🔄 My Hormone Rollercoaster: Periods, Patches & Progesterone—A Real-Life Midlife Tale
Because if I don’t laugh about it, I might cry (again)
Let me tell you, I used to have my period under control. After nine kids, I thought I’d seen it all—until perimenopause showed up like a plot twist nobody warned me about. My cycle? Chaos. My hormones? A full-blown circus.
Here’s what it’s really been like—and I’m sharing it so you know: you’re not the only one going through this wild ride.
🎪 Act 1: My Period, the Shape-Shifter
Some months, I’d go 60 days with nothing, thinking, Maybe this is it… maybe menopause is coming! But just when I got hopeful, bam—a period so heavy I needed to cancel everything, wear black, and line my car seat just in case.
Other times it would show up out of nowhere, like:
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Middle of the night: surprise flood
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After sex: the party crasher
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Or worse, just spotting for days and never knowing when it was going to end
I’ve learned to laugh, cry, and always carry a backup outfit.
🎠Act 2: The Estrogen Patch Diaries
When I started using the estrogen patch, I actually felt like myself again.
✔️ My brain fog cleared
✔️ I had energy
✔️ My libido woke up from the dead
But the rollercoaster didn’t stop there. Some weeks, I was high-functioning and joyful. Other weeks, I’d rip that estrogen patch off and cry over nothing, confused.
Sometimes I’d forget to put it on and feel the shift instantly. Other times, I’d switch the patch and get a random headache or heart flutter.
Is it working? Or is it messing with me? I’ve asked myself this a hundred times.
🎢 Act 3: Progesterone—Blessing or Betrayal?
Oh, progesterone. I wanted so badly for it to be my calming best friend. And some nights, it was—I’d drift off peacefully and sleep like I hadn't in years.
But other nights?
I’d feel loopy.
Or dizzy.
Or wide awake at 2 a.m., wondering why I took it at all.
Some days it made me feel relaxed and balanced. Other days, I wondered if I was drugged or just exhausted from motherhood, hormones, and life.
🧠What I’ve Learned Along the Way
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Hormones change fast in perimenopause—sometimes day to day
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What worked for me last month might not work this month
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I’ve had to listen to my body in a deeper way than ever before
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Most importantly, I’ve had to advocate for myself in every doctor’s office and every pharmacy line
This journey has taught me to trust my own instincts and find strength in sharing what I’ve lived through.
đź’¬ Final Thought
If you’re feeling like a stranger in your own body—I’ve been there.
If your period is a mystery, your patch is a puzzle, and progesterone has you asking “what now?”—I’ve asked those same questions.
You're not crazy. You're not broken. You’re in transition. And that deserves care, support, and real conversation.
I’m walking through it right alongside you—one day, one patch, and one weird period at a time.
