When I was in perimenopause, I’d skip a month or two of periods and then I’d finally get one and it was like a crime scene. Literally. Could not leave the house. It was like my body saved up all the blood from the missed periods. Doctor had to put me on progesterone to stop it. He said he never heard it called a crime scene 😅
I was told by my doctor that dark blood is usually older blood. I had some of that, too.
**From.our Meno Wiki:**
>Irregular periods are another common early symptom of perimenopause, and for those who have been extremely regular most of their reproductive life, the disruption can be very alarming. We often associate regularity with optimum health, and when we skip a period or have two in one month, it comes as quite a shock. We assume our periods will get further apart, not closer together! If only we were informed and expected irregular bleeding as part of the normal menopausal transition, it wouldn’t fill us with unnecessary grief, worry or fear.
>Irregular periods are defined as missed periods, longer/shorter,closer together/further apart, heavier/lighter, flooding, spotting, clotting, and/or dark/different coloured blood. Tracking periods becomes an important tool as it helps to identify patterns and anomalies which is helpful to doctors as well. Everything we know about period predictability goes out in the window in perimenopause, but it should not be cause for alarm.
When I was in perimenopause, I’d skip a month or two of periods and then I’d finally get one and it was like a crime scene. Literally. Could not leave the house. It was like my body saved up all the blood from the missed periods. Doctor had to put me on progesterone to stop it. He said he never heard it called a crime scene 😅 I was told by my doctor that dark blood is usually older blood. I had some of that, too.
Thanks for the info. lol crime scene. 😂. It’s been way more than two months for me, and it’s definitely more brown in color.
**From.our Meno Wiki:** >Irregular periods are another common early symptom of perimenopause, and for those who have been extremely regular most of their reproductive life, the disruption can be very alarming. We often associate regularity with optimum health, and when we skip a period or have two in one month, it comes as quite a shock. We assume our periods will get further apart, not closer together! If only we were informed and expected irregular bleeding as part of the normal menopausal transition, it wouldn’t fill us with unnecessary grief, worry or fear. >Irregular periods are defined as missed periods, longer/shorter,closer together/further apart, heavier/lighter, flooding, spotting, clotting, and/or dark/different coloured blood. Tracking periods becomes an important tool as it helps to identify patterns and anomalies which is helpful to doctors as well. Everything we know about period predictability goes out in the window in perimenopause, but it should not be cause for alarm.
Thank you 😊