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Peri Menopause? Where to start with GP?

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TiredMummy
TiredMummy

Hi - first time poster after some advice 😃

Im 37 and for the last few months i think i have symptoms of the peri menopause. My main symptoms are - restless legs (and arms) at night which effect my sleep so much, Fatigue (not helped by the above) excessive sweating (never had before!) and issues controlling body temperature at night, not sure if its hot flushes or as bad as night sweats but it does wake me up, sometimes i need to change my pjs and i sleep next to an open window, so actually it is disrupting for me.

i have two young children under 7, so im tired all the time anyway! im on anti depressants for anxiety, they help my mood and anxiety but not the above symptoms.

ive got a telephone appointment with my GP and im scared theyll just do a blood test itll be normal and theyll write it off. my symptoms are really effecting my quality of life now and its making me unhappy, how can i get the doctors to listen if my bloods are normal? Any advice would be much appreciated thank you 😃

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  • toria_07298
    toria_07298 TiredMummy

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    to be honest apart from hrt not much the doctors can do unfortunately, youd think with modern technology it would be different, i spent 12 months going for every test and scan and being told its just anxiety x

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