Heavy Periods Making You Tired?
Heavy periods aren’t just inconvenient or messy—they can be absolutely exhausting. While it might feel like you’re losing gallons, the typical amount of blood loss during a period is actually much smaller than most people think. On average, most women lose 20 to 80 milliliters of blood per cycle—that’s about 1 to 5 tablespoons total for the entire period. Let me repeat that: total. Not per day. The National Institutes of Health actually compares it to one and a half shot glasses. (Yes, that’s the official visual. Cheers?) What causes heavy periods?
Is it Perimenopause, a Thyroid Problem, or Both?
Perimenopause is a transitional state of midlife that tends to come with a number of symptoms. According to my friend and researcher, Andrea Donsky at Morphus, there are over 100 signs and symptoms you might experience. Some of those include fatigue, brain fog, weight gain, period changes, digestive changes, and more. It turns out, many of those same symptoms overlap with the symptoms of thyroid problems! This is important to know as it’s estimated that Hashimoto’s and hypothyroidism are way more common in women ages 30-50 years old. In fact, this study states...