Perimenopause was a relatively (and deceptively) happy time for me, but really chaotic. I was still undiagnosed as bp and was on celexa, clonazepam, and trazadone. I spent money like water (no wonder I was happy ). I got into financial trouble and couldn't handle the mortgage on the 1/4 section of land I owned, so I escaped by selling the acreage, buying a store, and eventually went bankrupt.