confused!!!!!!!!!???
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Hi girls...... 10 days before my 50th birthday i just went from being me into another person i didnt recognise..........it started with panic attacks everyday for 2 whole months...then severe depression...then exhaustion...i could hardly get out of bed and walk to the couch.........I couldnt work and for about 6 months I was a total mess.........aches and pains in thighs elbows knees.....then i started getting weak......weak jelly legs......weak hands and fingers......I thought that I was dying!!!........by the way no hot flashes or night sweats......so i had no clue as to what was going on..........until I googled my symptoms and came across these wonderful forums......anyway after many dr appointments and blood work ....my gyno put me on antidepressants as she thoiught hrt was a bad idea..........as I had a fibroid......!!...I was also on many natural supplements that seemed to help...A year and a half later Im feeling a lot better....less depressed....more motivated.....but still getting regular periods.....every 20 to 22 days...very heavy 1st day and then watery pink and very light for the next 10 to 12 days!!!!!!!!!!!! I havent missed a period YET!!!!!!! Im really getting tired of all this peri-meno C@ap still have insomnia and fatigue......oooh and a very lovely new symptom....internal buzzing just on waking in the morning!!!!!!! when does this all STOP?????????????? ladies after how long do you start skipping periods????? Ive had enough....!!!! any advice appreciated........... thanks!!! 
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jayneejay cleo41716
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well my peri started age 40 and lasted 10 years
i am 50 now and post meno ..
my periods just declined year by year until no more
jay xx
liz53953 cleo41716
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cleo41716 liz53953
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tina90965 cleo41716
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It's a nightmare isn't it ! I am fifty and my periods were on and off for about three years, I would get one and then miss a couple and then get one slowly each time they were further apart, this time it has been nine months, so I am hoping that it will carry on because after a year that should be the end of perimenopause and hopefully things will settle down.
From turning 50 my symptoms have become worse also. So fedup now if feeling ill all the time 😔. Sometimes it feels like my whole body hurts all the aches and pains, I feel like an old woman, when usually I am very young for my age.
Hot flushes, sweating, shivering, headaches, indigestion problems, anxiety, palpitations, fast racing heat, you name it I've got it, really hoping it will get better soon.
Hope you feel better soon also, it's a horrible thing to go through, isn't it. I too sometimes think I must have something really bad wrong with me for feeling so ill all the time, us poor women, what we have to go through, doesn't feel fair.
Good luck Cleo, take care x
cleo41716 tina90965
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tina90965 cleo41716
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Hopefully we will get back to our old selves again soon x
HotDot7 cleo41716
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jayneejay cleo41716
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well its all the peri symtptoms for sure
dont know what supplements you take . You didnt say..
if your periods still regular then you have a way to go yet
i can relate to all the symptoms ..
rainforest foods Maca 5.1 very helpful
100mg B6 ( like Mega B 100 time release ) holland and barret it has 100mg B6 in it or Busy B
B12 5000mcg like jarrows cherry flavour
amongst many other things
in my case i had all this then kept diarys and watched my periods get less and less
each year i maybe missed a couple until i got down to two then none.
but we all vary ..
you are post menopause when you go 12 months no periods .
FSH blood tests will not show your menopausal until your periods reduce to say 3-4 per year as the blood test comes back normal ( even though in peri) as the hormones are too erractic ..
jay xx
cleo41716 jayneejay
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jayneejay cleo41716
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Yes afraid so .. 10 years on and off symptoms.
Thats where the correct vits and supplements are taken to help.
I take many.. 😃
They really help me ..
Maca was great for me in early peri helps in many ways
( rainforest food Maca 5.1)
Be kind to yourself ..
Jay x
cleo41716 jayneejay
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fancygoldfish jayneejay
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tina90965 cleo41716
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I take Vitamins b6, calcium, magnesium, zinc, omega oils, vitamin d and menopace. The vitamin d and menopace I have been taking for quite a long time now but the others just started two weeks ago, so hope they will help 😊
jayneejay fancygoldfish
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No i havent and wouldnt try it.
I only take what i know helps after alot of research ..
Also black cohoosh i wont take as it can cause liver damage ..
I dont want to stimulate hormones just boost vits in my body and help anxiety muscle pains and energy
Good luck
Jay xx
jayneejay fancygoldfish
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More common side effects include mild digestive upset or skin rash. Other side effects may include rapid heartbeat, hair loss, headache, dry mouth, nausea, rash, itching and bleeding between periods.
Vitex is not recommended during pregnancy. It shouldn't be used by nursing women unless under the guidance of a qualified health professional.
People with hormone dependent conditions such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and cancers of the breast, ovaries, uterus or prostate shouldn't take vitex.