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karen65125
karen65125

Hello, I'm 48 and being driven crazy by some scary symptoms. My periods have been all over the place for about five or six years, very heavy, very light, brown spotting, mid-cycle mini period, I'm sure you get the picture. However, I have just taken vitamins and tried to carry on as we all do. For the past couple of months however, I have suffered from repeated infections in the intimate area, with repeated courses of antibiotics which never worked for long, plus my periods are ridiculous, for example just had four days of spotting followed by five days heavy, one day clear and ovulation, now bleeding again. In the midst of all this I went to A&E with bad pelvic pain and more soreness down below. Stayed in hospital for a few days, a CT scan came back clear, I am booked in for more tests under anaesthetic in a few weeks, absolutely terrified. My anxiety has reached uncontrollable levels, been prescribed Setraline, I am also constipated and bloated. I just want to avoid everyone and sob as I am so scared and out of control. Please anyone, does this sound familiar at all?

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  • dawn45453
    dawn45453 karen65125

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    DIM is a natural supplement derived from cruciferous vegetables. It helps in the metabolism of estrogen without messing up the good levels. So far it has stopped the heart palpitations and squeezing sensation I was getting. They felt like a heart attack, scared me. But my mother had the same thing at my age as well as grandmother. So I know its estrogen related. If you google DIM a lot of good information should come up. I hope this helps. As for the anxiety, there are some things you can do to help until you get this sorted. GABA is excellent for calming the nerves as well magnesium.
  • helen64949
    helen64949 karen65125

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    Hi Karen, when I was peri it definitely affected my bowels, there was loads about it on the web although my family Dr. Pooh poohed it.  It's all to do with fluctuating hormone levels, depending which one is highest you will either be constipated or the other, and if you are already prone to IBS I think it is even more likely to upset your balance.
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