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Just an observation here. After going through mri, blood tests, cat scans, ekg, vestibular rehab therapy, and numerous numerous run of the mill tests why has it taken me over 2 years to figure it out on my own? Hormones. One simple words yet many complex symptoms. The doctors and Im talking GP, NP, physical therapists, neurologists, ents...all of them from the emergency room to the doctors office need to get educated more. Talk of perimenopause and menopause used to be taboo. Now you have so many of us suffering anxiety, depression, body changes weve never experienced and most doctors say oh its stress. Take ativan. Or depression meds. Until I came here I never realized how many of us suffer the same symptoms. Heck it was here I read others cant even go in big stores like Walmart without panicking anymore. Thats me too. Never had this in my entire life and one starts to feel crazy. I know theres no easy fix but I wish doctors would get a clue given were women and a certain age as it might be peri or menopause starting. None of them EXCEPT my obgyn mentioned it. I feel the more we make it known and let it out in the open then we can better manage our symptoms instead of playing guessing games. Im going to bring it up to every doctor I see from here out.
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lina19 becky21031
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hospitals are no more a healthcare facility. rather it has become a revenue generating business...n that too massive profits! even the tests and scans cost you(directly or insurance or government) money!! "menopause" is NOT a disease or illness and so it is least interesting to them because once we realize it is menopause (or peri), we feel relieved and become less vulnerable and we gain strength to tolerate and manage the symptoms in our own convenient (mostly natural) ways. So, the "doctor" here becomes more or less useless! This is pretty much what i have realized so far....from my own experiences and of those women in this forum. Hence, they will tell us to do all kinds of tests possible. how else can they bill you...right! Hospitals assign a number to the doctors, which is why some stoop low to meet their targets. Pressure is big on them! u should hear the kickbacks that they get from pharma companies! sometimes they are luxury holidays (business class flights) , luxury cars, etc. Of course, honest doctors exist, but, we need to learn who to trust!
becky21031 lina19
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Absolutely! When my panic attacks hit at 40 thats all I heard was I had stress of divorce so take sertraline and ativan. Then hot flashes started, off balance and they said oh its vestibular neuritis. Tests tests tests. A few women along the way told me look into your hormones. So my obgyn checked me and although theres no way of knowing she said it sounds like my bodys changing and its peri. I weened off the meds and started counseling. U do pretty much have to find your own way and doctor yourself I found out. The doctors here dont seem to care. Ive lost hope in the medical field on this topic. They tend to only mask the problem and throw meds at you. Its a damn shame!
Gypsy014 lina19
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Well said lina well said for sure!! That is EXACTLY how it is.. Remember how it was as kids and you go to the doctor you get a shot in the butt and or a perscription for some antibiotics and sent on your way, never ever did you see so many doctors or people visiting these doctors as you do now a days.. And all doctors do NOT work for the hospitals or clinics anymore they have their degrees and are independent contractors that are in these facilities going by the book and only the book, if you come in for high blood pressure than they open their books and perscribe whatever meds are for high blood pressure.. And ECT..... And right on about it being a money making business now its awful.. And tbese doctors are all ran by these insurance companies who get to say what can and cannot be prescribed.. And if you refuse to take any of their drugs then they refuse to see you anymore.. One because the insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies will drop them if they don't meet their quotas.. That is why you are much better of with a naturopath.. Well said again its all a money making business now..
sunaina1983 becky21031
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Fully agree with me
sunaina1983 lina19
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Agree with u j