Community Posts, Tips & Support on Menopause

Honest, unfiltered, and in real-time: what women like you are talking about. Peanut group chats, support, and posts on Menopause

Late period

Has anyone had their period go a bit crazy after getting the implant removed? 😭

I had mine removed on 21st August and my last period was around 8th–12th August. I’m now late and still waiting for my period to show up.

I’ve taken a few pregnancy tests and they’ve all been negative so far, so I’m just wondering if anyone else had a delayed cycle after implant removal and how long it took for things to regulate again?

My body is currently giving me absolutely no useful information

Husband

Is anyone having problems with hormones. I find I have started to hate my husband and am starting to fall out of love with him. I’m really not sure if it’s my hormones or if I’m genuinely falling out of love with him. This is my first pregnancy so I’m unsure if it’s normal or not

Hormones

Has anyone else been struggling with the hormones lately? I feel like sometimes my emotions are ALL over the place and I genuinely feel like I’m going crazy for a little bit. 😂 I know hormones can really mess with you, but I’d love to hear if anyone else feels this way too and how you’re dealing with it. I think hearing that I’m not the only one would make me feel a little less crazy and alone.

Cycle suddenly 40+ days

Last month was 42 days, this cycle is 44 days and counting. My cycle used to be 25-27 days. I’m not pregnant. Any ideas why this is suddenly happening? Should I contact my gyno?

adenomyosis

hello, Does anybody have adenomyosis and do they follow a certain diet? I think dairy affects my flare ups as once i consume dairy i flare. Anyone else??

Can’t seem to regulate body temperature

I don’t know if it’s just me but ever since having my little boy I feel like my body just cannot regulate my temperature well. I feel SO hot all of a sudden. It’s what I image it must be like to have a hot flush when you’re menopausal.
It’s horrible and I feel like I need to go and sit in the garden and wait for a breeze 😭

I never had this before having my little one and was just wondering if it’s something other people had too, or if it was just me!

Is 34 too young to have high cholesterol?

Last year and this year my cholesterol showed up as high. It’s 233 mg.

Perimenopause

Am I too young to be starting perimenopause. My mom and two of her sisters went through theirs early. And I'm about to be 31. I'm having so many symptoms. Hot and cold flashes. Smelling cigarette smoke and there isn't any. Brain fog at its worst. I need advice. Should I talk to my doctor about me possibly being in perimenopause?

What’s REALLY keeping you addicted to your phone? 📱

Be honest—why is it so hard to put your phone down?

Is it boredom, endless scrolling, notifications, FOMO, or just a habit you can’t seem to break?

What’s the #1 thing that keeps you coming back?

I’d genuinely love to hear your experiences. 👇

Opinions?

Period due today but I have super irregular periods anyway, I’m on birth control and I get a period every two weeks so wondering if this could be positive due to hormones being out of whack

Period yet?..

I had my baby 31st May and breast fed for about 4-6 weeks. I havent had a period yet... is this normal? I thought it was but the Dr seemed suprised. I was getting hot flashes also which I thought was due to the hormone fluctuations of stopping breast feeding but now I'm starting to wonder if I'm menopausing or am I being dramatic. I spoke to a friend who gave birth 2 weeks before me and she's had 2 periods already... my neighbour said she gave birth and went straight into menopause.

For context I'm 40 and had a C section. My period was irregular before I got pregnant

GP rant

Does anyone else seem to have issues with GPs? Every time I go to the doctors I just feel fobbed off. I've been to different doctors, male and female, for different issues and just never seem to get anywhere. Its always chalked up to stress or essentially in my head without listening to what I'm saying. Thats the thing that stresses me out!! Today I was told that breastfeeding doesn't affect your estrogen or hormone levels... am I being stupid here?

Hot flashes!

I’m 5 months PP and I’ve recently been having hot flashes, like I’ll wake up in the night and feel like I’m burning up (and it’s not the hot weather lol) and also getting headaches daily- someone said it could be hormones as I’m EBF but just want to know if anyone has had similar symptoms?

Menopause

I’m new on here I’m 34 currently going through the menopause via postap I’m awaiting a hysterectomy due to endometriosis and adenomyosis

Perimenopausal / increased anxiety/ SEN mum

I’m feeling totally overwhelmed at the moment . The heatwave is not helping. Does anyone else around my age 39 feel more anxious when they’re around 1 or 2 days before their menstrual cycle ? . I also just think I’m exhausted as my son has autism and that comes with different challenges . I don’t want to take HRT but I can definitely feel the hormones fluctuating. Women’s life is not easy 😭😭

Advice please

My now husband proposed on June 23, 2023. We were married on Oct 1st same year. The morning he proposed we made love. We had been together for a year prior and only had about 6 times of intimacy. When we met and started dating he told me that sex was something he enjoyed and he had a slightly kinky side. I had never experienced that before but he assured me it wasn’t crazy. Well, those times we were intimate were anything but kinky. They were just normal intimate moments. So I thought he was waiting so he wouldn’t scare me off. Fast forward to today; we have not had any sexual contact since the proposal. None. Zero. Nothing. When he is home I have made advances. I have hinted. I have walked around nude. I have tried talking to him. Nothing has worked. The other day I found little blue pills in his nightstand. Yes, I counted and what was a package of 48 individual packs… it only has 32. I don’t know how to approach the situation. Where do I start?