Doom and gloom cloud over you....

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For you ladies who might be reading this now, perhaps not even wanting to get out of bed, dreading the day, perhaps feeling like you have a terrible illness, the bad stomach, the nausea , aches and pains, headaches, sinus pressure etc, migraine auras, spotting and or heavy bleeding, even weight loss (which I had in peri with gastitis) the panic and anxiety, it does get better becauae I have felt like this under the menopause cloud. Yes for peace of mind I had things checked and you should too for your peace of mind but I would hate to think that someone is lying there now feeling like I did, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Xx

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    5 years, 10 years, 100 years? When is the light?

    Happy for you

    • Posted

      Yes I would like to know the answer to that one. It's been 12

      years for me now and not getting any better. Nightimes really

      are the worst now hot and cold all night, feeling "strange".

      Getting back to sleep for a while then it happens again about

      6 times a night!! Then ram that's it. Tired all day now. I

      always say laughter is the best medicine but what with this and

      the awful family stress going on at the moment not finding

      my h to laugh about. Feeling down this week😢😢

      Sorry ladies for being such a misery but I know you won't mind.

    • Posted

      Should say 4am☺
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    Thank you for the encouragement. I have felt bad for 2 weeks now. The most scary part is when I get heart palpitations. Also I've put on a lot of weight. I just want to feel better. Feel like crying roght now as I'm typing this.

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    I'm pretty close to where you are. Most of my worst symptoms are behind me or more tolerable now. I only still get hot flashes, have over weight issues still, and once in a while get tired during the day. I still take my B & D vitamins so think they continue to help me too.

    It does get better.

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      Dear didio

      Yes , I might get abit anxious still but that is prob caffeine etc which I juat love and the odd tipple, i'm sure if I stopped that I wouldn't get that. I just wanted to give encouragement to those who are just probably starting on this journey, which can be a lonely place at times. I have a lovely family but through peri felt so alone if it was not for this site. My friends didn't seem to be at the stage I was and I couldn't really relate to them x

    • Posted

      I was the same way last year. I was like another person. One I didn't like very much. I'm in meno. now, so I like you survived it, or the horrible parts that these ladies are dealing with now. Definitely, not a fun time, but made it through. Hopefully, the worst is over..

    • Posted

      Can I ask how long your rough period lasted? My symptoms are not as severe now. I had a really really rough 12 months. I'm hoping the worst is behind me.

    • Posted

      Hi DiDi, how many years would you say you experienced the mental changes in peri?? What scares me Is this could last many yrs for some but no way of predicting it
    • Posted

      That's roughly the same time as my mental symptoms were at there worst

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