Hi..I just joined this group yesterday and was happy to find it!! I have been in peri for a few years now, first my periods moved closer together by a few days and got heavier with flooding, hot flashes and night sweats, then they moved farther apart and still were heavier with clotting but were a normal length of days, the last year I have been having less periods skipping a month or two and they are much lighter..I had a light five day period in May and skipped on in June, but this month I started on the tenth with light spotting that has progressed til now, nothing heavy...have had a few days of more normal period type flow but still very light with a few clots..it just won't stop though! I went to my GYN on the 18th..she did an exam and read my monthly diary of symptoms and said it is nothing to worry about..that sometimes it can go longer like this..anyone else had this experience? It worries me, which is another symptom I have..obsessive anxiety. I google my symptoms an have myself convinced I have every disease known to women!! Thankfully I have a patient hubby. <3
Lori, when I had spotting for more than a few days of my normal period my gyne did a D&C. Are you on any type of birth control?
Hi there
I can't answer your question about the periods but I really sympathise with you regarding the anxiety. Hopefully somebody will pop up and answer your question soon. Take care xxx
No, I am not.
Thank you! 
Interesting. May I ask how old are you?
49..hoping that means I am almost to the end of this craziness!
How long have you been in peri? Okay I will at your age, light spotting would go on for days at a time. Until it finally stopped on it's own. Sounds to me as if you're just really starting.
oops, I recall i mean
about three years into peri..this is day 17 of the spotting...the first 14 days were barely there most of the time..the last couple days it has gotten a little heavier with a few clots but still very very light. It is more annoying than it is anything else, I have no pain at all. My dr and her nurse seem to think this is normal for this stage of life. Are you already through peri and into menopause, then?
No, I still get periods every few months with horrible hot flashes.
Can I ask your age? And do you recall if you ever had spotting that went on for a few weeks? I wish there was just a switch to flip when we are done having our babies that let this all be done with ease!
I remember i had spotting that went on for about 2 weeks after my period. I'm 57 now.
Oh boy..so maybe I am just getting started..I thought after three years I must be coming to an end! Thank you so much for replying..it helps to know that other people have the same experience. It seems like everything that was once normal has changed right now. Best wishes!!
Your doctor sounds as if she's experienced with women who have menopausal symptoms, which is a good thing. A lot of women here have doctors who don't know a thing about peri-menopause. You're one of the lucky ones. Best of luck to you!
Thank you..I do like my Dr very much. I am in the US..where are you located?
lori you will have every symptom under the sun my love. I'm in the peri but I don't have the periods as I'm on the Mirena this is my ninth year of having it and its due out in jan so i am dreading it. I will name a few symptoms heightened anxiety depression, feeling of doom and gloom, itching. headaches. nausea. palpitations dry mouth, irrational thoughts etc etc. I believe there are 70 odd symptoms of the menopause/peri. I have convinced my self i am having a stroke, I have heart problems and im looking for skin cancer! I can laugh about it now but for about three months i have been on antidepressants beta blockers and vitamins and natural remedies for the peri what a wonderful privilege it is to be a women lol next time i come back im going to chose to be a man!! and its wonderful you have a patient hubby. if we didnt laugh we would cry wouldnt we x
Dear lori
This happened to me, had endless spotting which seeemed to go on for ages x
Sue...I can relate..I have almost all of those symptoms...I Google or see a commercial on TV and then convince myself that maybe that is what is wrong with me!! I feel like I am losing my mind at times. Little things that never bothered me before now grate on my nerves. I have unreasonable anxiety and insomnia. I know it doesn't make sense the way I feel but that doesn't change that I feel that way!! I can mostly laugh about it, but there are some days I cry instead! Your reply made me smile!! Thank you for that!! Laughter and Love is what is gonna get me through this! Hope we both get to the other side of this sooner than later!!
Thank you for your reply! I don't wish this on anyone, but it helps to know I am not the only one!!