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Brain fog or something worse?

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maria30570
maria30570

Hi everyone. I'm from the US and just turned 45. I have been having the internal vibrations for a year now. I have been noticing some other symptoms lately such as night sweats, not often but to the point where I have to change my pajamas, dry hair, dry skin, my periods went from every 4 weeks to every 3 about a year and a half ago. Sometimes they are long, sometimes they are 2 days. I saw my dr and a neurologist about the internal vibrations last summer and had an MRI, cleared of MS. I found this forum shortly after and saw some many women saying they too have these vibrations, so I assumed it was my hormones as well. Lately I have been having some scary brain fog moments: wanting to call objects by the wrong name, pulling into the wrong drive at work, throwing things out in the wrong place, etc. My father had dementia at an early age and passed away last year. Obviously, I am terrified I am heading down the same path. I saw my NP at my last gyno appointment 2 weeks ago. I mentioned the vibrations and brain fog and she immediately shot down any idea of me being in peri. She said because I still have regular periods and I am too young to be in peri and she never heard of internal vibrations as part of peri, which I was not surprised by. She just kept telling me to call my primary dr. I explained I did last year and even sought out a neurologist on my own. She just kept saying to reach out to my primary. So I did and have an appointment this week. Needless to say, these last 2 weeks have been anxiety filled and I keep making more and more mistakes. Anyone else going through this? Anyone have stories of brain fog? I'm a mess. Sorry for the long post.

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  • nina20271
    nina20271 maria30570

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    Hello,

    you sound like me 100% dont worry, I had vibrations like I had phone in pocket, I had twitches , left side weakness and slurred speech... worse thing was brain zapps and brain fog, I was calling it " getting stupid like" feeling 😃 also saw MS Doc even ALS specialist ... I was in hell!!! could not talk and walk straight... periods sometimes long sometimes 2 days... terrible headaches, sweats / changing twice at night.. hair falling and is like hey , skin was like snow flakes everywhere sooo dry:(( all is getting better now, gained lots of weight and have back aches and now bad cough( not covid no long disease). p.s . I am 43 and my GYN also said its early but dont believe it.. can happen even in 30 ies and having periods is normal since its PERI menopause and and MENOPause yet! Hope this helps.

    It will go away... be strong ! much Love

  • Salesmanswidow
    Salesmanswidow maria30570

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    hi maria im in the uk, im 46 started peri at 45 with joint pain, exhaustion, digestive issues my list goes on! but i do get the internal vibrations, i also wake in the morning with buzzy, tingling arms & legs its really scary but ive read alot of women in peri get this. i also put things in the wrong place & constantly cant get my words out or forget what something is called! i suffer from health anxiety so totally understand how your feeling, peri has totally floored me :0( x

  • maria30570
    maria30570

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    Thank you both for replying. I feel so alone and so scared.

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