Peri menopause is taking my life away
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So im 45 started with itchy skin achy joints about 18 months ago, mentioned to the nurse during a routine smear she said i was probably starting peri? Went to see the doctor oct 2019 because my migraines were so bad i struggled to function, had an mri was fine had bloods all fine. Since january things have continued to get worse, aching joints, migraines, sore breasts/nipples total exhaustion that floors me for days (i physically struggle to get out of bed) ibs litrally running to the loo 3/4 times in a row, jelly legs, feeling of doom, health anxiety, panic attacts, cold hands, racing heart, the latest bloating & pain very low down maybe bladder area? I actually cant do up my jeans, had an internal exam & bloods for ovarian cancer which where fine. Periods are now 22 days apart sometimes light sometimes heavy? But every day for the last 8 months seems like a bad day i wish to wake feeling well but never do, if i do feel almost normal it wont last all day. please tell me im not alone i actually feel like i am dying can every day really be this bad
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vivian72668 Salesmanswidow
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Hey There, SW...
I hate to be the bearer of BAD news, yet my symptoms got worse in my FINAL stage of menopause, which is post-menopause. I thought my symptoms were going to ease up or even subside, yet that was not so! You are in the peri-menopausal stage, and I am in post-menopausal stage, and each stage is a FORCE to be reckoned with! Many doctors say that the last stage will be a breeze, yet I beg to differ! My last stage of this TSUNAMI has been absolutely horrific, to say the least! Be well, my menopausal sistah!