or a sad potato for no apparent reason? Our hormones changing of the guards can have us feeling like they're the moodwreckers we never knew we signed up for. As Anthony explains in Medical Medium Secrets, exhausted adrenals can be producing too much or too little hormones, contributing to the emotional rollercoaster and putting extreme strain on the liver, brain and central nervous system. This can further complicate matters by involving the thyroid and before we know it we're experiencing even more unpleasant symptoms as outlined further below and to a profound depth in the Medical Medium books.

4. The Great Slumber Struggle

Perimenopause is like that annoying friend who crashes your sleepover party uninvited. If you find yourself tossing and turning all night long, take it as a not-so-subtle hint from your body again, that something is definitely up!

As briefly touched on above, adrenal fatigue can lead to its own barrage of symptoms, including exhaustion with trouble falling asleep. Whereas an overburdened liver going about its herculean nightly tasks to look after us, is also often blamed for the 3 am wake-up call, which in itself can become an ongoing treadmill of fatigue.

5. When your Mojo decides to take a Vacation

It's not surprising with all this going on, it can be hard to rally the troops and feel sexy when you really just feel like a tired hot mess. Fun times! It can feel as though your body is announcing its mutiny in more new and creative ways every day, just to keep you on your toes, but as Anthony explains in depth in Thyroid Healing adrenal strength or low adrenal reserves will often serve as the kill switch for libido. Contrary to what we've been told, our bodies do really have our backs!

6. Embracing the Extra

Oh, the joys of perimenopause! Our metabolisms are mistakenly blamed for deciding to take a good old vacay, leaving us with more muffin on the top than we bargained for. Even if we have a clean diet of nutritious food without seed oils, the weight can continue to creep on as our body desperately tries to give us the heads-up to take a good look into the deeper inner workings of our most marvellous machine. Particularly the two superstar organs we've already touched upon. You'll find delicious cleansing and deep detox plans in both Thyroid Healing and Liver Rescue.

7. When Your Brain Plays Hide and Seek

Having a brain like a sieve or the attention span of a goldfish we're told, is part of the perimenopause package. But if you've ever suffered from it can be one of the more frightening symptoms, to say the least, it had me fearing I might be a shadow of my former self for good.

I experienced brain fog for a year on a "trendy" perimenopause weight loss diet. It was a blessing in disguise as all of my "perimenopause" symptoms worsened forcing me to look further for answers, which is where I stumbled upon true healing and understanding. After working for a few weeks with Anthony's Heavy Metal Detox smoothie, I was able to permanently say goodbye to those embarrassing brain farts that often made day-to-day functioning seem like a bad lucid dream.  

8. When your Brain throws a Shindig and Invites all the Pain Receptors in Town

If you're experiencing a sudden influx of headaches, migraines or mystery chronic inflammation, you're certainly not alone. Whether chronic or sudden onset, pain can be debilitating to say the least. Many a baffled doctor over the course of 25+ years, simply didn't know what was causing my chronic pain and endometriosis just to name a few, so therefore they were at an extreme disadvantage to assist me in any way to heal, before admitting defeat. I had many an allied health practitioner also suggest, that it was beyond their scope, so as many do I suffered and made do as best as I could.

Thankfully so much is coming to light as I'm re-editing this article. I'm excited to see huge changes in the health of nations as the most incredibly important transperancy of deliberate poisoning of our environment, food chain, water supplies and air becomes mainstream news. The removal of these pollutants will be life-changing enough for many, but for those already attempting to live with the effects in their system immediate action is required. With that, I hope that people will find information on detoxing from these poisons as I have.

Pain is a huge topic that deserves the pages Anthony devotes to it in his best-selling volumes that have helped millions around the world heal, which is why I'm so passionate about spreading the word. It was only a short time ago, that I too dragged myself around, for the sake of my family, doing the best I could, and I wouldn't wish that for anyone. Especially the years wasted in practitioners' offices, that would be better spent making memories with loved ones.

I have only been able to find true healing through seeking knowledge and educating myself, to become my own best health advocate. It is that knowledge and understanding that encourages me to continue moving forward on this healing journey, but it is the life that I have reclaimed that gives me back a passion and leads me to my soul's calling. I hope that in these times of greater transparency, we can finally find our way, not only forward as have millions of others who have healed themselves with Medical Medium information, but into the brightest future possible for the health and wellbeing of our grandchildren to come, Namaste 🤍