i feel like im dying

hi i have been feeling the same for the last year nearly, extreme fatigue constant migraine, jaw pain facial pain fullness in ears throat pain when swallow Pain in the neck so tender in glands puffy eyes swollen face vision feels dimmed eyes hurt joint pain strange feeling in both hands and feet restrictive breathing chest pain i feel confused at times do not feel like myself what so ever .I have had irregular periods for a while last year i had an operation to remove adhesions from a burst appendix when i was younger this operation was November 2019 i was told my ovaries was stuck had to be unstuck i mess really but was told the op was successful but few months later in February 2020 i had a bleed for 2 full months and since then only had 4 periods that have only been 3 days long.I am now 36 i have had ct scan on head and neck that came back normal full blood test was normal chest x ray was normal they have retested my progesterone levels which i have been told are low but oestrogeon levels was fine.My mum went through the change at 33 and i think after having the operation its caused a change as only a few months after i have experienced all this .What does anybody else think im i in perimenapause i dont have hot flushes .

Rachel

Kim, I am 52 & going through the same thing! I have the burping, burning stomach, unsteady off balance feeling, horrible anxiety...no

appetite...crying....sad! I know what you're going through!! I'm on an anti anxiety/depressant! I also have a hard time falling asleep & staying asleep!

hi

I am literally in bed and feel like dying. endocrinologist suggested I go down on my dhea hormone weeks ago and now sick with stomache issues, feeling like fainting, weak and sore legs etc.

this is me every day for 7 months i dont know how much longer i can cope with it, achy joints/muscles, fatigue, crushing fatigue where i have crash immediately, bloated, nausea, no appetite, heavy chest, anxious, loose stools, burning back ache, constant period type cramps, cant sleep with worry, no motivation, jelly legs & i feel like i am wasting away. on hrt which i think makes me feel worse someone tell me they understand xxx

Hi. Had last period December 2019, slight spotting March 2020 then nothing. Hot flushes mostly at night but managable, strange taste in mouth from time to time as well..November 2020 - woke up dizzy, drenched in sweat, feeling sick, hot ankles and wrists and exhausted. Vomitted and had to stay in bed most of the day. Thought it might be a bug. Roughly 28 days later in December, bleeding for 3 days. Again around 30 days later in January same thing - feeling sick, drenched in sweat, vomitting, dizzy, mouth really dry, hot ankles and wrists and felt really awful for most of the day. About 12 hours later I started to feel better.Im sure it must be hormone related. Im not on HRT but am going to speak to the doctor this week. Can't be living like that every month. Its awful.

feel the same. every day is hell

feel like im going out of my mind!!

you are not dying.

i feel the same.

try going to bed with a little light on.

try a lavender eye mask order online.

when you wake up with a panic attack or anxiety

deep breathing for 30 mins helps.

I am only 33 but my mum's periods stopped when she was 39/40 and my aunty and grandma both went through menopause early/mid 40s so its clearly in my genes! About 6 months ago i started experiencing the most horrible and strange symptoms! i was diagnosed with suspected lymes disease as i had a rash that looked like a rash you get from a tick bite and i found a tick on my daughter about a week before i really noticed my symptoms! however looking back i think i may have been experiencing some in the summer! night sweats and excessive tiredness and irritability i experienced before finding the tick! then since then ive had every symptom on the list of 66 nearly! my hormone test also confirmed i have low oestradiol/oestrogen! my symptoms have consisted of heart palpations, shortness of breath, very tired, very angry, very emotional, lighter periods, muscle spasms, tingling, numbness, joint and bone pain, weight loss, head aches, burning mouth syndrome, more sweaty than usual, loss of strength, excessive burping the lost goes on. i also have some swollen lymph nodes in groin but ive had them scanned 3 times by ultrasound and had ct scan and mri and they say they are barely swollen and benign. ive had a brain mri to look for any issues there but came back clear. ive been to a and e a number of times had 2 ecg all normal and had so many blood tests and the doctors arent concerned about any of the blood tests. other than my oestrogen levels but i have to have these levels repeated along with progesterone and testosterone in a few weeks. they said they cant refer me to endocrinologist or give me anything for it until the repeat blood test! im in living hell right now! i had a full blown panic attack the other night that woke me up from my sleep! I thought i was having a heart attack. since then ive had constant weird ache in my left side of neck and shoulder sometimes in arm and upper back and heart palpatations on and off. do these all seem like common symptoms or should i be pushing doctors to investigate further in other areas. or is it a given this is going to happen to me at a similar age to my mother and il be experiencing these symptoms potentially for the next 6 years or even up to 10 ive heard they can last! any advice or moral support would be amazing! i already have 2 kids and a step daughter so im not really plannng on having more kids so early menopause isnt a terrible thing i suppose. my dad also has a heart condition called atrial fibrilation that causes palpitations - so im also worrying i may be at risk for this. and ive read that low eostrogen can impact heart health. just very worried and confused about my health at the moment!!!

I will try to use these forums for some good, probably will be invisible and not understood, but I will give it a try.....You are certainly not alone in this. I truly feel your pain!! This stage of life really does suck, and if I hear anyone else say to me "oh, it's just a stage of life a woman goes through, blah, blah", I will rage!!! Constantly farting, tossing and turning all night, hot flushes, breathlessness, huge weight gain (and it won't go away no matter how I try), don't want to be around anyone outside the house (covid helps that) and the fact reaching this stage of life (53) I have discovered I am well and truly on the Autistic Spectrum which heightens all the symptoms (a double whammy)!! Basically the feeling like I am a stranger in my own body/mind. The low mood/depression is not nice to go through. The only thing to do is be nice to yourself, get lots of fresh air, take up a new hobby to focus on ( or revisit something you enjoy doing and haven't done for a while), write a journal to vent some of your pain, above all allow yourself to go through it all how** you** need to, without being patronised by others.

Here is the myriad of symptoms I have gone or am going through or that cycle:

• Painful joints. I have corrected my diet, gotten back into yoga and I am able to jog and run again.
• Hot flashes. That was my first symptom. I cut out sugar and all alcohol and that stopped it in its tracks.
• Anxiety. Ive always had a certain low level of anxiety but a few times this was really bad. I will say fixing my diet and yoga and exercise has really helped.
• Weird periods. Two day long heavy periods. Cramps when i never had them.
• ALLERGIES - this has been by far my most complicated symptom. I suddenly became allergic to my cats and the grass pollen. and I love in Florida! Okay so cant go out and cant stay in! My husband built an outdoor catio for the cats and they also have their own room so he has been doing the litters and feeding which has helped greatly. They only come out when Im not home unless they go outside in their catio or in the bonus room and we look at each other through the glass. As far as going outside (pollen) i wear a scarf over my hair, glasses, and an n95 mask. If youre wondering why i dont just pop an antihistamine its because they started causing me joint pain as well. I am on sublingual immunotherapy and hopefully it works. I also sleep with an air purifier on with hepa filter. All of these changes have vastly improved my allergies.
• Yesterday I felt like I had the flu but today I feel great! I know that some of the supplements I am taking are helping tremendously along with not eating ANY sugar, not drinking any alcohol, and eating a diet full of antiinflammatory foods and estrogen mimickers like broccoli and other cruciferous veggies. Im taking calcium and d of course alomg with b150 and elderberry. Im not a doctor, I am not giving advice. Im just saying this has helped me. Ive also been drinking tart cherry concentrate and taking my flax and olive oil. I eat TONS of veggies and berries and eat salmon, eggs, and chicken. I am getting relief so this is what works for me. Someoine else might be different.Of course ask your dr. Hang in there ladies, we can get through this.