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pinkcatfairy
pinkcatfairy

I have been reading over the time on tbis site some scared and desperate lovely ladies in need of reassurance. I know because i have been there and i just want to reach out a reassuring hand and say it probably is the start of menopause, of course get it checked out but don't feel you are alone and going mad! Here is some of my awful symptoms!

Nausea

Anxiety

Panic atracks

Gastitis

Food cravings

Earache

Headaches

Migraine auras

Leg cramps

Nose and gum bleeds

Acne

Hot sweats

Brain fog

Heavy clotty periods

Irregular periods

Eye twitches

Mood swings

Sensitive teeth

Brittle nails

Watery eyes

Dry eyes

Theae are just a few, don't worry you aren't alone and not going mad!!! Xx

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  • natalie86711
    natalie86711 pinkcatfairy

    Posted

    Yes the tingling in my right toes , I had  sciatica last year and it still comes and goes, before my period every month my right leg tingling and numbness this all started when I turned 45 years old, nobody ever told me I would have expriancess with hormones like this!!! Thank you for sharing it truly helps knowing.
    • pinkcatfairy
      pinkcatfairy natalie86711

      Posted

      Dear Natalie,

      Yes it helps to share our experiences, I sailed through my pregnancies and I thought I would with menopause but I have had a taste of most symptoms x

  • Fairy28
    Fairy28 pinkcatfairy

    Posted

    And .........

    Insomnia

    Health anxiety

    Tinitus

    Terrible achy joints

    Digestive issues

    Worry worry worry - Uugghh ! Xx

    • pinkcatfairy
      pinkcatfairy Fairy28

      Posted

      Yes yes yes to all of them, the health anxiety has made me think i have all sorts of illnesses, i have found myself waking in the night thinking of all sorts of horrible things x
    • Fairy28
      Fairy28 pinkcatfairy

      Posted

      Oh me too im right there with you on this one, I pace the floor at 3am worrying myself to the point of being sick utterly convincing myself I have something horrible that's slowly killing me, I'm forever checking for lumps and bumps and then find something and then that's it im done for. Ended up in hospital couple weeks ago with ECG,s, chest X-ray , blood tests and so on, doctor said anxiety and yes all linked to the menopause ! Bloody sick of it xx
    • louise44105
      louise44105 Fairy28

      Posted

      I too have had this. Very sympathetic nurse in the hospital though. They must be used to women of a certain age turning up in the throes of a 'heart attack', but it's a panic attack instead! So, that's 2 things we have in common; symptoms, and our name. x
    • CCinCal
      CCinCal louise44105

      Posted

      I've gone to ER first time when all my symptoms flooded me 11 months ago. And have had numerous times where I wanted to go again. Took all the restraint I had not to. And a friend saying they couldn't do anything there for me anyway.

      Now I'm concerned when it is something like a heart attack I'll just think it's peri.

    • louise44105
      louise44105 CCinCal

      Posted

      That's my concern too. I keep telling myself that my heart test results came back clear, and as long as I live a healthy lifestyle, the risk of a heart attack is small at the moment. It's so difficult though and it's terrifying when it happens. It's bad enough when my husband is here with me, but in the daytime when I'm alone it's much worse. I seem to be not so bad at the beginning of my cycle, but by week 4 when my period has arrived, I'm a complete nervous wreck.
    • Fairy28
      Fairy28 louise44105

      Posted

      Ah you poor thing, the doctor I saw was a male and he was lovely to me and I felt awful - awful for wasting their time and resources , but he said NO , chest pain of any kind should never be ignored and that's what they are there for - he also said that anxiety is real and it CAN cause physical pain, I never knew that - also he told me that lots of menopausal women go to A and E with real symptoms, it's nothing to be ashamed of and if any of us ladies have any worrying symptoms to go to the doctor or to hospital. ......It's a horrible scary time for all of us, love Louise xx
    • rosedee
      rosedee Fairy28

      Posted

      Also add

      Problems swollowing

      Voice changing ( which scared me because someone told me it was a symthom of lung cancer)

      Anxiety anxiety ++++++

      Vaginal athropy

      Sadness

  • Fairy28
    Fairy28 pinkcatfairy

    Posted

    Also horrible thinning hair, anyone else got this and how on earth does anyone else cope with this horrible problem ? x
    • CCinCal
      CCinCal Fairy28

      Posted

      Yes thinning hair me too. And my vision has changed drastically. Need reading glasses even while eating. Will probably need stronger prescription this annual exam whereas it's been same for decades.
    • maisie05
      maisie05 Fairy28

      Posted

      Anaemia caused my hair to thin dreadfully a few years ago, caused by heavy periods. So I make sure I have iron levels checked regularly and take iron with B12. 

      I take a silica formula supplement when I remember. I'm not convinced yet that it makes my hair thicker but my hair and nails definitely grow faster when I have taken it for a couple of weeks. 

    • Fairy28
      Fairy28 CCinCal

      Posted

      Awful isn't it - one of the worst things I think is worrying about my hair. I'm thinking I'll end up like one of those old men with bald heads with a few really long strands swept all over the bald bit, that'll be me !
    • Fairy28
      Fairy28 maisie05

      Posted

      Yes it's horrid, I have to be careful what supplements I take though as im on thyroxine and can't take things with iodine in and lots of supplements have this in sadly 😨
    • CCinCal
      CCinCal Fairy28

      Posted

      Id prefer to be bald with a comb over than have all these symptoms.
    • ursulauc62
      ursulauc62 maisie05

      Posted

      The thinning hair is the symptom I thik I hate the most just now. I have long hair, and these days I cant really wear it loose like I used to - it just looks straggly and horrible.  I take biotin tablets, which seems to have made it grow quicker and my nails are stronger, but my hairs not thicker.

      I'll have to think about getting a different cut soon if theres nothing else I can do about it.

      I take all the other recommended supplements.

    • pinkcatfairy
      pinkcatfairy Fairy28

      Posted

      Yes it seems flatter now no matter how i try to give it body! X
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