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[Biglet]

Hi all. My new wonderful doctor has put me in touch with this group as she thinks it is fantastic so I thought I would drop in and have a look and an hour later I am no longer feeling so isolated and out of control !!
12 years ago I had my left ovary,Fallopian tube removed and was warned then that I might experience an early menopause and being a military wife I saw countless doctors over the next few years who to be honest fobbed me off because of my age ( 34 at the time ) even though my symptoms were getting worse and worse.
Cut forward to last week when,after screaming in public at my darling adored puppy like a mad woman I finally could not take any more I went to my new doctor and cried....
She couldn't believe that I hadn't had any support and we are embarking on a course of HRT as soon as my bloods are back. I have suddenly starting having very high blood pressure so I think that will be need to be addressed but its only been high since my mood has got steadily worse since Christmas.
I have no patience and I have rages like I cant believe its me. They are over and done with very quickly but I almost turn into another person and my language is just shocking.
They are never aimed at anyone and except for frightening my poor dog half to death I normally experience them on my own with an inanimate object as the trigger. Its horrific and I hate being like this as I am normally quiet laid back.
Could this rage be the reason my BP is so high and am I going mad ?? Does anyone else just lose it for no reason. I just don't feel able to cope with the basics and work is like being in a bowl of treacle...I cant even type a sentence properly any more and my boss ( who is very understanding for a man) is stunned at my lack of confidence.I cant even do the most basic part of my job with out ringing to double check it all...Just horrible times...
Glad I have been pointed to this site....Thanks for reading and hope you are all well xxxxx

[Hurdity]

Hi Biglet

I just wanted to say and sorry to hear about how you are feeling which unfortunately is quite typical!

The crying at the slightest thing is what I experienced when I was peri-menopausal, but I was still having regular periods and had no idea I was peri and although I knew there were several years before the menopause where things would change somewhat, I had no idea what these were so just carried on until the flushes started when my periods more or less stopped - several years later! Then started HRT which enabled me to function normally.

I am sure HRT will help you get through it provided your doctors OK it, and especially if your periods are becoming irregular.

Not sure about the blood pressure but stress can definitely lead to high BP.

Have a look at all the information on this site - menu on the left and hope you will soon be on the road to feeling better and coping!

Hurdity x

[Kathleen]

Hello Biglet and welcome from me.

Rage? Rage? You wanna talk rage? I could scream for England and the fact that I spend so much time holding it in is probably causing my anxiety issues.
I am also forgetful, lacking in confidence and barely manage to string a sentence together most days.

I am 57 and post meno so probably further along this bumpy road than you are at the moment. In an effort to feel better I have just upped my HRT and I am seeing a counsellor in the hope that I can adjust to this new situation. As someone on this board said ' it's not called The Change for nothing'. 

Wishing you well with whatever treatment regime you embark on.
Take care.
K.

PS I also swear like a trooper these days and if I were you I'd be blaming the military influence for that one.

[Biglet]

Thank you so much for the lovely welcome and for making me smile !! I am not on my own feeling quite unhinged !!! Will have a good read of the site and Iove to you all xxx

[louie2]

I'm having a chuckle reading this (which makes a pleasant change as these days I don't laugh much) Rage.. hell yeah I rage at the drop of a hat for no rhyme nor reason (my poor hubby doesn't know where to hide) its manically irrational isn't it!!? how can these pesky hormones do this to us ladies.. I cried at work today as I couldn't remember how to spell a basic word, it is like walking through treacle every day! Don't even recall the drive home which isn't good either