Perimenopause and Autism

I'm trying to understand my hormonal situation. 45, always had extremely heavy periods, they were always long but now they last 40+days with 10 days off in between. must be approaching peri by now but I've no idea how to tell. Doctor says they can't test for it. 

Hello max  

I am 54, diagnosed asd/adhd both aged 49.

I am only just going into peri menopause, at present I'm still having what are normal to me periods, with the occasional one being a week or do late.I must be the most fertile nanny in the North West.

I have always suffered with heavy painful periods, so to does my daughter. 

These past 2 years I have sincerely struggled with rage, meltdowns and just about have been left feeling fed up of life at times. However I have to tell myself over and over again, left to my own devices I can cope with myself, it's everyone else, including family who just do not understand the day to day challenges we face, and just how exhausting it is. From constantly losing things, looking for things, making the same mistakes over and over again, forgetting everything within a millisecond, the list goes on. I looked into the effects of menopause, reading through its symptoms, I unfortunately can identify with lots of them throughout my life, not just peri pause. 

Hello max  

I am 54, diagnosed asd/adhd both aged 49.

I am only just going into peri menopause, at present I'm still having what are normal to me periods, with the occasional one being a week or do late.I must be the most fertile nanny in the North West.

I have always suffered with heavy painful periods, so to does my daughter. 

These past 2 years I have sincerely struggled with rage, meltdowns and just about have been left feeling fed up of life at times. However I have to tell myself over and over again, left to my own devices I can cope with myself, it's everyone else, including family who just do not understand the day to day challenges we face, and just how exhausting it is. From constantly losing things, looking for things, making the same mistakes over and over again, forgetting everything within a millisecond, the list goes on. I looked into the effects of menopause, reading through its symptoms, I unfortunately can identify with lots of them throughout my life, not just peri pause. 

Thankfully I have not had a lot of bleeding and mine have gradually stopped over 6 months.  Good to hear there are a few of us here.

Oh boy do I feel what you're saying. My dysregulation is getting worse and worse and mood drops in a second. I'm inclined to put some of the blame on all the contraception I'm now taking to try and control the bleeding. 

Im glad I am not alone. I would like to start a group once my conditions are more stable and I can manage a 2 weekly video meeting. I will see how my new HRT regime goes and take it from there.