Is This What Perimenopause Feels Like? HELP!!!
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I just turned 40 on the 22nd of this month and i cannot begin to tell you what i have been experiencing for the last several months. From dizziness to panic attacks that resulted in a 2am 911 call to family care dr appt and bloodwork to OBGYN bloodwork to a cardiologist visit to try and figure out what in the world is going on with me. All bloodwork came back normal Thank God except my iron was low. Tightness in my chest to where i feel like i cant take a deep enough breath to heart palpatations, tingling all over my body and numbness in my fingers to now i cant even describe all the symptoms. Headaches, allergies bad when ive NEVER had a problem with allergies. It all comes and goes. I just feel funny and not like myself. It is exhausting and scary. After lots of research and doctors telling me im fine i have come to the conclusion that im in perimenopuase. My cycle came on this month and was 4 days, i have NEVER had one that short then 2 days later it came back on a little bit! SMH! i have found that several women say they experience the same things. Some days im ok, some days i feel terrible. i am so tired of feeling like this and it is scary when you are experiencing symptoms because it feels like its serious and you need to go to the ER! I find taking deep breaths calms me down so i dont trigger a panic attack as well as i am taking every kind of supplement. i have noticed some symptoms subside but then it seems as if another one comes! SMH! please help???
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Scooby65 Teadra
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it's only the beginning it only gets worse it's like hell I started 4 years ago I'm 55 and still dealing with it
Teadra Scooby65
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OMG!!!! praying for you!!! i pray this quickly goes away the same way it just appeared out of nowhere!
P5yche Teadra
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same here mine appeared out of nowhere 3 months ago.....I pray it goes away quick
Gypsy014 Teadra
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Yes sounds about right.. hang on its a wild ride, and not fun at all! I have to agree with Scooby. its like hell...hands down worst time of my life and I'm still dealing with it.. the symptoms don't go they just repeat every single month.. the only peace of mind that I got was when I found this site and realized I'm not the only one going thru this insanity..good luck stay strong..
Teadra Gypsy014
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Yes! me too!!!!
Nyxynoo Teadra
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Sorry but i don't have anything positive to say, I've been going through it for 4 years now & in the last 18 months it's so bad with the depression and exhaustion i can barely function. I'm on everol sequi 50 , can't take tablets as i react badly & the only other option I've been given is a coil for progesterone & estrogen patches in order to get a higher dose.
I've had a few gyny issues so seriously not interested in a coil especially with the current situation.
none of the doctors seem to take this seriously, I'm on esa but have had to get my mum to pay for my patches as i can't get my prescription i have to buy each type separately.
I've not been offered a referral to a specialist, in fact the nearest one is 85 miles away.
Good luck is all i can say ,
Teadra Nyxynoo
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Thank you for sharing! Good luck to
you as well!
chrystinjo Teadra
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Hang in there! I keep saying "Menopause is not for the weak". I also have had that breathing thing for quite a few years. Also, palpitation, post nasal drip, feeling like something is in my throat, night sweats, random pains, flooding, you name it! And, I'm still bleeding more or less regularly! I think some of us are just more sensitive to the hormonal ups and downs than others.
We spend 30+ years as procreative humans, our biological purpose to bear and raise offspring. Then, we get to spend almost as long (or longer!) as the next iteration of ourselves. Is it any wonder our bodies are experiencing so much? When I start to get wrapped up in some awful feeling, I find it helps to tell myself, "WOW! This is really intense! I wonder what I am transforming into??" I read somewhere that someone said that perimenopause is a complete neurological rewiring and thinking about that helps me, too.
I know this is hard. That's OK. Get help and support, be kind to yourself and know that you are made of the stuff to get through this and come out the other side a strong, wise woman who knows what she is capable of.
Much love,
Chrystin
Teadra chrystinjo
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Thank you so much for responding and such encouragement and kind words! When I'm not experiencing any symptoms it's easy for me to say it's hormonal. but when I am experiencing the symptoms it's so
scary that i always think its something more and i need to go to the ER and have more bloodwork done. That is my biggest thing. i just tell myself when i feel them coming on...its just your hormones. you are fine and it will pass soon...SMH! Much love to you as well and YES WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS!!!
kmazz47 Teadra
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this is exactly what I'm going through! the lightheaded, dizzy feeling is the worst and it's something I get every day. Last week I was getting maybe two hours of sleep a night. As soon as I'd lay my head down on the pillow my whole body would start tingling, my stomach, back of my head, my arms, legs, fingers and toes. I made my husband take me to the doctor Saturday and was given Xanax .5mg to take and its helped me sleep thank god but not something I want to be on forever. Prozac did not work for me so I am in search of something to help my high anxiety. I also deal with health anxiety and have recently become obsessed with checking my blood sugar, even though all my labwork I have had done is totally normal. If I see a dip in my blood sugar I can feel the anxiety, its so unreal. Two months ago I had none of this, I swear hormones are playing a big part in all this. I'm 48, still getting periods but they are coming every 24-25 days now and don't last but maybe three or four days. I think part of the dizzy, lightheaded crap is the anxiety too.
Teadra kmazz47
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Yes! i am dealing with anxiety as well! i think if i knew for sure that all of this was hormone/perimenopause related, it would calm my anxiety. but when i go to the dr they say i am fine! i on my own have come to the conclusion that it is hormonal. its very scary and i just want some relief! i went to the ER again the other day just for
them to tell me my EKG, chest xray and heart is fine! SMH!! i thank God for that i
just want answers! i have a OBGYN app
scheduled for Wed to do extensive blood work!!! i told them i want EVERYTHING checked!! hopefully it will yield some results that will ease my anxiety! sometimes i think some of the symptoms are from the anxiety and not the hormones or whatever is going on!!!! smh! hang in there though!! we will get through this!!!
kylie01267 Teadra
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i feel for you, I have exactly the same symptoms plus ringing and whooshing in ears etc its not a fun ride. hang in there x
serena11274 Teadra
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im 45 and mine started at 43, last 20 months have been hell, i too like you have had every test under the sun, i have only just had changes in petiod this year, 41,54 and now a 28 day cycle which is 1st normal one since june, i had felt great for 3 weeks then 2 days before most recent period started to feel sluggish, 4 days on they gone but today bloating, pressure in chest feel like i cant breathe and headache along with upset belly, oh and heart rate hit 140 today, last year was the worst my body was so weak my limbs were heavy, tachycardia daily and so on, i kept being told you are fine, so ive come to conclusion it is perimenopause, just over it felt so unwell now for too long.
SeleneM Teadra
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Hi. I'm 39 and my symptoms started to show up a few months ago. First were wet, itchy, sore throat and what felt like a lump in the throat that never goes away, post nasal drip, flu like symptoms, and right hip pain. The throat discomfort went on everyday for 5 months. It's gone now but it was replaced by multiple joint pains (including my right hip pain which never completely went away), back, neck, and shoulder pain, and most recently, pins and needles on both arms, hands, legs, and feet. I feel wobbly and like my legs and feet are on fire. I also feel tired and sleepy all the time. I just started to have dry, itchy, heavy eyes. I'm so scared to sleep because I never know what I'd feel in the morning. I'm very anxious and weepy too. My blood works all came back normal but I still have so many tests I need done but because of Covid19, I can only do one at a time every couple of weeks. My mom completed menopause early in her 40's so I hope and pray that all of these I'm experiencing are just peri symptoms and not some horrible disease because peri I can try and handle no matter how horrible.
Salesmanswidow SeleneM
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exactly the same for me every day every morning i wake to another awful struggle day its exhausting my family dont understand because i still look well but inside im slowly loosing myself, im struggling to eat by evening im bloated im so tired all day even the slighted thing is such a challenge im convinced its some awful disease too but when i read others have the same symptoms it brings comfort each night i go to bed thinking i will feel better tomorrow but doesnt happen hugs to you all xxx
Teadra SeleneM
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i completely overstand!!! i am just trying to cope not even day by day but minute to minute. someone can ask me how im feeling and i will say Normal right now but that could all change within a second! smh!! it is something else. i pray you find comfort and some sense of relief in your dr visit! stay strong!