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kim74983
kim74983

how can peri make me feel this sick

it started jan 2016 but past 3 months have beem horrible. i wake up at 5am feeling so sick. i am beyond tired everyday all day ( prob cause i dont sleep much ) and my body doesnt feel good. i feel like i am slowly dying and even tho all my tests come back normal ( and i havr had a lot ) that they are missing something thats gonna kill me. my constant upset stomach/trapped air burping/ feeling unsteady when i walk is the worst one, amxiety, feel like i have ongoing flu.

please ease my mind and tell me im not alone. this seriously needs to stop. its putting me into depression

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  • sherricl
    sherricl kim74983

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    To you ladies👍👍 Two big thumbs up!!!! My health anxiety is sky high. My doctors tell me i need therapy too. I hate my GI and bladder symptoms the worse. I have goo ne on websites that pisted the same symptoms and they had gastroparesis or Instatial Cant feeding tubes or catheters. Thats my main fear. I guess i know deep down unless i get in an accident or sick it probably wont happen. Again i pray a lot. That keeps me at least happy for the moment.

    • maria_03422
      maria_03422 sherricl

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      i had bladder problems for a while a few years back and went through every test available but normal! one day went away and that was it!!

      i use to get this horrible pressure and i felt i had to go to the bathroom every few minutes!!

      it went on for a while, i was so scared!! feel better and dont stress it makes it worst my dr told me that my anxiety brought bladder spasms on! drink chamomile tea it helped me!!

    • sherricl
      sherricl maria_03422

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      Hi Maria:

      The bladder issues are awful! It might be anxiety in my case. You are right about stress and anxiety making it worse. The problem is that i went on other websites and saw stuff like Interstatial Cystitis or fowlers syndrome where you couldn't pee at all. Simply horrifying. I can't unsee what i saw if that makes sense. Now i am so hypersensitive to body changes. It sucks. It cant be much longer for me to be in perimenopause. In April it will be my full year. I hope i make it! Ready for it to be over. Im 55 so it should be close, huh? The menopause will never be over; i don't mean that. I mean most of these awful symptoms will hopefully settle down. Praying BTW thanks for the tip on the Chamomile Tea. I will have to try it.

  • Kadija1966
    Kadija1966 kim74983

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    I use to enjoy travelling and visiting New places, it's been two years now that just thinking about getting on a plane brings up my anxiety, I need to visit my parents abroad but the thought of flying terrifies me. It raises my blood pressure. Honestly I don't know were the bright and happy me have gone to.

  • viola79502
    viola79502 kim74983

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    Today i woke up feeling terrible with such high anxiety, I can't even work. I have this terrible feeling that there is something really wrong with me. I just want to scream and cry, I totally feel like i'm dying, i'm, so scared

    • maria_03422
      maria_03422 viola79502

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      i woke up the same way ..feeling shaky and nauseous ..

      have some chamomile tea will help you calm down..xoxo

    • sian19469
      sian19469 viola79502

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      I often get that feeling of anxiety and sickness when I wake up, its such a horrible feeling, it usually goes once I get out of bed and have something to eat. The feelings of dread in the middle of the night are just horrible. I just want to be able to wake up and feel refreshed cant remember when that has happened...that feeling of being scared is so overwhelming isn't it. you are not alone, I am often going to my GP, I am hoping to be referred to a Menopause clinic in a hope they may come up with something to help. Do you have one near you? xx

  • nikki04714
    nikki04714 kim74983

    Posted

    me too I wake up in the night feeling awful and then when its time to get up for work I feel ill too. I hate this constant feeling line a constant virus like the doctors have missed something and I am really ill. It takes me all I have to get through a five hour shift.

  • jamie53221
    jamie53221 kim74983

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    I'm 10+ years in. Don't know how I made it to date? It's awful, feels like the Never Ending Story. I wait every year to see if there's an end. Is there an end? I'm cold-turkeying it, I'm no hero, hate it!

  • tamsin00119
    tamsin00119 kim74983

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    Hi Kim

    I know how you feel... I have been in menopause for a number of years now... have not had a period for way over 10 years... and had symptoms like weight gain, hot flushes, moodiness, etc but mostly found I could cope fine... But late last year the had Uti and dr gave me antibiotics... that did not agree... ended up with palpitations!! So he thinks my heart and sends me off to cardiologist just to be told nothing wrong!! So after that had a terrible tooth ache and dentist did a root canal as I did not want to loose the tooth!! More antibiotics and more palpitations!! Now dr thinks I am 'allergic' to antibiotics?? Anyway this year the dam broke and I started up with aches and pains all over, burning all over my body, feeling crappy, deadly tired, sleeplessness, shortness of breath worse hot flashes, numbness in legs and hands and the list goes on... Dr did a whole bunch of tests .... liver, kidneys, full bloods, hormones, thyroid... came back with two issues... vitb12 deficiency and hormones way wacked out!! Got my injections for vit b12 and started having little more energy .... he changed one of my blood pressure tabs and the burning slightly subsided...

    he says all other symptoms are related to hormones. I am also convinced of that... now he wants me to take HRT but I am terrified of it.. don't know what to do...

    love this forum... helps me a lot... let's keep it going... chat about it....

    Tams

    • sian19469
      sian19469 tamsin00119

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      Hi Tams

      I had to respond seeing your message as I have had (and still have most of them!) all the above including the root canal filling! I am also convinced its the hormone imbalance. Its amazing how many women are not aware these are meno symptoms, thank goodness I found this site, I really thought there was something seriously wrong with me. I still get anxious though when they all come at once, its so disabling especially when working, trying to drag myself out of bed in the mornings is no mean feat! I was also prescribed HRT its still in the cupboard...I sometimes feel an idiot moaning about the symptoms but not taking HRT, that's why this forum is so helpful as people understand! Sending lots of hugs xx

    • tamsin00119
      tamsin00119 sian19469

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      Awe thank you Siaan for replying... so good to be able to speak to someone that actually understands... luckily I work from home so on bad days I can go lie down, walk in the garden, have a cuppa with my hubby and just relax ... rub my legs which take the ache and/or burnt tingly numb feeling away... when I feel better I go back to my office and work further... if it wasn't for that AND this forum I would have gone crumpled... I tell you what has helped me as well is keeping a diary of my day... what symptoms I got, how I felt the day and I mark the day as good, ok or bad... then at end of week I assess and see how the week went... works well for me...

      May I ask what HRT dr prescribed you?

      xx

      Tams

    • sian19469
      sian19469 tamsin00119

      Posted

      Hi Tams

      That's lucky to work from home. I am home based, part time now, but have to travel out and about so that can be challenging...I am lucky that my husband is part time and is so supportive!

      its kliovance HRT that I was given. I think if it had been patches I might have given it a go..I have been taking some menopause vitamin tablets and not sure if its just coincidence but I have been feeling a bit better, though I have just had a polyp removed, so that might also make a difference!

      The diary sounds a good idea, I might give that a go xx

    • tamsin00119
      tamsin00119 sian19469

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      Thanks for your reply Sian... and the info.. I was prescribed the patches but I still am to afraid to use it!! I am already taking vitb12 and am going to start taking Caltrate plus for calcium and magnesium... will have to research for a good menopause vit that I can use... and see how that works out... good luck girl...

      sending hugs.. xx

      Tams

    • sian19469
      sian19469 tamsin00119

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      Thanks Tams, wishing you all the best too, hang in there! Lots of hugs xx

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