Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Anne B]

Thanks Horsie
Didn't sleep too well - what's new!
Friends coming to pick me up to take me for lunch. Feel a bit anxious about it but will give it a go. That's if I can muster up the energy to have a shower and get ready.

Mac - hope you are having a better day.

Anne B

[Horsie]

Not the best day for me I'm afraid  sad and confused sums it up well. Am really struggling with my feelings.

[mac]

Hi Ladies

Feeling slightly better today.  Had a fairly good sleep which suprised me   Had my appointment with my GP which was really good.  Had a long discussion about all my worries and she is extremley sympathetic and supportive.  She wanted to discuss my thyroxine levels and make a plan, my levels were TSH 5.8 and free thyroxine was 16.  Continue with the propanalol and Ad's and also try CBT therapy to help with the anxiety all of which I am happy to do but she wants to see me weekly.  Definately confirmed I am in the peri menopause but would rather not start to many things all at once just to make sure of what works and what does'nt.

Still having the hormone surges but not as bad today, todays worry is that i can't swollow properly

Bette thank you for the very useful link.

Anne B hope you had a good lunch.

Horsie I know exactly where you are, big hugs to you and this will pass and we will feel better.

Macxx

[Bette]

Glad to hear that you're feeling a bit better today, Mac.
Your gp sounds great, which really does help. 
Bette x

[Horsie]

Hi Mac, thanks for your thoughts. I'm really pleased that you're feeling better today - long may it continue 

[paisley]

Hi mac so glad to hear you are feeling a little better, long may it continue.
Anne B and Horsie how are you doing today?
Horsie did you try the eating every 2 hours, I did and def think it makes a difference.
I am feeling a lot better, I think the ADs must be totally out of my system, that was really horrendous dealing with those withdrawal effects as well as meno would not recommend it to anyone. Now only have meno to deal with, should be a doddle shouldn't it, I don't think so not the way my body works.

[mac]

Hi paisley

So glad your feeling better. Think i'm getting some of the side effects of the Ad's but supposed to be increasing them tomorrow, will have to wait and see how i get on.

mac

[paisley]

I think starting Ads and stopping them have same side effects but one  good thing is stopping or starting them the side effects will go away and you will feel much better

[Anne B]

Hi Paisley
Unfortunately not a good day. Had the awful burning body with clammy skin all day with headache and nausea. Went out with friends for lunch but couldn't eat. Felt bad that I was rubbish company.
Hope I can sleep a bit tonight.
Glad you feel a wee bit better.

Hi Mac
Good luck with increasing AD tomorrow.

Anne B

[JJ]

Mac , glad you've seen gp, you sound a little more positive now.

Annb hoping tomorrow you have better day.

Paisley, glad you feeling better.

[CLKD]

I used to worry so much about not eating but have found that if I say quietly "I'm here for the company rather than the food" it takes the pressure off 

[Smokey]

Hi Mac

Try not to worry to much about feeling that you cannot swallow properly, I had this for several months after my throat surgery, it is probably stress, I felt like I had a lump in my throat, almost like something was pressing down on it from inside, it would come and go, but got it most evenings,and sometimes I really thought I couldn't swallow, but the more I thought about it the worse it felt, when I went to sleep it vanished, probably because I was relaxed.

Stress is what we can't control, especially at this time with meno, they say you don't have to feel stressed to be stressed.

I hope this helps and you can stop worrying so much.

[mac]

Hi Ladies

Going up to 4 out of 10 I'm also eating a bit better and managed a walk this evening.

Smokey and all you great ladies, thank you.

[CLKD]

Little steps 

[Horsie]

Hi Ladies, I did try to eat a little more yesterday and although I found it very hard, it did make me feel a bit better. I do find that my mood improves as the day goes on. Unfortunately I have a difficult situation at home to deal with so am unsure at the moment how much of what I feel is connected to that or the peri thing 
Mac, you sound a lot more positive which is great - fingers crossed for you 
AnneB, I hope that today is a better day for you 
Paisley, I'm glad that the AD horrid withdrawal seems to be over for you - one less thing to have to deal with eh! 
Best wishes to everyone x