Anxiety? Perimenopause? Both? Overwhelming Physical Symptoms.

Hello

I've just found this discussion and I hope this has answered my question as to what is wrong with me. I'm 51 and although I still have regular periods they are much shorter than they used to be (1-2 days) so I assume I must be in the perimenopause. I've been OK until this year when the first thing I noticed was regular disturbing dreams - so I wake up exhausted and feel rough all day. 

Up until this year I've always been a 'cold' person and really enjoyed summer heat. Now I can't take it! I don't have hot flushes as such, but often feel too hot and my skin is hot to the touch. 

The worst symptom for me is anxiety. At the moment it's a daily occurence - and for no reason. I can feel that I'm producing unnecessary adrenaline and worrying about things that wouldn't have bothered me before, or just feeling anxious over nothing.

The one thing which I haven't seen anyone else post about is lack of appetite and weight loss. I've lost a stone and a half this year (which is no bad thing) but my appetite is poor and I can only manage small portions.

Like others, I have been wondering if there is something seriously wrong, but I am now wondering if all this can be linked to the hormonal changes of the menopause?

Any advice welcomed Thanks

I hate to say this, but I hope they are! Because that's me everyday. I'm 47 years old I've had a multitude of tests and blood work, am on anxiety medication and have the same concerns as you. I have an appointment coming soon to test my hormones .. hopefully I will get some sort of resolution because I worry all the time about it. Hang in there

I woke up for work around 5:30 and I normally feed the animals, have coffee, shower then off to work. This morning I felt like a wall fell on me. EXHAUSTED, like sound was in a tunnel. I do believe I am perimenopausal, just hit 50, still have cycles but they are shorter. Additionally, this year I started having the night sweat every now and then. I started having to put a small fan on the dresser and I turn it on low, I just sleep with it on in case I get a flash when sleeping. It is horrible. And the moodiness! One day I am balanced and level then it hits and I want to just smack everyone because they all irritate me. I thought I was going nuts at first. I started taking a supplement and after reading these posts am going to try the B12 and look for some natural hormone cream. I do feel like I am losing it sometimes and not sure how to put it back together. The tired feeling is the worst. 

So happy I found this forum. I'm 49, and I'm happy to hear I'm not the only woman with this issue. My question is ist there anything to help right away? I'm having anxiety, can't sleep( but want to ALL the time), sick to my stomach, shaking, procastinating( no shower ). I have a Dr. appt, but they can't get me in for 2 1/2 weeks. Don't know where to turn. Have to get off my butt and go on with life, but can't make myself move... HELP!

 

I am doing this same thing. I am 47 years old and went through some major trauma the past year. Son got incarcerated for drugs,my 14 year old daugher got diagnosed with a kidney diseas, house burned partially down, spouce has heart trouble and I try to run a business. I hav e always stayed optimistic until all this happened and I have dizzy spells, thoughts of staying sick all the time. The "something is wrong with me but I don't know what" symptoms. I have painful periods, and never did. They are about 24 days apart now.

I feel like everyone else doesn't have fear and anxiety. I worry constantly about something is wrong with me. I am so fearful I won't harldy drive anywhere due to attacks of dizziness and panic. I went to a psy. dr and he put on on the lopwest doage of xanax. I am afraid to take something in fear I may good "hooked". Does anyone else have any advice for someone feeling like the workd is leaving them behind?

I'm 52 years old. And it's been 2 years I have not had my period. Just on the 12 of September this month. Started again , it lasted three days. Leasing I'm going threw every Sistine the person that post it over a year ago. She hit right on nose. Este that you feel like you're dying !! we are very poor no incoherence no nothing. And I have been to the Emergency room to time in to month. One time I call the ambulance. My husband and and leave in a Chip Motel in North Fort Myers Florida, no Job no nothing. He is 60 years old. It sucks when you don't have medication or no incoherence. I go threw this every day. Body ache, big time headaches , weak , nousia , BIG time anxiety attacks every 4 hours , dizziness headache again 24 hours a day . Can't sleep at all . Maybe 3 hours on and of a day. Insomnia BIG time. And shakes , can't think straight, my eyes are blurry. Big time CRAMPS , my Breasts hearts BIG Times, I Feel week. It goes on and on . Please help me. Don't know what to do any more. !!

Hi I have had something simular going on. I have this awful pain under my books and in the middle sometimes after I eat. I've been in and out of hospital after I had a bleed in the bowel. Anyway to cut a long story short I've had extensive tests done, bloods etc have all come back NORMAL. I've had anxiety since I was 16 years old. I am now 41 years old. I bleed for 12 days of each month and very heavy. I see my gynaecology and he has put me on a tab I take for 7 days of my period I think it is supposed to lighten it or make it shorter which it hasn't. I was back with his yesterday and he said he will leave things up to me when I want to go back as he thinks I have alot going on with the bowel and I have hypothyroidism. I've started to get these horrible seats where I'm sweating all the time and I sweat more even if I walk upstairs or to my kitchen. I'm miserable and don't know what to do. I woke in a pool of sweat this morning dead late but it's the first nights sleep I've had for months. Imy sick of feeling like this and I feel everyone thinks it's in my head. When I say it to them they say no I don't think it's in your head but I think anxiety and stress are a big part of my symptoms. I feel your pain with all the normal tests it's so annoying. Xx

Hi WearyKitty!

I just found your post by googling a question and I am so relieved to read your post. I have had similar thoughts and concerns. I have had anxiety for many years and was worried that it was just going through the roof. I was also on medication and had been getting panic attacks. I also am raising two young kids and decided to stop working for a time earlier this year. I had an EKG because of the palpitations, then switched to an internist who also thought it was the anxiety. As I've had more time to actually think about my symptoms rather than simply pushing through merely to get through each day, I am coming to realize it's perimenopause. I have other physical symptoms like dryness and period slowing down. I stopped my anxiety medication to rule out the medication as a cause. The hot flashes have gotten a bit less sweaty, but they remain securely in place. While I wouldn't say that I'm thrilled that it sounding like perimenopause for me too, I am comforted that there's a very known explanation for this he way I've been feeling for the past year. I'm making an appointment to see my internist again to check my hormone levels.

Hiya just a wee question to ask someone on here is am 44 and the last wee while I am so wore out totally knackered all the time had a lot of tests done earlier on this year because of being wore out everything was clear my immune system was down and I was getting everything going but after a eight hour sleep i feel as if I haven't slept atoll any help would be great.

Thinking about making appointment with the doctor tomorrow but I know he won't find anything so what's the point