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Small purple bruises for no reason/ Please help me!!!

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ldawnc
ldawnc

Hi everyone,

I'm new here, and in a complete anxiety mess!! Im 40 (41 in may) and have been having a whole lot of weird things happening this past year and longer. Symptoms include: Periods all off schedule, Tired all the time, Hairs under chin, Heart palpitations, Dizziness, Depression, Anxiety, Nails slow growing, Nail ridges, very Low libido, Ringing in ears, Skin crawling, Itchy skin /bruising after scratching, severe joint pain, shoulder/arm pain, left breast pain, sensitive nipples, tender spots all over body, sensitive teeth, sore feet/plantar fact.

The most recent symptom has me thrown for a loop and its making me think I have something more serious going on. Last month (before christmas) I noticed some small bruising behind my upper arm. It startled me, cause i couldnt figure out how they got there. They eventually faded out, but yesterday i noticed another small purple bruise near the same spot as before, and this morning there is another. i know this time They are just appearing for no reason. I made an appointment with my Dr. to get some bloodwork done but I've convinced myself that this isnt good and it has driven me down a big scary rabbit hole!!! Spent yesterday in bed just in a complete state of worry, and after seeing the new spot this morning, I know today will be the same. I've been scouring this group looking for someone who has had the same type thing happen with the bruising, but no luck. So i really hope and pray someone can comment here and settle my nerves. I have HUGE health anxiety, especially over the bad stuff (I cant even say the word), so you can only imagine the thoughts going through my head. I should add that I am 5 days away from my period start. I've wrecked my brain trying to remember if the previous bruises happened around the same time last month.

This is all so much, and the majority of all

my symptoms have only happened within the last few months. I just feel like I'm never going to be happy again. I feel like Im living out my final days. I have everything in the world to be happy about, great marriage (minus the lack of intimacy) 2 beautiful happy healthy kids, so why am I feeling like this?? Why me??

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  • sandeep08592
    sandeep08592 ldawnc

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    hi Dawn

    Welcome! Yes you are going through perimenopause. It's not a great phase in our lives.

    My sister in law had the same bruising all over her body for apparent reason. After lots of tests she seems have some auto immune system issue.

    Perimenopause causes extreme healthy anxiety due to all the changes. Always get it checked out by your DR. Do not Google as it makes your anxiety worse.

    I'm in my 4th year of perimenopause it all went downhill after my 40th. My 40s so far have been robbed x

    • jenni70
      jenni70 sandeep08592

      Posted

      Yes, the 40's for many of us here weren't the best years...a bit sad, really. Wishing you some reprieve for the next half of your 40's.

    • sandeep08592
      sandeep08592 jenni70

      Edited

      thanks Jeni I went on a girls holiday to Dubai for all our 40ths...when I look at the pics it was then I was having my changes:(

  • jenni70
    jenni70 ldawnc

    Posted

    In my early 40's I went through a phase of bruising - no bumps or bangs to explain away the occurrences. I even had one instance of a netted-like patterned discolouration, that Google made out to be serious. It's been about 8 years since that mystery phase of peri-menopause, so I hope that brings you some comfort until you see your GP, get bloodwork/checked out.

    Health anxiety was one of the worst "symptoms" when I started going through this phase of life, around 40. I'm 10+ years in and have had to roll with some scary punches, but I'm still here and have found that I go through "flares" of certain symptoms now, so the anxiety is lessened when things 'revisit'.

    The best advice is to always get the nerve wracking stuff checked out by your doctor. It will give you peace of mind. I would suggest documenting your symptoms too as they may revisit a few years later - it will help you to remember, "oh yes, I've had this/felt this way before", and you can check in with your doctor again, but it won't feel as scary.

    Take care!

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