Help! I have much more than hot flashes in menopause

So why haven't you gone to see a doctor about it or better yet, what are you doing to minimize the affects?

Or are you one of those brave women who prefer to go at it without intervention?

For dizziness buy an anti-motion otc pill.

For aches and joint pain take glucosamine chondroitin with msm and calcium.

For ringing ears take gingko biloba

For hot flashes take Sage in pill form

For feeling down take megadoses of vitamin d3.

For energy take a vegetarian multivitamin.

For anxiety and extreme depression see a doctor.

Hi Karen-

You are definitely not alone.  I have all those symptoms minus the hot flashes.  The bloating and only able to eat small amounts before feeling so full is disturbing.  My mother also did not suffer this way.  I still have very regular cycles in which during that time my body goes into a major state of chaos.  If this is peri and already feel like I’m dying at times, I dread what I will experience during menopause that is if I survive my current ordeals!  🙏

I have many of these same issues but they are not because of Menopause. You need to see a Dr right away. I believe all of my medical issues have been exacerbated by menopause but menopause isn't causing them.

Sorry you are experiencing allthese symptoms, i pretty much have had most symptoms in my menopause journey, as with the dry eyes do you take any drops? Since taking drops it has greatly improved mine and they dont water as much as they used to

You aren't alone! I have many of the same symptoms. My eyes can be so dry sometimes that I feel like it affects my vision. I had my eyes checked and everything was fine. The dizziness comes and goes. I can turn in the bed and it brings on the feeling of sea sickness..I usually end up feeling a bit off those mornings. My anxiety was so bad that my primary care doctor prescribed me with alprozolam. I've had blood work, mammogram, pap and all comes back normal. I think that has helped some of my anxieties, for example now when my breasts feel sore I don't immediately think the worst!

Karen - I am so sorry that you are going through this! This is how my peri menopause symptoms started back in June. They were very intense the first month and then I missed my first period. If you look at the list of 66 symptoms, you will see that all of the items you are experiencing are on the list. There is another great website that I can't send the link - but if you search "34 symptoms" - they will list all of the ones you have listed in your post. This forum is a great place to start as you will get a lot of ideas for how to manage during this transition. My mom also had a breeze of the menopause; when I started having all of the symptoms she told me it was menopause. You are not alone. Take care, Karen.

I had been to my primary care doctor and gynecologist several times trying to get things sorted before we finally figured out what was going on.

Hormones can be our best friends or worst enemies. Hope you feel better soon!