Im 38 could it be menopause
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Ok not sure if this is menopause as still having regular periods but the aremuch shorter and more painful. My biggest worry though is how bad my memory has got its really bad i get scared by it.its every day now im forgetting things even going to talk and it comes out wrong.my moods go up and down like the weather and i started to feel disassociated with every day life its kinda scary.another thing ive noticed thats weird is my sense of smell is through the roof i can smell everything more intensely. Also my leg and under arm hair is hardly growing i used to shave them every day now maybe once a week.Sorry if i sound like a crazy woman but i certainly am starting to feel like one !!
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donna38794 terrielou
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caroleUJ62 terrielou
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I'm 53 and in the perimenopause. Apart from the other classic symptons I have noticed in the past couple of months that my memory is much worse than it used to be. I dont forget what happened the other day or week what I watched on TV or talked about, so I'm pretty sure its not early Alzheimers!!!
Its names of actors, singers, people I worked with years ago, street names - stuff like that - and finding the right word for something. I used to have a great vocabulary, but I feel like its diminishing.
I have had a recent MRI scan - for another reason - I had a small pituitary tumor - but my brain in all other respects is totally 'normal'.
I was very aneamic and probably still am.
Aneamia can cause memory problems, as can depression and stress, so your'e problems may because of something like that.
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donna38794 terrielou
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lulu99310 terrielou
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The beginning of menopause kicks off at 38 but different symptoms for different women mine was very heavy periods and now at 56 they are almost non existent.
susan21149 terrielou
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You are not a crazy person you are just going through signs of early menopause or you are just starting to get the signs before your period does stop
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caroleUJ62 terrielou
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I think if my doctor made me do a memory test I'd feel so stressed out that my brain would freeze up completely. I'm not sure these tests are always a good barometer for memory or intelligence.
Please dont worry too much about all this. I'm sure you are just really stressed.
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susan21149 terrielou
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That is a lot of weight you lost. I'm down to 204 from being 210 for awhile so I have lost some weight.
Its probably stress and not getting enough sleep that can have triggers on memory
It will get better just think positive here is a hug and a smile for you