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Horrible Physical Symptoms Which Lead to Mental Symptoms

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bev27429
bev27429

I've spent months dealing with awful GI problems. Finally those seem to be resolving. Right now, I'm dealing with cold chills mixed with heat waves, numbness in different parts of my body, the feeling of being zapped on the inside of my body, cracking joints. One of the worst is a crushing exhaustion. This totally sucks!

Overall, my good days are coming more often. I'm about 80% good and 20% bad, which is a vast improvement. Still, when things are bad, they are as severe as ever!

I do my best to put my symptoms on the back burner, but it's tough to ignore them.

Any peri warriors experiencing anything similar?

I turn 54 later this year, and my periods have spaced out beyond 100 days.

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  • beth13506
    beth13506 bev27429

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    How do you resolve your GI symptom ? its one of my biggest problem right now. Im 46 got all kind of peri aches i wish that 80% of time feeling well come to me too, , mine is 20% good day . Hope you get better soon .

    • bev27429
      bev27429 beth13506

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      Honestly, it took six months, and they resolved on their own. I wish that I'd found a miracle cure. My constipation was so bad that I ended up resorting to rectal laxatives. It was pretty brutal. I took Restoralax as a stool softener, which helped a bit with regularity. I still had lots of problems with gas and severe bloating to the point where I looked like I was going to give birth. I definitely feel your pain. No pun intended.

  • JewlesB
    JewlesB bev27429

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    My GI symptoms seem to be better when i take Oil of Oregano. i also take 400mg Vit E and Manuka Honey at night helps with sleep and anxiety. My muscles feel like no matter what I lift heavy I seem to get sore from it all of a sudden. I stress eat😭 in using 1mg Estrogen patch a week. Going to get me progestrone cream this week. I'm 52 and had a partial hysterectomy in 2010.

  • renee61138
    renee61138 bev27429

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    The Gi issues are the WORST!! Ive had to change my diet eat smaller meals I was diagnosed with Gerd. I get terrible flair ups that make me look like im 9 months preggers with horrible gas ugh. It increases my heart rate so I understand and it does feel like a tight band around the upper part of my belly. Hopefully some day it will get easier.

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