S2 #Ep05 If Menopause Is One Day, What Is Perimenopause?

Inside the Apothecary · Sep 29, 2026 · 1h 12m

Menopause technically happens on one day.

So why can women feel completely different for years beforehand?

In this episode, Mel Gearing and Jaime Chew explain what perimenopause really is, why it often begins earlier than expected, and why so many women don't recognise the symptoms.

They explore anxiety, insomnia, brain fog, mood changes, heart palpitations, weight gain and why these experiences are often dismissed as simply getting older.

You'll learn:

• What perimenopause actually is

• How it differs from menopause

• The symptoms many women never expect

• Why women often feel dismissed

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