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karen96096
karen96096

Hi haven't been on for a while but a question for all you lovely ladies out there, do any of you get short of breath with the menopause? Xx

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  • Guest
    Guest karen96096

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    Was one of my first symptoms. It was scary. I don’t get that shortness of breath anymore but now and then it still hurts in my back and it feels hard to breathe. That’s a different feeling. 
    • karen96096
      karen96096 Guest

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      Hi Suzanne it's worst when it's hot and there's no air xx

    • Guest
      Guest karen96096

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      Mine just comes at random times. But in the last year it always coincides with burning feet. So it’s def related. 

    • Musicgeekgrl
      Musicgeekgrl karen96096

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      Hey. Back in June, about six weeks ago, I got sudden-onset asthma after not suffering from it since I was 9 years old, and even then it was allergy related. In late May I got sick with a sinus infection that went to tonsillitis and then bacterial pneumonia and then lingering bronchitis, but after numerous pharmaceutical and natural meds, those have cleared. This has also been the most humid and rainiest year I can remember in Georgia. Right now, it's 85 degrees Fahrenheit, but that's not the issue. The humidity is 71%! So, I have an inhaler and I'm stuck with being short of breath a lot. Ugh.

  • michelle50768
    michelle50768 karen96096

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    Omg!!!

    I have this awful symptom 

    I’ve been in peri ten years

    Currently 10 months no period

    But went 13 last year so nothing surprises me anymore 

    I’ve had this on and off in peri 

    Had chest X-ray heart monitor and bloods

    Always normal 

    But lately this is happening every day

    I’m even scared to get out of bed and go to work these days

    I constantly want to run to the doctor have to stop myself 

    I too keep thinking it’s my lungs or some disease 

    This is my 11th year if suffering every symptom in the book

    I also get extreme bloating and acid reflux when this happens 

    So I do think maybe it’s my gerd playing up causing the right chest feeling and short of breath

    I cry most days now

    I’ve had one period in nearly two years so I can only pray I’m at the worst 

    The anxiety is just horrendous my mood swings and hot sweats are through the roof

    I’m not in HRT but was on an antidepressant for a year for the anxiety 

    I’m no longer on it 

    I’m not ruling out going back on it either 

    I’m 51 this September and I’ve been suffering since 40

    My heart goes out to all of you it’s really hard to put all these symptoms down to menopause when secretly you think ur dying 

    Can’t iffer much advice as to what to do other than take one day at a time read the bible and read positive thinking books x

    • karen96096
      karen96096 michelle50768

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      Hi Michelle never thought of putting it down to my acid reflux but yet you could be right. I've also had every symptom going for over 3 years. I'm on hrt patches low dose it dose help a little xx

    • juanita93228
      juanita93228 michelle50768

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      I am so sorry you are going through all this.sad Even though it's not right, I understand in the old days when they used to put women in asylums during menopause, they didn't know what else to do. Surely hormones can be causing all this! But it does!  I admit I breezed through peri and had my last period in 2010 and had no post menopausal symptoms until 2014. The symptoms that I have had have gone away in year or less. BUT, I still have the health anxiety and depression sometimes.  The health anxiety is the worst. I pray, drink plenty of water, go to the gym three times a week, take a good multivitamin, fish oil, vitamin D3, garlic oil, and magnesium. Get a message, meditate when you can. I hear Mindfulness and Headspace are good ones. I have the apps on my phone. 

      I can't take HRT because it makes me feel like I've bee run over by a truck, I have a light period, it makes my hair fall out, and it bothers my fibroids. So I take a mild antidepressant called Trazodone. It's a SNRI not a SSRI. The SSRI's were just too strong for me and  the side effects you had to go through before you feel better weren't worth me staying on it.  My doctor also gave me Valium for the really rough days. Hang in there, you will get better.  I don't think we will ever be our old selves completely, because this is a new chapter in our lives. But we can get close.  Years ago women didn't have forums like this or the internet where they could research their symptoms. I wish you the best in coping with your symptoms and you can come on here anytime want to vent or just talk because you're having a really rough day.  ((((hugs)))))

    • mary27278
      mary27278 michelle50768

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      Hi Michelle..I'm searching for answers on this symptom of shortness of breath and I came across your posting . Are you still having shortness of breath? Ive been having it since last week and it is horrible. Like you, I have gerd ( hiatal hernia) , bloating like crazy. Yes its worse with the bloating, and not to mention heart palpitations and chest discomfort. I've had it before but not to this extreme..Its hard for me to talk or eat . I'm wondering if its from my hormones or the gerd. I do have symptoms of low estrogen such as dry eyes and skin. I even want to cry but cant. I am 2 months without a period. I hope you are feeling much better now.

    • Musicgeekgrl
      Musicgeekgrl mary27278

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      I have a hiatal hernia that was found when I was 35. Until two months ago I was mostly asymptomatic ever since I quit the pill at 42. Yes, those hormones made me get GERD to begin with. Now, I suddenly have GERD symptoms again but instead of just bloating, I burp roughly and painfully and I have shortness of breath. It sucks to be a woman sometimes. Ugh.
  • tmpearce
    tmpearce karen96096

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    Yes, I get this as well.  It seems to occur in the evenings and strangely enough when I’m eating supper.  It’s like I have to take deep breaths just to get in enough air.  It will occur for about an hour and then will go away.  This has been happening almost every evening for the past week.  I’m not worried about it because I had this same thing happen about two years ago and it lasted several months and then it went away until now.  Chest x-rays were normal and my heart tests all normal.  Also sometimes I will have a day or two where I get short of breath when I exert myself and then all becomes normal again.  
  • juanita93228
    juanita93228 karen96096

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    Yes, I went through this for a short time off and on. I was weird, it wasn't exactly like I was out of breath, it was like I couldn't get enough breath in my lungs sometimes. It eventually went away. Every time I went to the doctor for my physical the oxygen level in my blood was good and my lungs were fine. This is some crazy stuff!eek

  • karen96096
    karen96096

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    I think it's all a bit crazy but we must plod on lol. I'm so thankful for this forum it's really helped me over the past 2 years xx

  • CarolKelso
    CarolKelso karen96096

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    Hi Karen... Yes yes yes.... At peri but it has eased but still get it but not as severe.. CK
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