![]() ![]() The palpitations only happened at night, either preventing me from falling asleep, or waking me up during the night. ![]() Several months ago, I started having severe heart palpitations and dizziness. By menopause, everything begins to settle down (she says, crossing her fingers). Usually, perimenopause is much more disruptive than menopause, because your hormones are fluctuating so wildly, struggling to find a balance. I’m in that weird ambiguous stage called perimenopause, which can last anywhere from 6 months to 6 years. They refuse to participate in my Peter Pan complex. A good skincare and fitness regime might keep my outside looking youthful, but ovaries don’t lie. It struck me then that in medical terms, I was just a statistical point on the outermost lucky side of the bell curve. I remember my horror when I saw the term “Geriatric Maternal Age” written in red ink on my medical file, like a danger warning. I had an easy (actually enjoyable) pregnancy and a healthy child at the rather ripe age of 43. I know this isn’t a realistic viewpoint, but rather that silly human trait of believing I am invincible. ![]() It has always seemed very theoretical to me… something that might happen to me years from now, if at all. ![]()
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