L.K.
Been there, done that. And yes you can be.
First, the beginning of September will be here before you know it. This gives you a little more time to document your symptoms and periods.
I am a registered nurse and knew there was something happening. I went to 4 docs over 2 years because they all pretty much told me I was too young and crazy. They kept asking me when my mother went through menopause. Heck I didn't know, but once I talked to her and we compared notes she too had very similar symptoms early that docs blew off and kept trying to put her on valium back in those days.
I did finally find a doc who took the TIME to listen to ALL my symptoms/concerns and actually draw my hormone levels at different times (they fluctuate you know) to prove that they were heading down.
During this time they also watched my Thyroid as one of the other posters mentioned but once I got the other hormones straightened out so did my thyroid. *I did NOT do traditional Hormone Replacement Therapy.
BUT, now 10-12 years later and at the age of 48 I still have periods and have not completely gone through menopause. I still have periods although they are getting more irregular. I've always been very hot blooded (summer nighties with just sheets in the middle of winters) but now do feel flushed at times. I'm not breaking out with acne, but my face is oily, oily, oily!
I think most people don't realize, I know I didn't even as a nurse, that we can start having 'symptoms' up to 15 years before we actually hit menopause! And unless you fit into a perfect textbook case, most docs (or from my experience) don't believe you and/or don't want to deal with it.
You will be your own best advocate! Like I said above, document your symptoms the next couple of months and take it with you. Make sure they do check your thyroid and all the 'sex' hormones; estrogen -progesterone and even testosterone.
Good Luck and In good health,