Today I read about how we should journal about our experience of living through Covid-19.

Seeing as my website and the services I offer are all about perimenopause and menopause, I thought I would start blogging about my experiences and perimenopause symptoms whilst on Covid-19 lock down.

How My Menstrual Cycles Have Changed Overtime

This is partly to do with the fact that according to my period app, I’ve just had a 35 days cycle, ending with my period arriving yesterday. So today is Day 2 of my cycle.

During my pre-menopause years (my childbearing years), my menstrual cycles were between 25 and 28 days. Recently, they have become more 30+ days cycles.

So back to perimenopause symptoms. I had been doing really well since my last period and up until this week (2-3 days before my period started).

Understanding How Your Emotions Change Over Your Cycle

My blogging about my cycle is also my attempt at recording my ever changing emotions over my cycles. They say you can’t really see things until you write them down. So here I am opening my eyes to the reality of how my moods change during my cycles.

We went out for a walk yesterday and I was doing great! I enjoy going for walks because it helps with my digestive issues such as bloating and towards my period, a degree of constipation.

We had smoked mackerel and salad for lunch and leftover roast chicken with two Yorkshire puddings, lots of broccoli and some cheesy leeks.

Unfortunately, I succumbed to some chocolate after lunch and I had a couple of bottles of beer in the evening. I’m not really a beer drinker, but that’s all we’ve got.

Poor Blood Sugar Balance, Anxiety and Heart Palpitations

As a result of our walk, alcohol, chocolate and hormones, I feel more anxious than normal. Last night I could really feel my heart palpitations strongly and I found it hard to fall asleep.

Normally it wouldn’t be so bad after a teaspoon of coconut oil. But the coconut oil I ordered from amazon seems different and not as ‘oily’. So I had to get up and have another teaspoon. That’s when I finally fell asleep.

Last night Mr G and I had a little grouchy time with each other. He’s been working a lot and I get left to entertain myself, either with work or other distractions, because he’s always working.

Of course this makes me feel neglected and this is only made worse with ever changing hormones.

Today I still feel shaky (nervous feelings) and feeling more down than I have done for a while. It hasn’t helped that I’ve been too busy to have breakfast on time.

I will definitely have more protein with lunch, as I know this will help keep my blood sugar stable and so less feelings of nervousness.

How are you coping with your anxiety during lockdown?