Lets use this thread to check-in for the day and know in real time we are not alone!

I haven't slept great in the last week, but last night was one of those light sleep, crazy weird dreams nights, but amazingly my mood is pretty good, last week I felt cranky mean and sad for no reason.

I was wondering if anyone besides me thinks or noticed that their anxiety, moodiness may be worse seasonally. I remember around the same time last year my anxiety, depressed moods and insomnia were bad, but come fall and up until late January I felt much calmer and slept much better, Early February the emotional roller coaster and not sleeping great started, maybe its just me?

Hi all...

Ive nights where I only sleepy for four hours... Last night I feel asleep and an hour later awake... 3pm and I getting back to sleep... It's one day at a time.... That's how I'm going with it now.. CK

Hi Casey...

I am so happy that I have people to "talk" to who can understand and empathize with me about riding this hormonal rollercoaster! ( And not think it's all in my head!!)

Today I was hot the entire day...while testing 5th graders ! I've also had this annoying sensation of something stuck in my back under my shoulder blade. Sort of like something going down the wrong way,ya know? I've had it before and it doesn't happen often...thank God..but I'm trying nor to freak out.

Other than that...the usual symptoms!

I'm having high anxiety because of my head feeling heavy at the back it's not a headache but feeling like it's heavy and followed wit hot flash and burning tongue it's strange that hot flashes are different sometimes it's starts with my cheeks other times from the chest upwards is that normal

I'm constantly worried I'm going to have a heart attack my ECG was good and MRI

Morning all...slept better last night, I tried a new over the counter with Valerian and melatonin in it.  I had the windows open and my poor husband was freezing...I was so hot!  I also had to sleep on the couch in our room.

You are absolutely right! The sleep issues are seasonal and are a result of allergies to pollen and mold. My sleep is ok in winter, in march it starts to deteriorate, some months in spring-summer nd fall are horrible. It is because i have multiple allergies now, mold included.  My neck muscles get tense durig allergy season and it affects my slep, also i get inflammation in small joints and tendons-and it affects the neck. The tension causes sleep problems. Also my inner ear is affected by allergies and I get vertigo, and balance issues that start in April. I never had these until I hit peri when I was 47.

Hi Casey, 50 yr old here, one year in menopause with varied symptoms with varying degrees. Last month's period freaked me out, so am both very anxious, but at the same time trying to tell myself that it may be one last hoorah for the old ovaries. I did see a doc and she found a little thicker lining and cysts on ovaries (biopsy results awaited ).

Currently having a stomach that cannot decide what it wants and is acting up, as are my palpitations. So trying to ride out this bout as I did the last one (wish me luck!)

By the way, anyone else feel / have a feeling of stretched nerves in hands? Sometimes hands feel so numb and on pins and needles that I am sure I have nerve rupture in the hands. Dont know how to deal with it. It maybe computer mouse related, but then why both hands?

Anyway, all in all, would love to be on the other side of hormonal storm going on currently...but have to live thru it I guess. One huge relief is coming here and knowing that I am not alone!

XXX

Whoooo----bad night sleeping Fibrocystic breast pain still persistent and not cyclical anymore. My midwife told me to make another appointment if it became persistent, so I'll be calling today.

I just had a mammogram last year, a breast exam by my family doc and by midwife very recently and all find nothing unusual.

But the persistent pain in only one breast is so unsettling.

Anyone else have that pain in just one breast for extended period of time?

So this is the 2nd out of the last 3 months that my period has come on the 21st day of cycle. I've had hot flashes and dozens of other symptoms.

The wonky periods are what make this a tangible reality to me though. I'm a little sad....not because I won't be fertile much longer or not feel womanly though. But because it's a reminder of my mortality. So weird to be reminded of my actual age. I have a teenager and she keeps me feeling young most of the time. This is a hard core reminder of how not young I am.

Hi Casey

I'm turning 40 this year and am entering my 5th month of perimenopause with really bad symptoms. The worst for me, as you mentioned already, is the sleeplessness! If I didn't have that, it would be bearable. I wonder every night if I'm going to fall asleep. I take magnesium and 5-HTP before bed. Sometimes it works. Sometimes I take melatonin. If that doesn't work, I take a fourth of a sleeping med pill, and I end up hating myself for it because I desperately want to come off sleeping meds. But I've had numerous nights of no sleep at all and they're traumatizing to me. The whole next day is ruined and I can barely function. 

This journey is hard, to say the least! My mother only had symptoms for 4 months but without the insomnia. She never took any meds, supplements or hormones either! 

Tomorrow is the first day I will take my BHRT progesterone. I hope and pray that I will finally get some relief by taking that. 

Are you only going to take estrogen, no progesterone?

Felt pretty bad today after having a bad dream this morning.  Can only sleep two hours at a time as well.  Wake up throughout the night from getting hot (without sweats), internal vibrations negative/intrusive thoughts and the fear of dying.  And these are just a fraction of my most recent symptoms.  Don't let me get started on all of the ones that have subsided.  Now that I have a better understanding of what's going on with my body (5 ER visits, 5 Urgent Care visits, 4 specialists and 3 different PCPs later) my health anxiety has now manifested into constant worry and thanatobia.