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WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME!??!

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jax827
jax827

I just turned 50 in August.  Since the very day of my birthday, I felt different.  Not myself.  I have always had anxiety and dizzyness, but now, it is off the charts!  I am affraid to go for a walk becasue I am off balance or fear of fainting, I am affraid to exercise becasue I fear it will trigger palpitations....  I am HOT all the time!!  It is awful!  I havent had a period since Sept 3rd, even though I have the headaches and cramps!  It feels as if an alien invaded my body and I am not who I once was!  I dont want to go out socially becuase I am affraid of getting dizzy out in public.  Going to a restaurant or to get my hair done is torture!!  Can anybody relate to me?....  I take .5mg ativan oncce a day, which does not really seem to help any! sad[url=https://patient.info/health/rheumatoid-arthritis-leaflet]umatoid arthritis  eart attack or faint, yet I dont!  I walk and im going sideways, as if I am drunk!  I am waking up at 2-3AM and cannot go back to sleep, which does not help with my symptoms.  Am I alone in the world? It sure feels like it!   

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  • susan21149
    susan21149 jax827

    Posted

    Hi jax 

    i feel the same way. Yesterday i had a nose bleed left nostril my heart puoning like crazy. As i was outside my building i had to sit down because i felt really dizzy heart pounding like crazy with palpitations i am on 1 mg ativan in the morning with two blood pressure pills, i take 1/2 an ativan at dinner and 1 mg at bedtime it helps with my anxieties. 

    I had to stop my paxil and trazodone because Friday night my heart was pounding like crazy and my heart rate was at a 103 

    So all i am taking is my ativan. 

    Don't really want to leave the house due to what happened yesterday 

    I know eaxactly how you are feeling just stuck with not knowing what to docry

    • jax827
      jax827 susan21149

      Posted

      Hi Susan,

      I am so sorry to hear that you are suffering as I am.  I can only hope that this is temporary and that we will be back to feeling like ourselves soon.  I wonder, is being 50 and up, going to be like this forever?  Having a hard time with turning 50, so having these awful symptoms on top of it, does not help.

      I hope you find the relief you are looking for.  I have downloaded Deepak Chopra from iTunes.  The meditation music makes me feel better.  I am considering Yoga, but with my dizziness, I cannot see it being an advantage.

      Have a lovely day!

      Jackie xo

    • susan21149
      susan21149 jax827

      Posted

      Yoga is good. My sugars have been up lately too don't know why this is and i have been urinating a lot feel like it was the paxil and trazodone that hurt my sugar 
    • jax827
      jax827 susan21149

      Posted

      Hopefully your sugar will stabilize once those meds are out of your system. 😔
  • jackie95472
    jackie95472 jax827

    Posted

    I'm on HRT and anti-depressants.  GO GET HELP ASAP.  I know exactly how you feel, I'm in the same boat.  I'm told it will get better.  Hanging on to hope.
  • stel43725
    stel43725 jax827

    Posted

    Hi, sorry to hear that you and Susan are experiencing these awful symptoms! If it's menopause, then I"ve experienced some dizziness and feeling like I was going to fall sideways in slow motion. I had nose bleeds when I was younger, and have heard that both these symptoms may be related to anemia. Have either of you been checked for that? 
    • susan21149
      susan21149 stel43725

      Posted

      I am going to ask my doctor to take my blood to see how low my progesterone is and estrogen is and my iron too
    • jax827
      jax827 stel43725

      Posted

      Hi Stel,

      I have had my blood checked. All normal except for cholesterol and thyroid. I'm on synthroid now. Hoping to lower cholesterol with diet.

  • Glitzy
    Glitzy jax827

    Posted

    Yeah that's exactly how I feel everyday I've been putting it down to medication. It's awful when your out walking especially with the dog you feel uneasy loss of balance and just want to hurry a get back to the house. I'm ok if I'm with someone else I think it's just the fear of being alone if you have a funny turn. Anxiety plays awful with your mind and no your not alone it's good to know we're in it together.
    • jax827
      jax827 Glitzy

      Posted

      Hi Glitzy,

      That is sooo true about wanting to get back home as soon as possible! There's nothing scarier than feeling as if your going to just fall over and faint! I am afraid to be alone. I do t like who I've become. I feel like a burden to my family. I can't enjoy being social anymore. Just to walk around the mall is a HUGE ordeal for me. 😥

    • susan21149
      susan21149 jax827

      Posted

      Thats how i felt yesterday i just wanted to get into my appartment to lie down but with how dizzy i was and my heart pounding and the palpitations i had to sit down outside my building i had to ask someone to help me up to my appartment and when i got in i just laid down and put on my c-pap machine and my music to relax 
    • jax827
      jax827 susan21149

      Posted

      So sorry to hear about your experience. Also, when you lie down, make sure your head is elevated, this helps me. I hope you feel better.

      Jackie xo

  • WoodsyChrissy
    WoodsyChrissy jax827

    Posted

    Morning Jax

    Noooo you are not alone,  there is thousands of us going through the same symptoms,  Please go and ask your dr to get a hormone level check, and you probably are starting menopause and will need some form of hrt.  You dont have to take a big dose as yet....  hope you feel better soon (just a question, do you perhaps have ear problems a lot) this can also lead to dizziness and being off balance, with the sweats,  I sleep with a fan going to aleviate the sweats...  smile 

    • jax827
      jax827 WoodsyChrissy

      Posted

      Hello WoodsyChrissy!

      Thank you for your note.  I will call tomorrow to get in to see my Dr regarding a hormone check.  I was told that I have two types of dizziness; one from loose crystals in my ear and migraine induced vertigo, but it seems that i am just dizzy and off balance ALL OF THE TIME!  I do sleep with a fan on my face! Lol!! 

      All the very best to you!! xo

      Jackie

    • susan21149
      susan21149 jax827

      Posted

      Thats how i have to sleep with a fan on me can't sleep when it is warm in the room. I am going to ask my doctor to do a blood test on my hormone levels to i want to see how low my progerone in and estrogen is 

      i also want to check out to see how low my iron is after that nose bleed on Wednesday and the heart rate racing and the palpitations 

      Really scared me plus the dizziness

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