Hello, whinging Winnie here again!!
Im still really in a bad way every single day despite doing all the mindfulness, positive thinking, distraction etc Herbalist is helping somewhat but lost faith in gps.
I cant seem to get across to professionals just how severe my symptoms are. In an ideal world I would like to know what is causing at least one of the symptoms so I could target it.
Some of you here are brilliant at knowing what causes strange symptoms. Im totally lost.
I know I have anxiety, ive had it 20 years but never felt this wreched. Apart from during a fake menopause from zolodex for endometriosis where I had bad anxiety and depression. I know im depressed now but I think the depression comes from feeling physically ill for so long with little relief.
Im 6 years post meno
I hardly sleep, I have nerve pain and tingling and seemingly constant fever and chills, I feel like someone has me in a wrestling hold around the middle, wake up with joint aches, im feeling nauseous but haven't been sick, im trembling a lot and have a cringey feeling almost like I imagine the drug withdrawal scene in trainspotting. Like my muscles are being wrung out. It feels like my body is crying out for some vitamin/hormone or something but I don't know what. Ive also mostly lost my sense of smell but some smells are heightened. An oral consultant said it was menopause.
My arms and legs have recently felt weak and shaky intermittently. Again anxiety seems the main culprit but I have never had that in 20 years of having anxiety!
I do have vaginal atrophy, untreated as it's last on the list
I get panic attacks but at least I know what they are! Can you overdose on CBT?? Cause I think im in danger of that!
Neurologist said everything is ok. I do have a few small brain lesions but been told to ignore them.
Im at the end of the road with gp. Im going through the motions of life not knowing how im even stood upright feeling so bad! I have a meds phobia but would consider trying something after ive given the herbal meds a good go. But what would I try? Hrt or anti-anxiety meds?
As mentioned on other threads I have a mostly painless chronic abcess under a tooth crown. It bursts every couple if days and is disgusting. Ive wondered whether this contributes but cant afford to have it fixed. I did end up in a&e a few weeks ago in desperation but they said it was anxiety and no systemic infection from the tooth or urine infection. He told me to get checked for STIs! :-/
I buckle and see gp every few months. I have been treated like a hypochondriac several times when actually the opposite is true. Im very good at hiding symptoms and do some very tough things feeling this way. Im very positive (honest!) And usually determined to override feeling ill to do what I want but this is absolutely horrendous. No let up.
This severity is defo meno related but as mentioned,
Im 6 years post meno now and scared that it wont get any better.
Does anyone have the faintest idea what is going on? :-/
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