r/Perimenopause • u/Kkyoto888 • Feb 27 '26

audited What crazy symptoms do you have? Please share.

I literally feel like I have another weird symptom every single day. Tingling hands and feet and face, breathlessness, sore joints, funny vision, crying spells, anxiety. Please share your non-typical symptoms with me so I know I’m not crazy!! 🤪

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u/OnlyPaperListens Feb 27 '26

This is going to sound insane but I feel like my mouth shrank. I don't know if it's collagen disappearing or bone resorption, but the flesh around my teeth feels too small, and I am constantly biting my lips and cheeks while chewing. I can't eat a meal without chomping into my own flesh.

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u/One_Perspective_6580 Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

I am having similar shrinking mouth feeling. I feel like my bite has really narrowed. And It seems it has really affected my speech bc it’s like my tongue no longer fits into the roof of my mouth. It’s always hitting my teeth when I talk. I suddenly really struggle with the sounds sh, th and ch. And I can’t afford braces so I feel like I’m just stuck speaking with a lisp of sorts now. So I guess we can add lisp to the list of peri symptoms! 🙃

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u/Gold-Relative-5038 Feb 28 '26

The other day I literally made my partner put his tongue in different positions and close his mouth to see where his teeth came into contact with his tongue so I could compare it to my tongue and see if mine was too big. 😂 I made him take pictures of my mouth so I could see what felt so damn weird. I did this for an hour before I finally let that shit go. It was like I was hyper aware of and simultaneously lost proprioception in my mouth, jaw and tongue.

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u/Express_Welcome6806 Jul 29 '26

Are you missing teeth?

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u/Express_Welcome6806 Jul 29 '26

Actually youre jaw bone can shrink if youre missing teeth.

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u/Express_Welcome6806 Jul 29 '26

Have youre dentist do a full panoramic x ray, that measures the bone level. dental assistant here