Could new anxiety or irritability be connected to perimenopause?

It could. Mood changes can occur during the menopause transition, but anxiety or irritability should not automatically be attributed to hormones. Sleep disruption, stress, medicines and mental-health conditions may also matter. NHS symptom guidance.

Tell us what feels different from your usual self, when it began and how it affects daily life. That is more useful than arriving with a certainty that estrogen is the answer.

At MedFIT, we consider the whole picture. Hormone care and appropriate mental-health care can address different parts of the problem.

Next: Bring the symptom timeline and describe the impact, not just whether a hormone test was normal.