
Perimenopause starts earlier than you think and lasts longer than you want to know. It will make you sweat at night, get overheated for no reason, gain weight that refuses to come off and struggle to sleep. If you have any symptoms that started mysteriously and you're older than 40 (and sometimes even younger), there's a good chance it's menopause-related (ever had vertigo?)! Here are some things that have helped me along my perimenopause coping journey. Get comfortable, it's going to be about ten years.