Anxiety/perimenopause or something else....?
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Hi, I,ve just had possibly the most frightening 10 days of my life. On day two of my holiday, which it had been really looking forward to, I suddenly suffered a real "spaced out" kind of feeling, which I just couldn't shake off. It felt like someone had flicked a switch in my head and I went from being confident, happy and relaxed to feeling like I was totally a different person. Absolutely horrible. The fact that it didn't improve left me feeling like I was going mad. It put such a dampened on the holiday. When I got home I went straight to the doctors, burst into tears and said I just felt totally spaced out. With no physical symptoms, she said the most common cause was anxiety. But I have struggled to fathom this. Yes I have quite a stressful job, but I have always managed stress well, with a good outlet in sport. Today I had a blood test to test for thyroxin, calcium, full count etc and, have asked for FSH, after speaking to my sister, who is a GP.. Am really hoping it shows up something that will explain my feelings. I just want to feel myself again. It's horrible. Anyway, am trying to fathom out whether this is sheer anxiety or perimenopause, or something else? I am 44. The other thing is, I was diagnosed several years ago with a prolactinoma, which basically, is a small, benign tumour, which sits on the pituitary gland and affects the levels of prolactin produced. This can affect oestrogen levels, giving you low oestrogen. I was on medication for a while until the prolactin levels came back to normal, otherwise there is an increased risk of osteoporosis. I came off the meds, but recent tests have shown raised prolactin again. I have never had oestrogen levels checked as they say the levels vary so much, it,s hard to gauge. anyway, just wondering whether this could all be having an effect? Any replies grateful received, thankyou
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jayneejay Bubbins
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oh bless you .. Sorry you feeling like this..
the FSH blood test may not show peri menopause .. If you still having regular periods
this only gives an accurate menopause reading mostly when periods have decreased to maybe 3-4 a year..
jay xx
Bubbins jayneejay
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jayneejay Bubbins
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bless you hun, really feel for you..
peri is hard enough on its own
try and be strong..
jay xx
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jayneejay Bubbins
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hahahahaha
they say slimmer women suffer the most. 😃
I am 125lb 😕 ..
positive mind Helps and sense of humour ..
B6 helped me alot ... Lashings of it .. My mum was two years from peri to post menopause aged from 42 - 44 finished ..
me ... 9-10 years natural peri .. Now post meno age 50..
also ... We vary when we start peri, and .. If you start your periods early ie: age 11 maybe expect an earlier peri ... We are all born with a certain amount of eggs and when they are gone they are gone 😊
jay xx
jayneejay Bubbins
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i have a bag of cat nip in the drawer ..
think i will make a brew with it
hehehehehehe
jayxx
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jayneejay Bubbins
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hahahaha
i have tried alot of supplements,
i took Maca in first instance in peri ... Still do...
i take menapol plus x 2.
magnesium Spray oil..
Solgar Chaleted magnesium
150mg B6
150mg B1
B12 injections
Vit E.
Kelp
Natecal ( calcium & Vit D)
Vit C and Rosehip
i take it all 😳
jay xx
Bubbins jayneejay
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jayneejay Bubbins
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I have probably missed some off the list
off to bed now ... Almost midnight in spain 😊
dulces sueños buenas noches
Jay x
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jayneejay
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Acidodophilus
😳
jay
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