Menopause and Health Anxiety

hi nettie i know the feeling. the dizziness and hot flushes were the worse for me. i always feel off balance. my anxiety was also through the roof. went onto hrt patches 3 years ago and it settled it all down. but the past few weeks most of it flared back up so dr as upped my hrt patches. i use magnesium spray for my joints and use cbd oil. so im hoping its going to settle again. your not alone darl xx

Hi Nettie

My heart goes out to you right now

Im 6 months post meno and like you super nauseated acid reflux stomach pain etc

The list goes on

I had a ten year peri hell on earth

I cant offer advice but can say the women here are a God send

Like you my health anxiety is through the roof

Ikeep thinking not menopause something wrong

Hang in there you are not alone x

hi Nettie, I feel exactly the same. Always thinking something else MUST be wrong with me. For the last 2 years ive had tinnitus, blurry vision, acid reflux and just feeling something else is wrong. Ive had MRI, endoscopy, visits to hearing specialist and blood tests .... nothing found. Always had some

anxiety issues but theyve taken a step up now. Just want me back again.

Any one trying natural medication, or antidepressants, at all thank you ,

I know how you feel, Nettie. Menopause is definitely not nice at all. I have been going through this nightmare now for ten years and my tests all come back normal too. There is nothing normal about how I feel. Now I am at the point where I am skipping periods. The last set of blood work that I had done came back normal showing no hormonal changes. But my gyn said that the symptoms usually come first before the blood work reveals anything. So who knows when that will be. Hoping that you feel better soon.

All migraine/silent migraine (which get bad during menopause) its on 66 symptoms list.. The ringing in ears, the nausea, the looking across room and having that feeling in the brain that everyone describes different.. For me when I look across the room at a pattern, it suddenly becomes wavy like its moving.. Those are the migraine auras, very scary! Then the health anxiety kicks in and you become scared..I'm in migraine week now , my migraine what I call it is brewing for me, and I know its coming because my ears are ringing , off balance , dizzy when turning, patterns are wavy, pressure in head on one side pressure in the eye ear back of head nausea, and then the big M comes, I haven't found anything to help any of this yet, I just deal with it all as it comes..

I sympathize. I have never had a hot flash, but dizziness has been my worst symptom for many years. I am going on 4 years post and although it has gotten better than it was when I was in peri, it still happens. I feel like I'm always slightly off balance. When I bend over the sink to wash my face I sometimes feel like I'm swaying. I have also had swooshing tinnitus in my right ear for a while now. For a while my anxiety, especially health anxiety, was off the charts. It is better, but revisits. Last night I had gas pains in my abdomen... another symptom I have...feel like I'm a gas bag...and the sensation sent a wave of panic through me that took me a while to shake. If I'm tired the off balance feeling is worse. This has sucked. No one talks about this enough. If it wasn't for finding these message boards I would have thought I was losing my mind. They have been a godsend.

Hello Nettie,

I have experienced every symptom you have mentioned here. I have been on this journey 10 years and it is definitely not getting any easier. Seems like when I think the worst is behind me and I start to have some hope, everything seems to come back 100 times worse. The health anxiety is the worst because it can wreak havoc with your mind. I have always suffered with anxiety, but nothing to compare with what it has been during menopause and to be honest, in my case, even worse in post menopause. I really thought being 6 years post menopause things would be settling down some for me but that is not the case. The last 2 years have been just as bad or worse than when this all started for me. My mom had very bad menopause, she now is 73 and still experiences bad days and hot flashes. However she does reassure me it is not as bad as it once was. I am 55 so I guess I still have some more menopause time to pull. This site is a great place to come to for reassurance. There are some wonderful ladies on here who are experiencing so many of the same symptoms. They are here to listen and offer advise from their own experience with this time of life. I am thankful to be living in a time when women can talk and share these crazy symptoms and encourage one another. We will all get through this in GOD's time. GOD Bless

Hi Nettie....you most definitely have my support. At one time or another i have felt all the symptoms you describe and then some! At this moment, i am super nauseous and sucking on a peppermint. Haven't had a period for 3 months but i was having all the symptoms before you get one...then boom! It started last night at grandsons spelling bee. And i agree that just coming to "chat" with everyone on this forum makes me relax and not feel so afraid and alone.

Feel better and hugs through cyberspace.

menopause sucks we all wish we just had hot flushes the past few months my symptoms have gone through the roof palpitations,sweats,dizziness,aches,headaches,fatigue,pins and needles,constantly block sinus,anxiety feel like an old woman who cant be bothered to do anything 3 visits to GP in 3 wks and all he has done is put me on the sick from work its only you ladies that keep me sane and reading the fact that we all have the same things going on good luck with yours all we can hope is one day it all goes away in the mean time we are all here for each other big hugs xx