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Post Menopause still suffering

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sarah25871
sarah25871

Hi ladies

I joined this site years ago when I started in peri hell. I had a brief period of calm but I'm now 3 years post and I feel just awful again.

so symptoms for me now are:

  1. Headaches/ head pressure
  2. Dizzy
  3. Eyes feel permanently tired
  4. Mid back pain
  5. Plantar fasciitis
  6. Air hunger
  7. neck pain
  8. anxiety off the scale
  9. crying over trivial things
  10. reflux
  11. pelvic pain
  12. fatigue, always tired
  13. Hot flashes...ugh.

anybody else still suffering like this post menopause?

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  • Cass63
    Cass63 sarah25871

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    Hello Sarah,

    I am 11 years post menopause. I too am experiencing a lot of the symptoms you have listed. My symptoms have have been more manageable the last couple of years, never completely gone, but more manageable. I honestly thought I was coming out on the other side. Then late last year I started noticing I just felt off, something just not right. Fast forward to March of this year and literally overnight every symptom I ever had in perimenopause and then some was back. I completely bottomed out. I have been clawing my way back up ever since. It is unreal to me that I am experiencing all of these symptoms again at almost 60 years old. I so thought it would be over by now. You definitely are not alone.

    • sarah25871
      sarah25871 Cass63

      Edited

      thank you for replying Cass, although horrible it's a relief knowing you aren't the only one. really thought I was over all this. Everyday I'm waking up wondering if I'll ever feel good again. Its just awful. sending hugs your way x

  • anxiousface
    anxiousface sarah25871

    Edited

    Hi Sarah your list could be mine, im postmeno for 7 years and im now 60, i went through 10 years of hell on earth and i thought by now id have my life back. i must say im not as bad as in peri but i suffer with something every single day.

    like you and Cass im so sorry your still suffering but its a relief to know im not alone. i feel this is me now for the rest of my life. iv put so much on hold over these years, iv lost friends as they don't ask me out anymore , iv not socialised for over 7 years.

    its so sad, my sisters 4 years older than me and shes having the best life ever.

    so sorry i can't cheer you up, all i can do is wish you well and hope you get your life back soon x

    • Cass63
      Cass63 anxiousface

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      I am so sorry to hear you are still dealing with this symptoms.

      I have often wondered about you and if you were doing better. I too have come to realize this is what the rest of my life is going to be. It’s so very hard because I have no quality of life. Everyone looks at me and still expects me to be the person they have always known. I am no longer that person and I can’t pretend to be anymore. I feel like my body and mind has turned on me. I am a stranger to myself. I truly thought that after 14 years and by age 60 surely I would be through this, but it’s not the case. I am trying desperately to accept this new normal, but it’s very unnerving most days.

      Prayers for you 🙏🏻

    • anxiousface
      anxiousface Cass63

      Posted

      Hello Cass we are two peas in a pod i feel exactly like you do. life is so tough and no one really understands why i still feel like i do.

      just keep taking each day as comes , i cherish any time i feel a bit ok.

      sending you a comforting hug x

    • sarah25871
      sarah25871 anxiousface

      Posted

      hi anxiousface

      so sorry to read how you are also suffering. There's nothing I can say to make it any easier because I totally get it. You arent alone my lovely, we hear you and feel your pain too. hugs to you x

  • beth13506
    beth13506 sarah25871

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    Same here , im in my late 40's and still have period i do have most of your symptoms and more im in my 2nd day of my period feeling horrible , bloated , :dizzy , off balance and panic fear of going out of the house with all the symptoms im having .

    • sarah25871
      sarah25871 beth13506

      Edited

      hi beth,

      I hear you, I suffered a lot with vertigo and bloating too. It really is a horrible time for us all. I've cancelled so many social events due to crippling anxiety and just not feeing well enough to face it.

      sending hugs your way x

  • vivian72668
    vivian72668 sarah25871

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    Hey There, Sarah..

    I, too, am STILL suffering from post-menopause; my symptoms did NOT get better; they got WORSE! Per my previous posts, it is a TSUNAMI! Next year, will be my 8th year in this hormonal-hell of an abyss! I am CONVINCED, menopause FORCES its way through ALL the stellar things we do to remain sane and in good health. Some days, I feel as if I am being PUNISHED for being a woman!!

    • sarah25871
      sarah25871 vivian72668

      Edited

      hi Vivian

      Its not funny is it? I do know exactly how you feel. It seems one symptom subsides as another starts...

      really thought I was through it all, never did I ever think I'd be suffering 10 years into this hell.

      sending good thoughts and wishes your way x

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