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NuttyNan
NuttyNan

Hello all, hope you're well. These symptoms seem never ending, seem to be happening in episodes where there's a few days that aren't too bad with hardly any symptoms but still feel a bit 'off' & I can manage the day...then come the days where I'm light headed(swimmy), unsteady, weird prickly hot/flushed feeling that sweep through me, sneezing with runny nose esp in the morning, sort of a tightness in chest, left hand slight tingly sensation, had funny taste & feeling in mouth! I've  little motivation...is like being stuck in the "pause position" where the "play" button is I've forgotten LoL I've thought many things trying to give myself explanations for all this even though I know I am in menopause, been over a year since having a period & been confirmed through tests BUT feeling so out of sorts I can't help but sometimes think I have some dire disorder going on & have ask myself is it the Livial/Tibolone even though I've been taking it for 10wks has it somehow now adversely affected me? Is it my BP meds which I've been on for 2yrs? Now being fully in meno some of these symptoms have slightly changed/intensified....is that normal? Just hoping all this will end. Anyone else had their symptoms etc coming & going in cycle-like episodes? Talking to Drs seem useless, they don't seem to really listen or know what I'm talking about 😡 feel like giving up, what I'm not sure, staying positive & looking for the light at the end of the tunnel can at times be impossible Oh sigh!...

Keep Well

 

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  • ellacraig
    ellacraig NuttyNan

    Posted

    Hi, have you googled the symptons of your meds?

    Ive done that each time ive been prescribed somethings.. only to be put off using them... but fir example my bosses blood pressure meds affect his kidneys, then caused him an horrific cough and lung irritation. So the dr said yes that happens and tried him on the next one..

    and yes i had two good days over weekend to the past two days crying off and on, stomach aches, period stopped prematurely. Having to lie to my daughter whos on holiday why im crying.

    Thinking i cant cope anymore.

    I winder how our ancestors dealt with the change... cause they had no pills to take.. guess a much purer lifestyle they had though...

  • lennie45832
    lennie45832 NuttyNan

    Posted

    Hey Nutty, I think you and I are twins! I am serious, OK, the chest weirdness and tightness I have that big time, my chest will swell a little, i am going to the dr, about it, my gut tells me its a skin/rash issue but I am getting it checked, as far as the other issues I get them too, its just part of the syndrome. Have you ever had your thyroid checked, one of the ladies here noticed that some of my symtoms sounded throyid related, I am going to get it checked. I am on blood pressure meds, to my knowledge they are not causing me any issues. I had NOTHING till menopause and I mean nothing. So, I know a lot of whats going on is either a) related, or intensified because of the hormonal changes, or due to getting older.  Do you use any types of herbal stuff for menopause. When I get the money, I am part time, I am going to a very natural diet, I have a list of things that I am going to get.  Stay positive, it can be really hard as I speak with you now I am getting the pressure feeling again. I think for you and me is the relentless nature of the issues, if it happened now and then it would not be so bad, but for me its DAILY. That is the very difficult aspect to all of this.  Keep coming to the boards there are a ot of ladies who are going through this and we are here to support each other. 
    • jamie50513
      jamie50513 lennie45832

      Posted

      My symptoms seem to come and go as well. Some days are managable and others are just down rite scary. I just try to keep calm when the symptoms are happening. I stopped talking to people about it and stopped going to the ER and just try to pray and tell myself that it will stop. I come here and now vent and support when I can because I know the ladies here know what I'm talking about and it's not all in my head. You are not alone. I'm going through the same things as you.
    • NuttyNan
      NuttyNan lennie45832

      Posted

      Hi Lennie, how are you? I've had numerous blood tests which include thyroid & they all come back normal...cholesterol is , my BP is ok, blood sugars at the last fasting blood test was 5 which apparently is ok even though I sometimes get low blood sugar feelings with that horrid sicky hunger feelings with shakes, as I said in another post, how can I feel so crappy when tests are normal 😏 I eat healthy, limit sugar & salt as much as possible, for an extra nutritional boost I drink Sustogen & have malt extract which is good for B vitamins. In the past I've tried Harmony Menopause tablets, magnesium, vitamin B complex but stopped because it aggravated my anxiety which Bs can do, now thinking of trying some general multivitamins just for women who are 50+ Do everything, do nothing, hard to know what to do sometimes. Will try to keep positive, hang onto my humour & surf this crazy hormonal wave...hope like hell I don't completely fall off! LOL

      Take Care

    • lennie45832
      lennie45832 NuttyNan

      Posted

      That is GREAT that you have such good results, I have diabetes and my sugars are on the high side because insurance is not paying for one of the  meds with one of them, thats another reason i am seeing the dr, Wed. but, thats great you have your main issues really good,  I would suggest maybe going to a chinese herbal or homeopathic site. My mother used Black Cohosh, I heard Maca is good too.  I drink a lot of teas too.. When I get done at the dr he is going to need a vacation, because I want to get my thyorid checked and the issues with my rash. chest issues and of course the bursa on my shoulder which hurts so much since peri hit.  I pray I get good news too.
  • Zigangie
    Zigangie NuttyNan

    Posted

    Hi NuttyNan, Yes its one thing after another. Then you get a few days not so bad and you think it's going away only to come back again with a vengeance.

    I always thought once you are done and periods stopped that would be it, but no. I think I was just getting worse.

    My libido bothered me a lot which is the main reason along with being just too hot. Not flushes just boiling all the time that I decided to try HRT.

    It's only now a lot of things are improving that I can really believe that all of this was peri and menopause related and not some dreadful hidden disease.

    These last few months my arms hurt so much peeling and chopping veg today was horrible. Reaching around for my seat belt and putting my coat bra cardigan on all have me wincing.

    At least the anxiety has gone and depression lifting still. I have to keep reminding myself that it isn't as bad as it has been.

    • lennie45832
      lennie45832 Zigangie

      Posted

      Wow Zig, I have significant arm pain, its really bad, It feels like I got punched in the arm sometimes.
  • lennie45832
    lennie45832 NuttyNan

    Posted

    Well, I was reading a book I think its about being in the 50s I forgot the title, but I came across this and it sounds a lot like what I am dealing with my chest issues and it said rosacea is very common in menopausal women, the symptoms described were almost to the tee what I am dealing with, of course I am going to have the doctor examine me, but it makes sense especially since it is very common in menopausal women.
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