Your cycle used to be predictable. Then somewhere in your late 30s or 40s, the two weeks before your period became the hard weeks — fatigue, brain fog, bloating, mood swings that feel out of proportion. PMS that once lasted two days now lasts two weeks. This isn't you falling apart. It's a real hormonal shift, and there's a name for it. Ciara Ryan explains what's happening, why blood tests often come back normal, and what actually helps.