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hi i am 60 and still suffering most days i feel horrible just dont feel right i still get hot flushes and have trouble sleeping are any of you older ladies like me suffering x
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debra16694 carol52673
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hi Carol - Yes, i am - i am 62 & in the last year i have battled extreme achiness that came on overnight - i still have burning sensations, tingling & every once in awhile the zapping and electric shock sensation. My sleep is better, in fact i wake up feeling drugged when i havent taken anything & that is so different from before when i could barely sleep 5 hours straight - my hot flashes seem less, but my burning in my back & legs fairly constant @ night - my anxiety & indigestion seems less but maybe i just know how to deal with it now - i do now have a light sensitivity and feel like i can get a migraine on a moments notice, but my biggest issue right now is my trouble walking because my aches are so tough - & all the oil has left my body...i have aged a lot in one year - oh & itchy dry scalp which i never ever had before -
wen_54374 debra16694
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Hi sorry things are not good .I am 4 years post menopause and it seems one thing after another .Still get hot flushes on and off and sleep can be terrible at times being awake till 3 In the morning at times .Different parts of my body ache most of the time feet lower back shoulders etc .I suffer with anxiety especially over my health .At the moment I am having stomach issues .Windy gurgling stomach bloated and upset tummy most days .This then kicks in my worry and I am going round and round feeling awful x Please take care we must all help each other .
kim38338 carol52673
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Hi Carol, I'm nearly 59 and I'm still suffering, my anxiety level is high and I still suffer from mood swings and at the moment itchy skin is driving me mad!! When will it all stop? Take care xx
sandra11356 carol52673
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Please consider having your Vitamin B12 levels tested, sublingual B12 daily and injections to boost your levels will make a huge difference.
andrea00523 carol52673
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Hi Carol,
I'm 55 and post menopausal, feel like a grandmother of this forum!
My peri, menopause & post meno have been very rough. If I do fall asleep I wake up with soaking wet sheets, however most nites I have difficulty settling down.
Two years ago my anxiety & fears became out of control, I lost a lot of weight-visited every Dr. because I was sure I was gravely ill.
I isolated myself from long time friends who after several attempts to see me stopped contacting me, I couldn't leave my home-I was emotionally crippled. I'm blessed my husband was & continues to be very supportive, as have our grown children.
Thankfully I'm presently doing much better,
don't get me wrong, bad days can still creep up. I believe what saved me was the business my husband & I own, I believe thinking about someone else & something else besides myself makes me stronger.
No one knows what tomorrow will bring,
but for now I'm just taking it one day at a time......
Hope you know you're not alone.
Here to listen, XO
katyD211 carol52673
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omg yesss! I am also 60...have many symptoms. I am also still having mini flows...periodically...no pun intended.
I have had bloodwork n tests like hysteroscopy . Thank God all is fine. Mom n older sisters stopped between ages of 58-60.
Symptoms are awful...i feel cold now but will be on fire within the hour.
carol52673
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Thank you ladies for your replies its made me feel so much better to know i’m not alone . lots of love to you all lets hope the new year will be better for all of us xxx
tamsin00119 carol52673
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Hi Carol
I am 58 and I have many symptoms popping up now..
last year I mostly had palpitations, hot flushes and some shortness of breath.... this year I have developed aches and pains, burning, numbness , anxiety, upset tummy and other things... Yuck it all sucks... so yes you are not alone in this.
I have been post meno for about 10 years plus!! And now it has really started .... eish...
Sending hugs
Tams
dale23303 tamsin00119
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hate to say it because we are all
suffering, but i am relieved to hear other people who have even worse symptoms post meno . i am 60, stopped having periods at 51, but started getting new and worse
symptoms just 2 years ago . i have lots of strange all over nerve pain- pins & needles, electric zaps, shocks, prickling and also burning mouth . i have seen multiple doctors and had every test in the world. the diagnosis was it was anxiety. But now i know it is hormonal. only one out of
the 10 drs I saw even suggested that was a possibility. Just started BHRT which has me a little nervous because
of my age but I have to give it a try because I have no quality of life at the moment. I hope the rest of you find some relief. This crap they feed us about our bodies "adjusting" once we
are post is just a load of crap for a lot of us!
carmen51657 carol52673
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Hello all,
I too am grateful you have all come to this site. I have been post meno for 5 years and really thought things should be calming down but they tend to shift and change keeping the health anxiety going strong. I have migraines that come every other day for two week durations in a month, stomach issues, strange bouts/shifts that feel like low blood sugar or some shift in my system. I am currently dealing with a frozen shoulder they have attributed to loss of estrogen as well. I never know what the day will bring and that makes it hard to plan and get out more freely. Hoping for a better tomorrow, I'll keep you all in my prayers.