TranceTara
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I think seeing a doctor is a good thing to do.
I used to be like clockwork with my cycle. Then I began to notice changes. I had gotten a checkup and there was nothing wrong, so I realized for me, it was peri-menopause.
Then, last year I went through some really weird changes, not bleeding for half a year, then bleeding heavily non-stop for over 6 weeks. Then nothing for a couple of months, heavy bleeding. And now I can spot for a day, or bleed a few days here or there. I began researching a medication I was on and found out it screwed up cycles as well as shut down the adrenals and long-term use interrupted the communication between the pituiatary gland and the adrenals. So, I am in menopause, but the medication may have kicked it in prematurely or may just be giving it an extra craziness. If you are on any medication, check with your doctor to see if it may in fact be a side effect.
lovingpet made some great points. quote:
Stress, changes in diet, changes in sleep patterns, physical demands. Then there are the more medical things anything from menopause down to subtle changes in hormonal levels. Lots of things can do this, but for the most part it tends just to be watched and noted. If you seem to be having other problems and this continues keep them listed and dig deeper. I mean anything. My period issues are turning out to have more to do with major hormones (non female, btw). It has lead to fatigue, aches and pains, migraines, vision and hearing changes, chest pain and blood pressure issues, and on and on. Cycle changes are a symptom of something. It may be a symptom of too busy a life. It may be a symptom of female nature. It may be a symptom of something you would never guess in a million years. Keep an eye on how it develops and make sure your doctor follows up on it. If it becomes necessary, seek more specialized or expert help. Best wishes to you!
Good luck.
TT
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A child should NOT have to go through his mother's menopause twice (I have), but it DID stop her from having periods for a couple years, and when they started again, they were even lighter than they had been normally. 'Course, this happened until about a year or two ago when she started going through (natural) menopause. 
Imagine being 10 and having mom talk you you about her period and how heavy it is) 
). My last two cycles have been strange as well. I had one tiny spot of blood, but felt exactly like I normally do on the first day of my cycle when the bleeding is usually at its heaviest, and had all the discomforts of my regular period...cramps, backache, pain around my ovaries (from endometriosis), fatigue, bloating, emotional lability, etc. but there was no bleeding except for the scant amount from earlier. Nothing. Then a couple of days later, my regular bleeding pattern starts up. I seem to recall reading somewhere that at the beginning of perimenopause this shortening of cycles can happen before changing to the opposite end of the spectrum in which they begin to happen less frequently before disappearing altogether. 
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