i feel like im dying

I found this forum through lots of googling and I'm so glad i did! I am 33 years old and had a radical hysterectomy a year ago for cervical cancer. I did not need chemo or radiation as I caught it early and am now cancer free! I still have my ovaries which is why menopause didn't seem like a probable cause of my symptoms. For the past 2 weeks I've had "fluish" feelings, chills and shivering at night, lightheaded, fast heart rate, tingly/burning feeling throughout my body, numbness and tingling, off balance, muscle twitching, chest tightness/pains, excessive burping, very bad health anxiety, headaches, and irritability especially towards my boyfriend. I went to the ER yesterday and everything was normal. My symptoms are worse at night when i lay down for some reason. I am ready to get back to my normal self! There is no other explanation I can think of that would be causing all of this. I am going to make an appointment with my Gyno and look into HRT. Something that my surgeon said I wouldn't need since I still have my ovaries.

Hi, I'm new to the forum and I was pretty much diagnosed as perimenopausal when I was 45 when my period went 100% wonky in mid-2021 - and I actually thought it was an after-effect of having COVID, or my getting vaccinated soon afterwards , and even because of the stress I was under after the virus took my dad's life.

I was only on HRT - the minipill (progesterone) - a short while (around six months), and I am currently on Lexapro and clonazepam to address the worst of the health anxiety I've had since April 2021. But with all the weird symptoms I've been having, my mind keeps jumping to the conclusion that I am seriously ill. What bites even worse is that I live in the Philippines where it's like fertility clinics are popping up at every corner, but there isn't anyone who specializes in perimenopause and menopause. The general attitude here is grin and bear it - and I can't stand it anymore.

Thank goodness for forums like these online. You ladies have been my only source of hope and solace - and you make me feel like I'm not alone.

I feel like this most days. I am 4.5 years in and no let up as yet. I feel generally unwell. I have depression and anxiety. I work full time and this is proving hard to get to work. I am lucky that I can work some days from home or I would have no job by now. Some days I am afraid to go out on my own. I get scared of stupid things and I now suffer from health anxiety. I have the most awful digestive problems and no sex drive. At times I think I am dying and sometimes would be happy to die. It is an awful experience. I am a shadow of my old shelf and I hate it.

so glad i came across this post, i too feel like i am slowly dying from some mysterious illness, i have bad health anxiety, feel like i,m going to drop dead any moment, any ache, pain, headache or any other weird sensation i feel that i cant even explain makes me feel like i,m going to die, i have days when i just don,t feel right but cant put my finger on what it is i,m feeling, i get times when i feel spaced out or not with it, been on & off HRT, don,t even know if its been working, just feel so fed up of it all, cant remember the last time i felt normal

hi, im dealing with perimanopause too its like dying everyday, my headaches start last year n still holding my head, head pressure feel like a tight band n pulse is beating like its shaking internally. but my hormonal blood test came out normal im 41 n feeling so weird no answers whats going on. does anyone experience the same with total normal blood test??. im on endep for migraine never experienced such tightness n pain in my head n auras also like bright sun in my left eye n whole body vibration like pulse foot to head n sudden hot feeling comes in left foot. please let me know if its peri or what, my MRIs n heart reports normal. sometimes i think its sideeffect of boostercovid n vaccination donno what it is as my all blood test came normal so sad.

Hello,

I'm so sorry to hear you are suffering so much.

My headaches after several months of research were in the end related to taking Metformin (a drug for diabetes) and also by being Vegan - by eating too many Oxalate foods (e.g. spinach/ginger/soy/beans/nuts/seeds). Oxalates can be toxic for some people and were extremely toxic for me.

I would firstly look at any drugs you are taking and try and have a break from them if it is safe to do so (ONLY under the supervision of your doctor) and look carefully at what foods you are eating and perhaps research Oxalates. Taking 2 x 200mg Vitamin B2 each day also helped me.

I hope this helps you. I feel your pain, please keep reaching out for help and asking questions of everyone! Don't give up home.

Also, a really good programme that I followed in relation to my Menopause generally was a programme called MyMenopauseTransformation (MyMT) by Dr Wendy Sweet. This programme was very helpful too but it is not a quick fix.

Sending a virtual hug and my very best wishes.

Hi Kim, I googled my symptoms and your thread came uo.

Im sorry You have been going through this and I realized it's been a while since you posted but I'm wondering if you ever found any help? I've been going on with symptoms that have been progressing quite quickly in the last 5 years and I feel very desperate. Hope you are well

Do any of you ladies have a panic attack every time you have a hot flash?

THANK YOU SO MUCH for your transparency and vulnerability. Today is Tuesday, August 29, 2023 and I am so glad to have found this forum. I empathize with so much of what you've shared, and what many of the other commenters shared. I am 56 years of age. My last menstrual cycle was March 2022. I am officially in menopause, and I often feel like crap. I just don't feel like myself. Hot flashes. Severe on and off nausea. Headaches. Tachycardia. Feeling light-headed. Anxiety. I don't experience all of these symptoms all at the same time all the time. The two I experience the most consistently are the nausea and the anxiety. The other symptoms are off and on throughout the week. I'm sorry so many women are going through such debilitating symptoms. What helps with the nausea?