It seems like every few months, I get a new set of period symptoms. It’s making me crazy, and I know I should just make an appointment to get a checkup and set my mind at ease. I’m just wondering whether anyone else has found that they can’t anticipate what their cycle is going to do to them from month to month.

The last few cycles have left me with periods of extreme lethargy, and even moments when I feel like I am going to pass out. Unfortunately, the last three months, the “lightheaded/nauseous/I’m going to pass out” episodes have happened at work, a place where I can’t exactly lay down and take five.

My periods have also gotten shorter in duration, but also heavier during the first few days. Is this the precursor to menopause? It’s just really frustrating that it seems to be switching the routine up after 30+ years.