'Brain fog' and broken sleep: the unfiltered truth about menopause

Australian Community Media

Women usually begin perimenopause in their 40s and it can last anywhere from 1 to 10 years.

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00:00Perimenopause is a beast. It's very hard to control and very unpredictable.

00:05Menopausal women, damn it, we want to talk about it.

00:08It's like puberty, essentially. You're going through puberty again.

00:14Somnia, incontinent. I mean, it really is a smorgasbord.

00:18Something for everyone.

00:20Menopause, it's a musical, it's in your social media feed, your podcasts, and the big topic among your friends.

00:28And yet, for a significant time, this life chapter has been a taboo topic.

00:33It just means the last period, and a little bit sadly for some, the last egg.

00:39The usual age is 45 to 55, but the median age in Australia is 51 to 52 years.

00:45Before menopause, women experience a season of perimenopause, which usually begins in their 40s and can last anywhere from 1 to 10 years.

00:55Symptoms include irregular, heavier or lighter periods, hot flushes, sleep problems, aches, sore breasts, mood changes, anxiety, depression, and brain fog.

01:08The symptoms fluctuate, and there's no one-size-fits-all.

01:13Some women, 20% will not have any symptoms.

01:1720% will have severe symptoms, and everyone else will have something in the middle.

01:23It's a time when symptoms and hormones fluctuate very widely and wildly.

01:2820% will suffer widely.

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