Natural health: I'm perimenopausal and suffering from recurring infections 

"Women are considered to be officially in menopause when they have gone 12 months without a menstrual period, so you may be close to the point where symptoms often settle down or even disappear."

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I'm 47 and blood tests have shown I am perimenopausal. I'm weighing up my options regarding HRT, but I'm wondering what I can take to alleviate some of my symptoms. I am suffering from recurring kidney and sinus infections, and have taken too many antibiotics as a result. 

I use a nasal rinse daily and take a probiotic after each antibiotic. I take Cleanmarine Menomin which has eased my symptoms too. At times it's as though I can feel my hormones shift, and I have overwhelming feelings of PMS - bloating, heaviness and exhaustion- without the subsequent period to ease it. My last cycle was eight months ago.