Feels Like a Heartattack

Well spoken debra. My dr is very understanding sges a female, going through menapause just like me. I pick up the phone and ask for a call back off her and she rings me. But im like you im getting towards the end now and its a nightmare. All the syptoms you have to xx

Lucky you Karen - I have gone to a female hormone specialist, one who clearly was my age who dismissed my symptoms as being menopause symptoms & suggested I concentrate on losing weight.  Needless to say, I didn’t go back to her.  It astounds me how ignorant some drs are about the various symptoms related to menopause. 

Hi debra. Great post. Im just like you at night....its like the gremlins come out just as you fall asleep. Ive headaches alot of the time...wake feeling like electic shock that wakes me up. Followd by heat rush, run for a wee that can be seversl times. And at tomes, heightened anxiety. Lord above. I was not in work till late so went back to bed as exsausted....got an hours sleep which helps. Hope we both feel better soon. CK

Hi Carol - I think I asked you this before, but where are you in your menopause stage? I am 61, 6 years post, but only started having weird symptoms 3 years ago & I am still chugging along. 😱

Debra - this is a great post!!!! I am with you..."is it just my type of "hot flash", because if it is, I won the Mega Lottery of Hot Flashes.". OH how I could relate to that and so much of this post. You've put into words what so many of us are going through. I am beyond grateful for this forum - it is a DAILY CONFIRMATION of what we are all going through. I keep thinking -why are the researchers studying rats or observing random women - just come onto this forum and you've got all of the data and confirmation you need on what this meno is capable of. Did I say I am grateful for this forum?

My hot flashes can produces some of the creepiest of symptoms - I am beginning to note at least 5 "types" of flashes that I have (these are different than the lovely night sweats). Some of my hot flashes start off like feeling I've had 15 cups of coffee, then I get pain in an area of my body - just a random pain somewhere! that lasts about minute - then I feel irritated - then I feel sad - then I am sweaty or sometimes I'm not - ALL OF THIS In a span of 5 - 20 minutes. Then it's done! Then the next one is entirely different; maybe I suddenly feel nausea, nose starts running, feel weepy, feel like i'm going to faint but I know I'm not - weirdest feeling - then boom - sweating and done - all in  span of 5 minutes. No hot flash is ever alike for me. I keep telling myself - I have to get used to this at some point? Thankful for all of my "sisters" on this forum!

Thanks Finny - Ain’t it fun?  That’s a really good way of putting it...you have a “chocolate box assortment” of hot flashes.  I think our depleted hormones just zero in on the weakest part of our bodies...today  i’ll Zero in on digestion, tomorrow, respitory., etc. etc. Yes, when I think of it, mine have evolved also.  I now get “heated” & flush, but don’t sweat too much unless it’s hot outside - this new stage that I am in where I just “Burn, baby burn” is really the creame de la creame of hot flashes...I am praying it’s the finale of this twilight zone amusement ride I have been on....🤞🙏🤞

Thank you!! Not only for understanding but for sharing. Last night my husband brought me in to the ER again. The doctor, young, 25 (maybe) and male was condescending and unconcerned. My hate rate was low, and he said I couldn't really be in pain or it'd be higher. He ran some tests and was about to let me go when the one they do for blood clot came back positive. He sent me in for a CT scan on my lungs, it showed nothing so I'm back home. Ugh!! 

Thank you 😊 at least I don't feel like I'm alone here and or crazy 😜 

Oh dear WildwoodMama - I am so sorry for the stress that this episode must have caused you.  Unfortunately, it seems like a typical path we have all been down.  Maybe it’s God’s way of proving to us that we don’t have anything wrong with our bodies & it just makes us a bit more resilient in dealing with it all.  If it’s the shortness breath you are really concerned with, perhaps go check in with an allergist & get checked out.  Many menopausal woman do experience issues with allergies & asthma, me included, it has something to do with declining hormones.  I also think the shortness of breath thing has something to do with our increased anxiety.  I sincerely hope you are guided thru this process with the experiences that so many of us have experienced already.  I will spare you all the ER visits, Urgent Care  & tests I have endure...blood clot test...check??, cat scan on various parts of my body ??Various blood tests for crazy medical conditions ?? - it’s all part of the crazy train - hope you are resting comfortably now - 

Debra...great reply...CK

Finny.. Yes....hot flash is more than feeling hot. Mine are alot of times flashes of everything and sweating being the least of it....thx for such an insight . CK

Hi Debra...i am just coming up to 48...i had a hysterectomy 10 years ago with ovaries left in...about five or six years ago i had one week of intensive hot flushing and then it stopped. I went for a blood test and the doctor told me i have started the menapause so im not in the peri stage...but been through it with many awful symptoms.. But over last couple of months I've noticed the symtom are less and episdoes like my stomach issues (which were the worst) are wider apart. Also i think the lowering of estrogen as we move on in the transition brings some symtoms back stronger even tough the episodes may be less. Tiredness or fatigue, constipation, anxiety and depression for example. I was very tired over the past few days and just wanted to sleep. Also a slight depression with it and very sad and tiery. But im better today. The other night i had what i called a "night surge" - in my last reply to you, and i think equates to pmt in my cycle. Terrible tiredness and awful anger too with headaches. But today im better.

I honestly dont know what stage of the journey im at as my period was all the pot with chronic fibroids resulting in hemoraging which i had for two years and at 37 i had the operation.

Id say or i hope im in the later stage as im handling it better...well at times 😊. I move house and job in two weeks time about 120 miles away so if im coping with this right now, i must be heading towards the light!! But its really one day at a time with this whole process and what ive learned is that celebrate the good days as tomorrow, God only knows how I feel. But Debra today is a good day and im hoping and praying for many more. Thanks for all your great posts. CK

Oh thank you Carol for your reply - Well here is the bright side for all your suffering...look how young you will be when it’s all over...if it ever is, but I am hopeful!

Well you must be feeling so much better to contemplate such a major move.  I know that I am in the “Eye of the Storm” because I couldn’t wrap my head around such a change, not to mention the work involved.  I wish you luck and I am hopeful your new adventure will bring a new perspective, landscape, peace of mind & health.  Good Luck & Enjoy your new Lifestyle! 

Good Morning Debra,

Thank you again...it was pretty scary to be told I tested positive for a blood clot, sent in for the CT on my lungs and then sent home. It's like, if I tested positive and it's not in my lungs, is it hiding somewhere else? The doctor was so condescending, all he'd say is they'd see it if it were somewhere else, so it's a false positive. Yet in May when the did the same test, it was negative...I truly believe this would be easier if the doctors were better informed AND more compassionate. To be met with understanding instead of thinly veiled disdain would be lovely. But it is what it is I guess😳

Take Care 🙂

Hi WildwoodMama - I can’t imagine the anxiety you must feel about this - Did they also perform a blood test on you for the blood clot?  You might want to check if one was performed (perhaps they did & didn’t tell you) when I thought I had a blood clot in my leg, they drew blood & tested it for something in my blood which detects clotting in your body. You might want that test to put your mind at ease...you can google it - blood test to determine blood clot in body - frankly, some drs should just not be drs.  I remembering taking my Mom into the ER & a dr asking me if I wanted to treat my Mom because she was “old”.  I looked at him cross eyed & asked for another dr in the ER...my Mom lived another 3 years - 

Hi, they did do the blood clot test and it came back positive...that's why the CT scan on my lungs. However, the CT scan showed nothing in my lungs so the doctor concluded it was a false positive for the clot.

Oh sorry, I guess I that didn’t register...oh meno brain! - ok, now I understand your concern - keep positive thoughts - 

Ah thank you debra. I hope so but you never know how my transition will pan out. Yes im ready for change and hopefully I will be okay on the other side.

Thank you for your lovely words. I hope you feel better soon Debra and thx again for your lovely kind words and support for the ladies here on the forum...CK x

Thank you CarolKelso 💗 Your kind words made my day! 🤗