my long list of symptoms
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I've probably said most of this before, but thought it might reassure someone that their symptoms are probably menopausal & will pass eventually! There are so many, (physical, emotional, mental) it's a shock to the unsuspecting victim lol! (& actually no joke) So....
bloating, mood swings, aching joints, insomnia, itching, memory loss, headaches, spots, dry skin, constipation, diahorrea, thinning hair, exhaustion, thyroid fluctuations, painful bones, itchy boobs, loss of bladder control, bladder irritation, diffficulty concentrating, panic attacks, palpitations, racing heart, uncontrollable tremors, twitches & spasms, anxiety, fear, dread, depression, suicidal thoughts, mania, confusion, acid reflux, lump in throat, difficulty swallowing, sore tongue, hot flushes, feeling cold, nausea, vertigo, swimming head, blurred dimmed vision, unable to get the right word, fuzzy detatched feeling in head, faintness, off-balance, sinus/ear trouble, weight loss, chest pains/heaviness, difficulty breathing, strong body odour, painful tight neck/jaw, clenching teeth, irregular/missed periods, flooding, clotting, spotting, food allergies, tingling/dead extremities, bad dreams, stomach/gut pain, low immune system, anger, over-emotional, memory flashbacks, dry painful eyes, sagging skin, loss of elasticity, loss of muscle, eye bags, grey hair, wrinkling.
Most of this has happened in the last 6 months & quite suddenly (I started my DREADFUL periods at 10 & turned 47 recently). My ovaries failed & my body went into shock.. literally thought I was having a complete breakdown & going out of my mind! Wanted someone to put me out of my misery
I have been reassured by sites like this, & recently by a new doctor who recognises all this as hormonal symptoms. I am pleased to say that some of these symptoms have stopped & some aren't as severe as they were so I can tell you that this too will pass. You will be ok again. You are not going mad. And you are not alone. I can cook & do housework again, and am eating bacon & eggs every morning, something I've never done haha!
I know I'm not out of the woods yet, & I do have my crashes, (still can't go out on my own because of the swimmy, disconnected feeling) & this could go on for a while but I have lots of hope, we all go through this change, some worse than others, but we do come out the other side, & stronger!!
As for reccommending remedies, we are all different. hrt works for many, I havn't used it yet, anti-depressants work for some, haven't used those either (yet!) the beta blockers, anti-reflux, st john's wort made me worse. Couldn't stomach the B complex, or menopace, (think it was the iodine, made anxiety & heart racing worse!). So just taking oil of evening primrose & starflower, cod liver oil, vitamin D (from the docs) & paracetemol.
Gave up coffee, chocolate, sugar, dairy, was already gluten-free. Using organic soya milk, flax, sweet potatoes (for phyto estrogens). Going to get some magnesium and calcium too.
I hope this is helpful to someone, I know I was helped by ladies on this forum when I was desperate xxxxxxx
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nixnix brimbo67
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Snatchpiece brimbo67
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Wow I honesty thought your were writing about me in what I have experienced over the last couple of years since I guess my own body perhaps went into shock!!😒
Thank you for sharing your own experiences with us all and like you say these things will pass!
Sending you comforting hugs and hope your peri journey will soon be over!
Joy x😢
brimbo67 Snatchpiece
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I'm so sorry for anyone who's had it this bad.... it is, at times, beyond human endurance.
Hugs & health back to you. Has anything improved for you?? xxx
Snatchpiece brimbo67
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The blurred vision is one of the newest ones, I have been on 4 different HRT's and this the second month of the latest, so I have made a pack with myself that if I don't end up feeling like my old self in four months time then I will jack that in.
i have recently entrusted a homeopathic and if this helps then she has said she will help me ween off and at the same time try and help in reducing my symptoms. I do enjoy a glass of wine with my evening meal and find it helps me at the end of a stressful day. The funny thing is when I am going through my anxious moments I cant touch wine at all, which I guess is good thing😀
i have a few of my friends going through this and I feel that I am the only one that seems to suffer 😞, so I have no one who I can really compare notes with and if it weren't for this forum I would feel really alone😊. I take busy b, magnesium, fish oils and liquid iron, B12, Vit D and Calcium both which you suck on.
All have helped a long with my acupuncture, and my massages!
Take care xxx
trudy77450 Snatchpiece
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lulu99310 brimbo67
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brimbo67 lulu99310
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I also don't drink, smoke, do drugs. Exercise, eat good. But yeh,,,the choc, cakes and lattes!! I HAD to give them up though!! Blooming stimulants...,.my heart & brain haha!!
Mind you, it's not forever, I'm definitely going to consume them again....I've resorted to sniffing my husbands latte....it helps....
nixnix brimbo67
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trudy77450 lol64
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wearykitty brimbo67
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