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[tilly71]

I'm 44 and been getting some symptoms for 18months my periods all over the place and flushes, but lately I'm getting so exhausted and emotional, I'm getting strange feelings in the night that are scaring me, I'm shocking myself awake like I can't breathe, and feel convinced I'm dying, it sounds dramatic I know and my doctor wasn't very helpful, I need to know if this is normal please

[Claireylou]

Hi Tilly

I'm 44 too and very peri even though my doctor is having none of it. I'm having a wonky period at the mo. Normal for 5 days and brown spotting for a week after.

I get these feelings too. Like I've jolted awake with my heart racing, unable to breathe. It also leaves me with a thick woolly head the next day. Like a hangover.

It's all very scary but you're not alone xx

[SadLynda]

Hi Tilly
 I am not the 'more knowledgeable' one my any means.  But I have had similar night time 'panic attacks' that were awful things and did feel like I would never recover.  I dont get so many of them now, but still on occasion.  Having a pretty much 'Exhausted, emotional and anxious' day too - so just to let you know I for one understand totally.

I see your doctor was not very helpful either.  If it is a larger practice maybe a visit to the practice nurse might help, or you can easily change GP for someone more helpful.

(I'm 49 and suffered for sometime, finally doing something about it now).

[tilly71]

Thanks everyone its good to know others are feeling it, its happening every night  lately and I'm scared to go sleep so keeping me awake, it happens early in my sleep the first hour, and I do feel wolly headed most days, I'm bradycardic (slow heart beat) my doctor done sleep test and excerise tests and says its all fine, but go back if I start passing out, so I can't have HRT unfortunately, I'm going to start menopace again to see if that helps , I feel like I'm going mad sometimes, and worrying about everything, I don't feel as capable as I used to, I have an 18 yr old autistic son and I feel terrible that I can't cope with him , I feel so awful, I've made an appointment for Tues with the nurse practitioner, 😥

[TropicalVon69]

Hi Tilly, yeah I get this too....its an awful feeling.....maybe sleep apnea?.....and today I feel like I'm choking, mentally exhausted and anxious and yup the feeling of doom and dying thing, bloody horrible.....fecking horrible hormones......you're not alone
 Xxx

[Sarai]

tilly71 I understand how you feel. I have days of anxiety, or loads of tears. I'm exhausted a lot of the time and feel a headache coming or or have one.
I do understand what you mean about feeling not capable any more. i feel like Im made from fine china and will break. I cant make decisions, I'm even driving really slow as I don't feel capable of whizzing around anymore. i cant believe how fast this time of our lives makes us decline.

[toffeecushion]

i cant believe how fast this time of our lives makes us decline.

Me neither, this past year or so I feel I have aged so much, it's quite frightening