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[CLKD]

I think that you need a review of your dental care.  Also, if this hasn't been suggested, your GP can refer you to one of the Surgeons who perform the release of the trigeminal nerve to see if a long-lasting injection might be the way to go.  Surgeons who perform these particular operations are highly qualified in an area which can ease chronic pain for sufferers.  Have you contacted the Trigeminal Support Group, I did for my Uncle and we had a lot of support which he found useful. 

I often think that I can't deep breath, it really can be difficult and of course, the more I think 'can I' the shallower I seem to breath  .  You are not alone on this, however, if I can induce a few yawns then my body sorts itself  . 

I believe that regular exercise can release endorphins  which can ease pain and stress.

[Peroxideblader]

Thanks...I'll plod on and get to tne doctors to be referred to the asthma breathing clinic..wait and see but I feel less worried knowing others get the same problems 😊

[CLKD]

You're not alone ………. this Forum is great at bringing people together to find out they share similar symptoms!

[Maryjane]

I haven't ironed for five years 🙊🙈 , nothing . Very liberating , there are many jobs that just don't need doing.

I also have the breathless feeling , and it does actually have a name I will have to go off and Google as I have forgotten , it's basically tightening of the oesophagus due to anxiety.

I have had it three years , and have decided it can't be that serious as I haven't fallen off my perch . Another meno tick. 🤔

[CLKD]

My belly is the starting point for breathlessness, I feel really bloated = difficulty in drawing deep breaths [and no jokes, thanks!]

[CLKD]

 

Sometimes I feel bloated because I haven't had enough liquid - how is your hydration?

[wombat62]

Another one here with that!

Had such a bad night last night, anxiety due to OH going away today....should have been relaxed but spent most of yesterday working myself up and resulted in not being able to sleep. Shallow breaths, feels like it's impossible to take a deep breath even doing yoga methods. Aware of heart, whoshing in ears, jittery, feel sick but yet when I did my fitband readings this morning heartbeats not exceptionally high.

I think mine stems from when I fainted as a teenager late at night and was scared to sleep in case I fainted in my sleep!

I also tried out the home blood pressure monitor yesterday as doc thinks I have surgery syndrome. BP was fine, took three readings, first one a bit high but others perfect although pulse high because of anxiety not knowing what the readings would be! Then I panicked because it was detecting arrhythmia....arghhh!

I'm so fed up with this, I had been doing really well on all the new supplements, herbs, magnesium calm etc but then I've had himself at home but I had hoped I'd get a bit stronger in that time but maybe not...

I've also been feeling very tired, drained etc despite the above and a short mini break where I slept really well. Could this just be still post-op stuff? Everyone has said you can expect to feel tired for several months but I actually felt better after the op than I do now! I know anxiety is at the root but not sure why it's set in this bad now, unless this is the emotional fallout of the last few months?

I would just like to feel normal again and be able to cope with things better....

[wombat62]

Hi Sparkle

Thanks....I guess so, in some ways it feels like the physical healing's zapped me of everything, doesn't help OH is away so much. The adrenaline/jitters cleared mid-morning and although tired felt normal, like ping, gone. Doesn't help I have a really stuffy head at the moment so I'm not breathing in much anyway!

Doc had ordered a urine test to check adrenaline floating around and I did it after a bad night but came back clear. It's all very strange....

[CLKD]

Not strange at all if your OH is away.  A few years ago mine went away for 5-6 days, my idea - the 2nd day I began to feel anxious and the 3rd morning I wandered to the GP Surgery in a complete panic …….. I knew if he came back immediately that would go but it wasn't a possibility  .  Since then the anxiety has become more of a nuisance which drains me. 

[wombat62]

Hi there...

Bad night again  was doing great yesterday until about 45 mins after dinner when I suddenly felt a bit weird, sick, light headed, it did pass and then a dash to the bathroom. So of course went to bed worrying.

Saw doc again today, she's checked me out and we had a good chat (with some tears as I was feeling so low this morning), the test I had for adrenaline was clear so no worries there. I've been doing home blood pressure monitoring and she said that was all good when I gave her the numbers, which was totally the opposite to surgery, so definitely white coat syndrome so I've been worrying about high bp when all along it's probably actually been on the low side! The monitor said I had irregular heat beats but she listened and said it was fine plus I had an ecg a few months back which was perfect.

So, it's pretty much my daft head and being a bit low. I'm probably suffering from a bit of SAD at the moment as it's been a yukky winter over here and my cold extremities have come back now I've lost the weight.

I'm just not sure why when I spent a night in pain with gallstones and didn't panic a bit, mind you if I'd known that's what it was I probably would have! I never got the panics when on my own after the op so I'm not sure why it's come now, perhaps everyone is right and I'm just low after the last year.

Just got to try and relax on a night and brush weird stuff off like I used to when I was younger instead of thinking it's all doom. You're right Sparkle these pesky hormones (or lack of them!) have got a lot to answer for!

[CLKD]

Things are worse at night for me 'cos I can't get to see anyone.  Also if I'm away I don't want to disturb others  . 

Better now?

[wombat62]

Thanks CLKD and Sparkle, that's exactly what the problem is.

At least during the day you can run up to the docs, call a friend etc but at night it's so different. Although here we do have out of hours on call doctors but I don't know how well resourced they are. You know it's hormones, anxiety etc but at the back of your mind there is always that what if it's not...   

I had much better night, went out and saw a film with friends so was feeling properly tired by the time I went to bed. Although I woke up in a panic wondering where OH was it didn't cause a reaction, went to the loo and then fell asleep again ok ...whooo hooo! The film was funny but also very sad bits and as I was feeling very emotional anyway yesterday, had to get the tissues out at the end!

I had that Sparkle years ago when we first moved here, went traveling and I think the reaction to the whole move kicked in. The only nights I slept well was after having done a 6 hour drive after a bad night, probably out of exhaustion! Then when we were in areas with no mobile reception or no hospital nearby that made it all 10x worse. It took about 6 months to really settle down when I'd relaxed. Maybe having had the problems and op it's a similar sort of impact on me?

Thanks for your hug Sparkle!

[wombat62]

Too long... He's home this weekend and then because of work on both sides it might be 2-3 weeks before I next see him...eeek! Although I will be busy when I'm away which will be good as won't have time to think of me!

I know what you mean about 'tired' I'm not as tired in the evenings as I used to be. Not sure if that's because I now don't get up as early as I used to, one luxury of being self-employed and no commute or whether I'm not doing so much during the day as I used to when in an office.  I had a whole year once of bad sleep, was awful and funnily enough it reset itself after flying from the states back to the UK, I was so happy! I think, like the anxiety once these things take hold it becomes the norm and the norm then feels weird!

 

[CLKD]

East West, home is best?  Any anxiety can cause lack of sleep etc..  On those nights I'm not going to sleep I tend to read ……

[Deeunichic]

Hi ladies! I joined because I wanted to post and share! I can completely relate to the poster. Things started to change around my mid thirties (heavy, heavy cycles, very tender boobs and bloating/gas from out of this world). I knew back then that my progesterone was low and estrogen was on the higher side (very typical of early perimenopause). Unfortunately, I struggled terribly with bioidentical progesterone (caused horrible acne), so I foolishly decided to grin and bare it. Then, literally when I turned 40, everything went bonkers. I had horrible asthma, allergies, breathlessness, libido just died, orgasms impossible, skipped cycles, loonnnnnng prolonged cycles lasting up to 3 weeks, headaches, joint/muscles issues that prevented/prevent me from consistently staying active. The worst has been the horrid crashing fatigue, hot flashes/night flashes, sleep issues, acne, thinning hair, rapid aging, sudden weight loss (at 5'5 I went from 139lbs to 120lbs). I mean, I could go on and on with all my symptoms. It is very, very unsettling, I can totally relate. All I can say is I truly understand and I know exactly what you are going through. Some just have it exponentially worse than others. And, I am no wussy! I had a 9.5 lb baby, ripped from one end to the other and took weeks to recover. I would give birth to that once a month for a year, if I didn't have to go through this stuff lol. No, I'm serious! This perimenopause stuff has ended my career as a designer and now I spend all my time resting because I am wiped out 24/7. I have two teens (one just turned 14 and the other is 15: they were 9 and 10 when it all went bad), so bad timing for this to happen. I went from being a Martha Stewart mom to being almost non-existent. I feel so bad for them. I have no energy to be fun and exciting anymore. It breaks my heart. I just hope one day they will understand that I'm not doing this on purpose. With all that said, I also have hashimotos, so I think my thyroid has definitely been affected by these up and down hormones, making my thyroid dosage impossible to keep stable. Anyway, HANG in there!!!! You might try some phosphadidyl serine after dinner. It sounds like you might be having some cortisol surges at night. This helps anxiety too, as cortisol is usually at the root. Some bioidentical progesterone can often be very helpful too. Most ladies only have some minor side effects in the first three months, but then it kicks in and helps with sleep, sex drive etc... I'm just a rare one. I have finally been able to work up from a very small dose of cream to a decent dose (over the past 2+ years). For me, it has only helped minutely, but I am trying to keep a small fibroid, small, and keep my uterine lining thin. The rest of the stuff it hasn't touched. With all that, I think I am nearing closer to the end. My last two cycles were scanty and skipping in between. I have lost all fullness in my boobs and what is sex again lol??? Please let it end so that I can add the estrogen into my bHRT regime lol. Big hugs!!!!!!