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Perimenopause: Burning sensation/hot skin

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emma35542
emma35542

Hey everyone,

I've been experiencing some very strange symptoms recently. I haven't had a definite peri diagnosis yet but i feel so lost.

I've had this annoying burning sensation on my skin for the past 2 months, out of nowhere. It started in one thigh and it was quite intense but eased after a while. Ever since then it's pretty much been constant, mainly in my legs and feet, but no where near as intense, and my skin feels hot all over. i have low mood, tiredness, irritability, cry over the slightest thing, tingling/crawling sensations, general aches and pains, anxiety through the roof, brain fog/forgetfulness, occasional palpitations. Just to mention a few 😦Periods also seem to be a bit lighter. I approached my GP who has done full blood work incl FSH and L/H, all of which are normal apparently, and to be honest GP doesn't seem very interested. I was diagnosed with PCOS well over 10 years ago but my periods have been regular since i had my daughter 9 years ago and i've never really had any issues with it apart from acne which i know can happen regardless.

I'm only 38 and had never heard of peri until a few weeks ago when a few people mentioned it . Is this possible? I feel like i'm going crazy and scared that i have some kind of disease 😦

I'm desperate for answers and it's affecting my quality of life. Can anyone else relate to this? Could i really be perimenopausal?

Thank you xx

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  • toria_07298
    toria_07298 emma35542

    Posted

    yes emma, i have all of those symptoms, the burning skin is a nightmare, i get it from head to toe x

    • Coccinella
      Coccinella toria_07298

      Posted

      Hi,

      i have been experiencing this sensation for 2 months. have you found a solution to cope with it?

      cocci

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 Coccinella

      Posted

      im on a low histamine diet which helps a bit, i take zinc and magnesium and drink plenty of water, the burning is horrendous again since second vaccine 😦 x

  • dawn21527
    dawn21527 emma35542

    Posted

    Hi Emma

    Like you I am 38 and believe I am perimenopausal but have not had a diagnosis as I'm on the Pill my hormones appear normal however, I can relate to all of your symptoms bar the burning skin. I feel as we are young the GP doesn't really consider it. I recently read a list of 34 possible symptoms and I could relate to 20 of them. Until this last year I kept well with no health issues and have had full blood work done so nothing else underlying. It is frustrating.

  • CurlyPretzel
    CurlyPretzel emma35542

    Posted

    I just came on here to search for "burning skin". This is a new one for me today. I have had a gazillion symptoms for the last year, started HRT four weeks ago and it has mostly been greatly beneficial. I have been struggling with a bloodshot eye for a few weeks though. And now this. What joy. My face feels like it is on fire or been dunked in a nettle patch. According to my family it "looks normal"

    • CurlyPretzel
      CurlyPretzel toria_07298

      Posted

      Hi Toria, Peri, and the burning face literally started yesterday. It's somewhat better today thankfully though not gone. I have been on HRT for four and a half weeks now. Went from a 25 patch to a 50 patch on Saturday. I have had a lot of symptoms over the last year of all varieties, extreme fatigue, gastric things, neurological type things like this, internal Vibrations, irritability, joint and muscle pain, insomnia, headaches and my personal least favourite ectopic heartbeats continuously since may. But not this one previously. Many of my other symptoms have been significantly relieved on the HRT. The only other thing that has flared up has been a bloodshot eye. Just the one. I can't actually remember whether it's been there since before the HRT. I actually thought yesterday morning when my face was also red that it was rosacea. I did go to GP about the eye but she wasn't too worried.

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