My hormonal test came back OK. So how can that be if i am showing signs of perimenopause

Hi

All my test come back normal and i do hav all those symptoms. You actually need rest and male sure u have all your vitamins. Am on swiss hrt it helps ,along with primrose. All will be fine i can now say this . We all go through different process. Do take care.

I've had several blood tests come back absolutely normal. The first time was about 12 years ago as I was still on the pill which skews the result. My great female GP took a guess at early meno and started me on the over the counter help such as st johns wort and oil of evening primrose.

I was 43 then. At 55 I'm almost, I think, through the other side. Hot flushes are subsiding. The brain fogs are clearing. Panic and anxiety attacks are less frequent and I might just be able to see the end of the crap.

I ended up on anti depressants as I cant have HRT which made a huge difference. could not have made it this far without them.

You aren't alone and this is a great place to find answers and reassurance.

There is a brilliant thread with the 66 signs of meno..... at least something like that.... I found it weirdly therapeutic to tick them off as I got them 😧

Unfortunately according to my OBGYN, hormone tests aren't always accurate measures of how close you are to menopause. Especially as your hormones can drastically fluctuate, especially during perimenopause and based on time of month, day, etc. Mine also came back normal, FSH etc. My FSH came back several time as 3 but then another time 12. But if you are in your 40s or older and have perimenopause symptoms you are most likely in peri. My symptoms began around 44/45 and started with increased anxiety esp at night trying to sleep.

Also, are you progesterone levels completely normal? That is the first hormone to drop.

if you went to gyno they wont test it all they will test estrogen but wont test progesterone and your estrogen can be normal but if progesterone is low in comparison you will have these symptoms this is why im sick of doctors i went to a hormone specialist and found out that i was estrogen dominant eventhough my level was normal but my progesterone was low in comparison anyway i stopped goingbcause it was out of pocket too expensive. im 49 and feel like a crazy person not knowing if its my brain my hormones or i have a disease lol! lately injust want to explode crying but i am stressed too with two kids and stuff too! i know it sucks but it will pass i just had blood work done and i cried cause the stupid nurse was causing pain and not doing it right now i have a bad bruise but it kicked off my anxiety when i was there and that never happens to me!!

My sister in law was period free for two years and was told her bloods were showing that she was well into the menopause. There was a family history of early menopause three generations in fact.

Well imagine her surprise when they found a beautiful baby boy when she complained of pain.

The point I'm trying to make is the doctors know no better than we do as I was told us was peri menopausal at 41 and I finally had my last period when I was weeks away from my 52nd birthday so obviously I wasn't pre menopausal for eleven years it's just what they think on the day.

I hope that things get better for you.

mine came back ok but wasn't check on proper days i have all your symptoms i cry daily too. i have heart palps past three days scares me feels like uts taking my breath last a few secs off and on. i want answers too like you im looked at like im crazy i want me back my old self and feel normal i forget what it feels like to feel normal id probably panic if i ever get to feel normal again thinking something is very wrong. i try to ignore the symptoms and try to live life but its hard when its with me 24/7 i always praying and begging for relief and then i look at these celebrities im wondering whats the secret cause it seems this part of life isnt disrupting their lives making movies enjoying life. i pray we all get our lives back soon. always here if you need to rant it someone to talk to just send me a message hang in there

Same here with me mam..ur not alone

Blood test ok. .shows i am not in peri...my Dr told me ur not in Menopause phase ..but i have all peri symtoms..suffering from last year.

Dr donot help much 😭

tk

doctors miss the subtle changes in hormones sometimes. you may be very sensitive to shifts. i had symptoms before i was officially there. people telling you that you are wrong makes it all worse with added anxiety

Hi

My bloods came back normal, i went back 3 months later and had them done again and yes im going through it, maybe wait and then go back? bless you i know how you feel as i am going through the same, mine seem to calm down then bang back again 😃 x