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[Laney]

Hi
I'm 46 from Kent and have probably been menopausal for just over a year now, although it wasn't confirmed until about six months ago. I had a sub total hysterectomy a few years ago, leaving one ovary which has obviously given up the will to live  . Although I decided to try not to read too much about menopause in case i heard horror stories, reading through some of the posts on here have actually made me feel so much better and not as if I'm completely losing my marbles! I've managed to cope with the hot flushes so far (I'm the only one at work to have worn short sleeves all summer  ) and am trying to tell myself that my much larger tummy is ok, but it's the palpitations and feelings of panic that were worrying me. I knew palpitations were common but I keep waking up in the night worrying about things that aren't even real and getting up in the mornings with a real sense of dread.

Reading that other people are going through the same thing has made me feel better already. I'm not on HRT but am thinking about it. Does it help with the panicky feelings?

Thank you for making me feel slightly more sane  x

[Lindilou]

  Laney,    Hope you find answers on here

[dazned]

Hello Laney sorry to hear you are getting some bad symptoms.But you will find lots of good information here and more importantly support.

I got really bad palpitations,shakes,and anxiety also feelings of terrible doom but luckily HRT did get rid of it all 4 years ago when I was 50 ,I'm on here now as it needs tweaking as my own levels have naturally dropped and some of original symptoms have returned. Getting a new regime sorted takes time though and I'm not patient!

So HRT could be an answer for you ,you don't have to put up with these debilitating things,just bear in mind it will take a while to find the right one to suit you ,it isn't easy but worth it in the end.
Hope you find your solution soon ,let us know how you go. Hopefully I to can get my new tablets to settle down and start feeling human again instead of a lump of nothingness 

[honorsmum]

Hi Laney, and welcome. 

I'm just 45 and seem to have been getting peri symptoms for the last 6 months or so, maybe longer.
My cycles started fluctuating early last year, which was followed by palpitations, then insomnia, anxiety, mood swings, awful fatigue and generally feeling not like myself.

I've seen various GP s and even had a 7 hour visit to a&e because of my heart. All doctors have  focused on the anxiety side as causing everything, because my FSH hormone test in October was "normal." I have recently been sent for various cardiology tests, but I'm 99.9%  certain the tachycardia is caused by hormone fluctuations - it seems to be cyclical, coming and going, usually starting in the early hours of the morning.

Because I can't get any help from my GP, I have booked to see a private learning women's health specialist I found via this site. I am hoping she'll be happy to discuss HRT to help, because although I have pretty good days, the bad days are awful and are affecting my ability to do things, enjoy my children etc.

[dazned]

Good luck Honorsmum with your appointment,when is it? Do let us know how you gat on.

I too went the private route,shouldn't have to I know,however all my GPS are useless ,and my actual doctor is a 40 year old woman! When I saw her after my private consultation she asked why did I really need to be on HRT! I could have cheerfully slapped her   

[honorsmum]

Good luck Honorsmum with your appointment,when is it? Do let us know how you gat on.

I too went the private route,shouldn't have to I know,however all my GPS are useless ,and my actual doctor is a 40 year old woman! When I saw her after my private consultation she asked why did I really need to be on HRT! I could have cheerfully slapped her   

Thanks Dazned.
My appointment is in a couple of weeks.
Yes, my GP is female and probably a very similar age to me. She won't discuss peri at all with me - just said I was too young for menopause, and even if my blood tests came back as showing I was , we'd have to  have " a serious talk about HRT"...which I took to mean she didn't like prescribing it and was going to use the scare stories it risk on me.

This is someone who happily chucked antidepressants, sleeping pills and diazepam my way when she misdiagnosed Crohn's as anxiety for 9 months, nearly costing me my marriage and my sanity.

[dazned]

Yes for some reason they don't want to prescribe HRT !  Think they must get a bonus or something for antidepressants 


However wish your doctor would throw some sleeping tablets my way mine won't give me them unless I beg 
I don't think they understand just how debilitating constant insomnia is 

[BrightLight]

Hi Laney - just adding that I also experience the night time anxiety, so I think we can confidently say that there is a high likelihood that this is connected to hormone fluctuations.

Others here have suggested keeping a diary or your 'symptoms' - maybe if you keep a record of things and how they effect you and take it to your GP it would give a basis for a discussion on what they can offer you to help.

Until recently I didn't realise that these experiences were related to menopause and whether it is coincidence or not, but since I have made the connection I feel better able to manage the horrible waves of doom and fear, that as you say have little to do with 'real' concerns.  I think it's so important to be heard and validated about this, because I think we can add to the anxiety and suffering when we don't know what it's happening and what to do about it.

Great that you asked the question - I hope it helps a little to know that others experience similar.