frustration/anger

I am 59 and going through lots of the same had a hysterectomy 2007, hot as soon as I wake up dizzy, joints ache , also have migraines, tried lots of natural products , to old for hrt doctors say, struggerling out all the time carnt relax, came on Citalopram 4 months ago, going to ask to try another anti I think, sitting in tesco cafe today nightmare with grandkids, tightness in chest all time as well, had full blood count , ok, want to cry alot on and off,

I am 59 and going through lots of the same had a hysterectomy 2007, hot as soon as I wake up dizzy, joints ache , also have migraines, tried lots of natural products , to old for hrt doctors say, struggerling out all the time carnt relax, came on Citalopram 4 months ago, going to ask to try another anti I think, sitting in tesco cafe today nightmare with grandkids, tightness in chest all time as well, had full blood count , ok, want to cry alot on and off,

hi Wendy - interesting that you posted this today...i am 62, been post 7 years & basically the last 3 years i have experienced every meno symptom known to mankind - i have suffered horribly with tingling extremitites, electric shock sensation, trembling and intense burning in the last year & 1/2. i experienced night sweats early on, but this sensation is entirely different. It starts off in the base of my back and travels up myback to my neck & literally feels like i am a volcano ready to erupt withburning back, sometimes chest, forearms & front of calves involved - it seems to only come on in the early morning like around 4:00 am - the burning in my extremities can last a bit but seems to diminish during the day. i cant get anyone to tell me what this is...is it a horrible hot flash? i also can get a heat flush come over me during the day for no apparent reason. i recently tested positive for auto immune, when after going to rhematologist he said many people have false positves & didnt think i had auto immune considering my symptoms, but thought maybe fibromyalgia. i looked up those symptoms & i dont really think i have that either. i just dont get why i am experiencing these symptoms so late in the menopause game. i do have the achy legs, but mine have gotten better & i dont get headaches so much but definitely get the "off balance" thing - it all is really not fun -

I am 51 and postmenopausal for 2 years in Oct. I had a rough perimenopause, but the issues I have in post are more disturbing because it doesn't seem that anyone talks about problems in post. I have been to my Dr, a breast surgeon, I have an appt with my GYN right after I get an ultrasound for what feels like my ovary burning/ache. I have right calf ache that makes me practically snarl I have had it for so long. I have an appt to see my NP next tuesday (soonest) about the leg ache. I have breast pain. Heart beat skips (Chelated magnesium seemed to help that). I am either freezing or burning. I am not a candidate for HRT because of heart.

I am beyond frustrated and fed up and completely depressed. No help to be had for post menopause imo. I mean what the hell is this? Did I serve my menopause duty? Isn't there a reprieve?? Can I not have just a week off here and there? It apparantly is too much to ask.

To be honest. I am talking to my husband about getting my affairs in order. Women don't live long in my family, except my mom who has pickled herself (bless her heart). I just can't see me surviving long term living like this. I don't smoke, I only drink water, I avoid caffeine, chocolate, alcohol and anything that makes like enjoyable. I don't leave the house. I only shower every three days now, I feel like patting myself on the back for getting out of bed,.

I went through an off balance with headaches one lasted three weeks and one episode lasted two months. Dr diagnosed BPPV. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. I don't know that I had the classic symptoms of BPPV but I had vertigo, off center feeling and headaches. I could not function. Dr. prescribed meds for it. Ironically the meds for it can cause dizziness. Go figure.

No one I know has had any symptoms. |: Just disgusting and depressing.

HI keljo - Wow! i am so sorry for your health issues, but i know exactly how you feel - i havent experienced the vertigo (fingers crossed i wont) that must be horrible! i am curious if you ever experience the burning/electric shocks & almost like a nervousness like you are shivering, but you are not cold, you are actually ready to combust with heat - nobody gets or wants to really understand menopause...its like who cares about those "washed up" women - i do a lot of reading on health blogs & try to read recent studies that have come up about menopause & when i bring things up that i read to my drs, they look at me like i am from another planet - i just dont get why some of us have to suffer so much & others do not -

Hi Wendy,

I am not post-meno yet, I'll be 49 in Oct, and I still get periods, but can't predict them anymore.

The women in my family seem to be plagued with this during post-meno... our family name for it is "the swim heads".

Haven't found the thing that fixes it yet. If I do, I will report back for sure.

Hugs to you,

Sara