Initially, I chalked it up to bad habits I picked up during the pandemic. Then came the acne, fatigue, brain fog, night sweats, sleeplessness, and midsection weight gain. I knew something was going on in my body, but I had no language for it. It felt like I was going through puberty all over again - but how could that be in my late 30s?
When I talked to friends around my age about my sugar cravings, both women confirmed that they, too, experienced mood swings and gaining belly fat. I realized that my situation wasn't unique.
One of them, a registered nurse, referenced a term I had heard in passing but didn't really understand: perimenopause. She explained that it was basically like "baby menopause," with similar but sometimes fewer or milder symptoms. Her explanation helped me understand why I always seemed to sweat excessively when no one else was.
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