Perimenopause or Anxiety or ???

forgot to say... did you see Lorraine on ITV this morning ? they were on about testosterone cream for women, for libido and menopause etc etc etc, its very mild form, and you rub it in skin... I am researching that now..

see what thats about 😃 could do with a increased libido 😃 take care Jay x

Baldwin your doc appears very ill informed to suggest the pill as this is much stronger hormones than you would get from low dose hrt, and is without any doubt linked to increased risk of breast cancer. I am at a loss to understand her advice so you are right not to consider given your family history.

been reading about this testosterone cream, and... no not for me, sounds good, but they cant say what side effects it may cause, ie: breast cancer etc, so be avoiding that one... stay herbal i think, due to family history..

when I went to a doctor a few weeks ago... ( not the best experience) but I wont go into that, what I was going to mention was, he said try HRT, and I said no as family history, he said simple just have a mammogram yearly, oh I was hopping mad, I said that does not prevent breast cancer it just tells me when I may have it, I will not be returning to this doctor... ever... Jay x

Thanks Jay, have written all the names down, will try them and let you know how I get on, I can definately relate to having no interest in anything, although I don't feel too bad at the moment thanks again xx

sorry, I didn't realise that there was more replies until I had posted the above ...

Susan, you are right, she also told me to take more salt, have a medium banana and 2 pieces of chocolate ? strange for her to tell me to take more salt .. I forgot to put on my list of symptoms that I keep getting headaches everyday, not bad ones, but all the same they are there, will iron tablets help with this do you think ?

Jay, cannot believe the doctor thinks that is acceptable ! x

Hi Baldwin..

headaches... I get shockers, but lately been okay, I had 4 days of a blasting non stop headache when I had my last period in Aug 2013 ( 7 months ago) and feelings of sickness, waves of feeling really sick, this is how I know I am going to actually have a proper period now... I do get the odd headache when no period but nothing major... also every month ( even though I dont have a period) I see a pattern of symptoms of tearfulness more than normal and feelings of gloom, almost want to hide away, get pains and back ache etc, and tummy pain but no period, but iron has helped me alot.... Talking of chocolate i do crave chocolate alot... always did before peri meno a week before period 😯 also if you have vaginal dryness ( we discussed this on here under another peri heading) try Replens MD moisturiser, internal use .. its fab, I get it from Ebay as cant get it here, also Sharon theres a hydration cream from Spanish Farmacia for external use, very good too, if you want the name let me know Sharon, its fab, gentle etc, i also use as and when .... very good.... take care... Jay x

Hello,

I am new to this forum and have never really did this before. But I've been scared out of my mind lately. I'm 52 yrs old and recently have started to get my period sometimes once a month and sometimes I get it in the beginning of the month.and at the end of the month. Last time was Jan 30 and then I just got it March 7th. Haven't been feeling good. My mood swings are horrendous. I snap at the drop.of a hat for things that really shouldn't do that. I cry almost everyday. I feel shakey inside especially when I wake up in the morning. Feeling depressed unwanted and nobody understands. Always had anxiety but lately it has gotten worse where my heart races and j th I nt I'm having a heart attack. My mind seems foggy at times. I don't know if I'm explaining it right but I don't feel.like myself. At times I feel light headed and it scares me that I can't concentrate. I've been beside myself . I don't know if I have flashed but I do wake up sometimes all sweaty. I feel.like im m losing my mind. I just want to feel like I used to. Does anyone else feel.like this or am I crazy.

Hi Susan 0310

No your not crazy, sounds like Peri to me, all of us ladies have felt or are still feeling this way, read the other peri headings on here, you will see we are all pretty much the same, I have certainly had all your symptoms you describe and more, and I am in 8th year of Peri... your not alone... don't feel alone, always come on here if you want to share advice, or talk about the way you feel, there are some lovely ladies on here and been so very supportive to me... take care Susan ... Jayxx

Hi Susan,

no, your definitely not going crazy, only this morning I was wandering around the house crying,

not for any particular reason, although it has taken quite a while for me to realise that it is my hormones

that has been causing me to be so unhappy and not my husband, who I nearly left last year ..I really

thought I was unhappy with my life.. I was analysing everything, and totally lost interest in everything and

everyone ..

Reading these posts has really helped, I have started taking iron tablets and Carbocal today, so I shouldn't feel as tired as I have been. I can cope with most of the symptoms, but the mood swings are the hardest.

Hope you get some ideas/comfort from some of the posts on here ..

Sharon x

Hi there,

I've been searching for answers on this... I've felt so alone I'm 39 and have been to see a nurse about symptoms I've been experiencing and she basically told me I was too young to be going through perimenopause. I have been gradually feeling worse, the past few months especially. I am experiencing night sweats, brain fog, dizzy and generally not on this planet and I've been feeling tired and anxious... All the symptoms of perimenopause make sense. I also suffer with metallic tastes in my mouth. Is this normal? Am I normal? My periods are awful, I'm now experiencing at least 10 days on... Light intermittent bleeding with a couple of days where I'm experiencing very heavy loss, along with deep pain, and I only get about 16-18 days respite before it all starts again...

Hi campervanqueen you are not too young at all. You need to keep going back to doctors or nurse it too me a good yr before I was put on HRT. Been on it 3yrs now an 41yrs old. Its hard knowing what to do for the best

Hi Dachshund mummy, thanks for getting back to me... I've been feeling so alone and have felt that my health professionals are just not interested... It's gradually getting worse and is stopping me from enjoying regular gym attendance and concentration at work is difficult. I've learned more through reading this thread tonight than any help I've received from my surgery!

hi campervanqueen..

no your not too young at all, I was your age more or less when I started with Peri... my Mother also an early peri and menopause lady, ask your mum about hers etc..

why do so called doctors and nurses not understand this, so annoying, everyone is different.... yea you sound Peri to me, and thats what I was like, I was about age 40/41 when I realised it was Peri, but was actually earlier the symptoms, similar age to you ... I am in year 8 of Peri, not all women go this long, some shorter some longer, my mum was all done and dusted by age of 42 ... for me night sweats were the first thing i noticed, woke up wet through, legs slipping off each other, then the odd hot flush, and urge to wee and not really want to, etc etc etc brain fog deffo, anxiety yes, even now sometimes, you know your own body better than anyone else... in my early peri 8 years ago, i bled for 21 months from spotting to heavy to normal only having a few days in between normal, didnt know what was happening, I fainted aswell 3 times in early peri, had to eat little and often to keep dizziness to a min and energy up, take care campervanqueen .. hugs Jayx

Hi jayneejay,

This thread is a god send... I've been frantic with worry - to the stage where I'm thinking is there something more sinister wrong. I had issues nov 2012 with unexpected bleeding and 6 weeks of hell after biopsies to see if I had any form of rogue cells (nothing showed up and I've been for a smear since). It's been downhill since then and is gradually getting worse each month and I've noticed I could cry at the drop of a hat, my moods are terrible, brain fog, sweats, anxiety, tremors sometimes and feeling generally very low and not with it... Almost have shakes throughout my body.

I unfortunately lost my mum 2 weeks before I had the biopsy to cancer. I didn't want to worry her so I have no idea when she went through it... sort of why I've been feeling so lonely too as mum isn't here to ask for advice. This thread is great though and I will definitely be taking on board the advice i read on her. As for little and often with the food, I do find I feel like my blood sugar dips quite dramatically. I also suffer with b12 deficiency and am anaemic on and off too, which I know doesn't help.

Thanks for listening

Sharon aka campervanqueen - I love camper vans

Hi Sharon aka campervanqueen, i was told at the age of 27 they thought I was in the early stages of menopause then docs change mind so many times. Was told it was unlikely I could conceive. I'm happy to say I have two children but find it hard with all the ups and downs with the menopause. The HRT has helped me, didn't have a choice really either that or go insane. Over the last few months though have found the fog and dizzyness has started to happen more frequent. I hate the way it makes me feel but don't know what to do to ease or stop it!! This thread is fab makes you realise we are not going insane or going through this alone 😄😄