Endless stress, restless sleep and unexplained weight gain are symptoms many women — and the men who love and live with them — know all too well.

But while they know the symptoms, not everyone is familiar with why they might be experiencing them.

So women and health care practitioners are turning to social media platforms to share more about perimenopause.

Understanding the transition phase

"Perimenopause is really just a couple of years before the final menstrual period," said Dr. Claudia Mason, an OBGYN with Cleveland Clinic Florida. "The fact that PMS and perimenopause can coincide is a real confounder for us, and sometimes we have to manage one or both to help people with the symptoms that they present with."

Like many women in their late 30s and 40s, Rachel Gonzalez was experienc

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