*Sherri Shepherd is opening up about the challenges of perimenopause and the unexpected ways it has affected her daily life.
The comedian and talk show host posted a video to Instagram on June 3 that quickly resonated with women who know exactly what she is going through. Shepherd held nothing back, running through a list of symptoms that caught her completely off guard.
“Hot flashing, everything aching. I don’t even know where my brain is,” she said, adding that the experience has her questioning whether she has fully crossed into menopause or is still stuck in the transition phase. “I feel like I’m still in perimenopause because every time I think I’m going a whole year without getting my little girlfriend, that bitch comes and knocks on my door.”
Shepherd made it clear that her period arriving at this stage of life offers zero benefits. “Getting your period in this season of your life is like corn,” she joked. “It does nothing for you.”
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She also sounded off on symptoms she said no one warned her about, including urgent bathroom trips, relentless sweating, and mood swings. “Why when somebody breathes, I just wanna stab them with the knife in the middle of their forehead,” she said.
Perhaps the most surprising revelation came when Shepherd admitted she lost a tooth. Doctors often discuss hot flashes and mood swings as symptoms of perimenopause, but hormonal shifts can also cause changes in dental health. Shepherd said she now carries a spare tooth until a permanent replacement is ready.
What Shepherd is navigating has a clinical distinction worth understanding. A woman reaches menopause after going 12 consecutive months without a period. Before that, many women go through perimenopause, a transition that can last several years and bring shifting hormone levels, hot flashes, sleep problems, and mood changes. Women manage those symptoms through lifestyle adjustments, hormone therapy, and other treatment options.
Shepherd is not alone in feeling blindsided by the full scope of it. Doctors, wellness advocates, and women’s health researchers have long noted that menopause education remains inconsistent, leaving many women unprepared for the range of changes involved.
For now, Shepherd says she is managing the chaos one temperature swing at a time. “Nobody told me about these things,” she said. “I probably got about 96 more symptoms nobody told me about.”
Watch her full remarks in the Instagram clip below.
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