Feeling crazy today

Awwww Ann Im sorry that you are feeling this way. I know this feeling oh too well. You are not crazy and you are not going crazy. I know that this is a rough road but please hang in there. I hear it gets better. Im getting ready to start again. Ugh! My periods are getting closer now.

You're probably getting closer to the end of your periods. They say when they are closer together like that it means you're soon to come off. You can only hope, right? Mine seem like they are on every 2-3 weeks. Every month is a new or worsening symptom.

Thanks for the reassurance! I hate this. My periods are basically normal except they are very heavy and early some. That's why Dr won't say it's peri . But I can feel changes and I know my body. It's definitely different. Panic, emotions , nerves. I hate it! I'm a strong person, and very social, but lately all I want to do is stay home and cry. It's like being prego x 1 million!

Your right....I can only hope. When I go to bed at night I think another day down. We are closer and closer to being done.

Your welcome Ann! I went to three doctors before someone finally said perimenopause. So dont worry yourself over what the doctor says or wont say. You do know yourself better than any doctor. Even if your periods are normal they can change at anytime....just like peri symptoms. It is very tough but know that everything that you are feeling is normal and many of us feel the same way.

Hi Ann, your not alone. I sought help from two different psychiatrists since late 2013, and,not one of them even thought it maybe this... I did! I researched this and bingo! I had to tell them what I thought was going on. I was right on. I'm 48 and with their education, you would think they would have had a clue??? I too thought i was going nuts

I know how you feel I deal with all these things on a daily basis and for the past year my life has been put on hold all these symptoms has stopped me dead in my tracks. I've spent my summer in the house as well I can't tolerate the heat at all causes me to feel faint and my heart to race.i still have a son to raise he is 13 and a Grandbaby that's almost 3 I haven't been able to live my life and do anything with them. This change of life is very hard I also have bp spikes and I'm on meds all too much. And the woozy head is mildly there constantly it's unreal I pray all of us ladies get relief soon and our lives back

Pam,

This has also prevented me from living a normal life. Tonite is my 30 yr high school reunion and I'm not going because I'm always anxious, have the blues and have become socially withdrawn. I never knew the start of menopause was so dibilitating. My mom suffered from hot flashes, that's it. This has changed who I am! Prayers to you, and all of us suffering from this?

Bless your heart it's horrible how some suffer so bad and some breeze through all this I'll never understand that. And men why they don't deal with changes like this I mean they say men does go through changes but not enough to effect their lives. If at all possible try some camomile tea or tension tamer tea and try to go I would hate that once this all ends and on the other side you have the regret of not going. Even if its for 30 min at least peri didn't Rob u of that. I know all to well how it feels for life to be on hold I do struggle to do some things but I'm trying to refuse peri to take everything from me. I'll say a prayer for you that God gives you strength to be able to go to your reunion. And if you do decide to try to go even if it's for a short period of time I'm sure us ladies would love to hear about your reunion. And then you can hold your head up high and say peri didn't take that from me hugs to you

Thanks Pam, I may try. Hope today is a better day

Your welcome I hope today is a better day for you too for me not so much I'm 5days late

Hi Colleen, I agree with Pam....if you can only go to your reunion for a short time you will be so proud of your accomplishment. It might even help you to be able to do other things. I will pray that you are able to go and enjoy yourself. Have a good day and let us know if you go

Colleen, when I read this, I wondered how many of the other women from your class are feeling like you and aren't going either. I have thought about reaching out to some of my friends that I graduated with of they were going through this. But then I'm like naaah. What if none of them are...then I will feel even more like a freak and up will go my anxiety! Lol

Be good if this was the start of 12 month a sense and menopause

I mean 12 month absence

Psychiatrists don't have a clue either

One day we will get to that point and I pray we all feel well since we're having bad peri

I hope your feeling better and you were able to go to your reunion checking in on ya

I didn't go I went to my 10 and 20 yr, and I wasn't feeling it. Thanks for checking in. So glad to have you ladies in my life

Your welcome sorry this time of life makes it so hard to enjoy life and just basically live life. Hope today is a better day for you

Thanks Colleen! Sometimes I feel so "foggy" scares me to death. Reading all these posts help me feel better knowing I'm not nuts. My counseled says it's not women stuff, but lol he's a man what does he know. 😜 It makes me feel better knowing I'm not alone on this journey. I feel God has lead me here to be encouraged.