In my 30s and early 40s, when I first heard the word Perimenopause , I shrugged it off. I thought it was something that would creep up quietly in my 50s. A few hot flashes here ( "WHERE THEM FAAAANS AT?!" ), a missed period or two there, then menopause, right? How bad could it really be, right? I had no idea it would feel like a mental and physical rollercoaster that no one prepared me for. Why didn't someone tell me about this sooner? And where are the support circles a