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[CLKD]

HORMONES! and if one is using VA treatment, what goes up has to come down 

NaturalMystic - what you describe sounds like symptoms prior to a hot flush?

[AgathaC]

I am very interested in this thread and what has just been written.
I have been in perimenopause for about 3/4 years I think, with symptoms worsening this year. Weight gain, fatigue, heavier and longer periods but still regular, gastric issues, dry hair/skin/nails and my two particular specialisms: sore boobs and anxiety.
I haven't had any hot flushes so to speak but something has changed this past week....
A period just five days after the last AND yesterday and today I've had two episodes exactly as described by Natural Mystic. No need to re write - exactly as you describe, NM.
I've been anxious and crying and exhausted this weekend, an extra period and two of these episodes.
I feel like this perimenopause stuff is starting to consume me.
I work for myself but I used to have a high profile job. I DO NOT KNOW how I would be able to carry out that job feeling as I do now.
I assumed that irregular periods meant bigger gaps between them not shorter. I have only just got over the last one before this one started.
Anyway, how are you today Blue Butterfly?

[NaturalMystic]

I head ul a team of 12 in a very busy and stressful job (higher education).  I don't know how I've got through many of the last 10 years, being a single mum too.

I'm going back on amitriptine for the sleep and mood, its worse since I took myself off.

Trial and error I guess.

Wish all of you well xxx

[AgathaC]

Natural Mystic - is that an antidepressant or a sleeping drug? Sorry to sound ignorant.
Wishing you well too xx

[NaturalMystic]

Its actually an old type anti depressants, a try rather than ssri ( I cant tolerate ssri's).

It was designed for depression but highly used for insomnia and pain relief.  I'm going back to it because I'm far worse without.

[BlueButterfly]

I'm doing well actually...today has been a good day but I've been very exhausted. I stay up too late and get up too early. The heart palpitations have calmed and I just feel....calm. it's been odd to feel that even in situations that normally make me feel worse. I'm not sure if it is getting the magnesium that works for me back up to a good level in my system or a hormone shift. The hormone shift is entirely possible. I still have mostly regular periods...at least the last few months...and should be around ovulation time. That would explain the dreams probably.
I've been so cold lately..decided to check my temperature, just in case I was running a slight fever or something (I also have had ear aches and stuffiness so thought maybe a sinus or ear infection) but it's actually running lower than normal.  nothing dramatic but not what I'm used to. I always seemed to have a temp slightly above normal, not fever but a bit higher or right at normal. Now I'm a bit below...hubby thinks it's the loss of body fat and I'm just noticing it more with the cold weather...maybe...?
Have an appointment with my GYN tomorrow...getting a follow up scan on the odd ovary growth... amazing with all the health anxiety I have had, this doesn't worry me one bit. I still believe it is just the endometriosis and I'm hoping the progesterone cream is helping with that. So far I seem to have a bit less bleeding and shorter period...and had less mid cycle cramping...so hoping that's all a good sign. Otherwise I'll have to start the minipill-which I still don't want to do. I feel like I'm finally getting a handle on these hormones a bit and would hate to mess with them and get that horrible, I'm dying for sure, anxiety back.

How are you all doing?

[CLKD]

My legs and feet feel cold but DH tells me that they are OK.

Brown fat across the nape and shoulders is where we are the warmest.  Apparently.  Which is why women wear shawls ........

Try not to over-think the whys, stand and enjoy feeling 'good'  .  Let us know how you get on?

[NaturalMystic]

10mg amitriptine and the most relaxing night ever.  Still broken sleep but not totally waking thus going into anxiety.  Feel so good this mornw

[BlueButterfly]

Had a terrible sleep but a great day! Doctor went fabulous! I was nervous he wouldn't like that I was just using progesterone cream.... Okay, so first...the scan....things are better! The 'odd growth' on my ovary is actually smaller! Not gone but smaller. I also have less cysts as well and I have one large cyst because I am actually ovulating this month, right now! My uterine lining was a bit thickened...but again, I am at ovulation and he said it is expected...I am ripe to get pregnant if I really wanted to...HECK NO!

So he said bad things don't get smaller. I told him I was nervous because I was just using progesterone cream....and anyways he actually approves! Told me what to watch for on what I was getting. He talked to me about the progesterone pill they have but the problems they've run into with that (Too much at once in the system, etc) and some actual benefits to the progesterone cream (slowly absorbs in the body throughout the day) but it has a short shelf life and gave me ideas on what to look for when buying some. I asked him about dose...and he said it really is dependent on the person and how they absorb so to just go with symptoms/relief for me. And we can do another scan in a couple months unless I have some other issues come up!

So I am just thrilled right now! He said that yes, it most likely is the endometriosis that is on the ovary and also the reason that the progesterone is helping me so much with my anxiety, etc.

And I hate to say it, afraid I may jinx myself, but so far, no mid-cycle cramping! Usually at this point I am curled up in the fetal position with pain killers and a heating pad, afraid to stand up straight because it feels like my insides might tear apart. Right now I am having very minimal, barely noticeable cramping....Oh I hope that continues because it is awesome.

Now to just get some sleep! I ended up getting about 3 1/2 hours of broken sleep! Had a flush when I tried to go to sleep...no big deal, wasn't too bad...just hot face & neck...cold everywhere else!  But my mind would not SHUT UP. It just kept going and going....hopefully tonight or I'm going to have to get something to help me sleep better.

[CLKD]

It never all goes  but you can shout back at your brain 

[NaturalMystic]

It never all goes  but you can shout back at your brain 

Oh yea

Can you imagine having a serious MH illness, poor them 😢

[BlueButterfly]

Hey, sorry...yes, it definitely has. I'm not sure if that is normal but for me it does. I still have my moments...but that was normal for me too!  I can sure give blondes a bad name sometimes.  I do find I am catching myself before those moments...like realizing that I was about to put my phone in the microwave before I actually did it.

I am less forgetful and I can focus on things better than I used to. I actually have a clean house at the moment, have been making meals and treats...and even cleaning up after. I am finding less random objects in wrong rooms throughout the house and ALMOST remembering to put things away. I do still enter and leave the same room a couple times to remember what I was after. But a lot of that is my ADD as well. I get distracted by something else when I enter the room usually. (I  find my mind is more active...the ADD has ramped up a  bit) I think just getting the estrogen and progesterone balanced out helps. I don't know much about all this hormonal mess just know it's helping me. I feel more like me than I have in a long time.

[Ladybt28]

Glad to hear it Bluebutterfly - sometimes we don't realise just how bad we were until we feel a little bit better...hope it carries on.

[BlueButterfly]

Hope the p helps you as well Birdy. I know it's been a life saver for me. I didn't expect it to help me actually be able to accomplish things....I thought it was supposed to make you tired?

[BlueButterfly]

Good info, thanks! You'll have to let me know if the progesterone helps balance you out!

Survived Christmas, yay! It was enjoyable actually. I've been going for several days now. . family, meals, treats, etc. The oven has been going quite a bit. Warms the house.  I'm exhausted but not drained... really surprised. One last go today...started dinner in the slow cooker already though so just need to clean up from the Christmas explosion.

Missed a day or was late with using the progesterone cream...used less on some days because I was busy so stopping for 3 minutes to rub another dose of cream on....well, feel like I'm going to start a period today! Too early...that would be like a 20 day cycle.  It's not that much of a dose! I really didn't expect it to have that kind of affect on my body! Need to be more careful I guess.