Is the perimenopause/ early signs of menopause? My doctors not convinced!?ADVICE NEEDED
Posted , 3 users are following.
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!!!
1 like, 2 replies
Sw62355 soph87
Edited
Hi, it sounds like it could well be, especially if your first blood tests showed low estrogen levels. Look up Dr Louise Newson and early menopause, she does excellent podcasts with tons of information on all things related to menopause. There is also a free app called Balance with lots of info and you can log your symptoms there. All the best x
soph87 Sw62355
Edited
thank you i will have a look into it!