Well hello to all and firstly thank you for this great forum. I've been reading for a few weeks now.
Wow ! Where do I start?
I have been feeling shocking. I don't really go to the Drs much but since last March I have been 7 times with various niggling symptoms and it's only just recently twigged I may be peri-menopause. The other side of me is saying not because I'm only 44. I now know this isn't the case.
My symptoms over the last year.......
21 day cycles which have now over the last 2 turned into 17 day cycles. Extremely heavy with clots. I've, for a long time been able to feel when ovulating as I get awful ovary pain. I have been ovulating on day 7/8......too early??? Always ovulate from the right side, I don't think the left one works anymore.
Period pains when not on a period.
Terrible anxiety and palpitations......to the point where I feel I can't cope....totally out of character and comes out of nowhere.
Disconnected/confused/woozy,unbalanced head feeling.......almost like I've been taking drugs (not that I know what that feels like) but how I would imagine.
Burning red patches of hives on skin brought on by pressure.....I only need to dry with a towel and this happens. ( GP says this is Dermatographism)
Feeling hot flashes (sometimes) but only 2 occasions I have woke up with the back of my hair wringing wet.
Awful fatigue.....feels like everything good has been completely been sucked from my body.
I had the usual routine bloods done in October. TSH U&E'S FBC LFT ect and all normal.
Last GP visit last week and I asked could this be hormones. She advised the hormone blood tests, 4 or 5 things on there. Will get results from that end of this week.
She offered me Citalipram but I have declined at this point. She said reluctant to discuss HRT at this stage and also due to my history of migraine, which have been the bane of my life.
Don't know what to expect. I feel as though I'm loosing my mind :-(
Anyway thanks for reading. I'm going to continue to educate myself with all the excellent info on this site.
Xxx