"Metabolism." She was in perimenopause and nobody would say the word. Ten pounds in a month eating less than her six-year-old, 3 a.m. heat, periods going from 24 days to 36 to 19, and a doctor who said too young. Perimenopause can start at thirty-eight, lasts years, and a single blood draw cannot find it. Her six-month log did. Hair texture change, weight on less food, 3 a.m. waking with heat, erratic periods, new anxiety: that is not just forty. Ask for a menopause-trained provider and bring six months of cycle, sleep and mood logs. Stop walking into appointments with only your memory. Comment SEEN if this sounds like you. Tag the woman who needs to read it today. Your health is yours to run. Download WOMO Health, take the free 10-minute health assessment, log what your body is doing, and Mae shows you the pattern early. 7-day free trial: https://womohealth.onelink.me/eD3e/download #fyp #WOMOHealth #WomensHealth #Perimenopause #Menopause - @womohealth