Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Sammas on December 29, 2017, 08:10:52 AM
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::) Sorry to moan How can you feel ok most of the time, then WHAM!! In a day I can feel headachy, sick, upset stomach, strange aches, anxiety, emotional, angry and tired to name a few These feelings can change by the hour!
Thanks for reading. Xx
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Thanks Sparkle ! I just needed to air things and don't want to moan and groan at home Have been taking Estroven for over 6 months which seemed to improve things till now ! X
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somedays I feel my hormones change like going down a childrens slide ???
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Samade what do you take? X
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Hi there it shocks me that so many of us suffer like this but on the plus side thank god (aka dr currie) lol for providing this forum and its angels who give us invaluable advice and empathy keep your chin up there's plenty people who will sympathise with you.you are definitely not alone xx
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You really are not alone. This can be such a rollercoaster. I think the women on this forum and any others who experience this must be half angel and half warrior! xxx
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Thanks Daisydotd and Mindful moomins Rhus site def helps and makes you realise you are not going mad To either of you 2 take anything ? X
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Yes I do. I have been on an antidepressant for many years but started peri symptoms about 2 years ago. I was initially helped by Evorel Sequi HRT but then got acute anxiety due to the norehistine I think. I am now two weeks into Estrogel 3 pumps and ultragestan 12 days a month.
Feeling anxious today but just hoping it will pass and the Estrogel will help xx
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I can totally emphasize.
I can feel fine for 1 Minute & then suddenly feel awful again for no reason at all. I can have really bad anxiety & suddenly it is gone numerous times a day. Hormones really do mess with your body. If men had to put up with this I don't think they could
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Thanks Paisley! Men don't know the half of it. Mindfulmoomin I also have been taking AD for years and that is partly why I'm trying to avoid the HRT route, but maybe that's the way forward If I look back, I could have been peri for a number of years, 6 at least, but symptoms have increased in the last few years x
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Hi,
I'm going through this too at the moment, it's horrid, I also get irrational thoughts which make the anxiety worse, this happens at different stages of my cycle, usually before my period.
I didn't get a PMT befor my last period, instead it came halfway through and will stay untill I get my next period.
Totally fed up with this whole menopause thing!
I just want to feel calm and energised, is that even possible when you have all of this going on?
I think th symptoms get worse the further on that you get.
I take evorel 50 and Utrogestan 200/12 days, I also take an AD. I don't fancy not taking the HRT in case things get even worse, but how do you know when your peri stops?
Would things just settle even with the HRT?
It's all so confusing, no wonder the menfolk don't understand.
Shellb
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I'm coming back as a man in my next life. It has to be easier than ours. I only wish men could have a taste of PMT or menopause. Just so they had some idea of what we feel. I have tried HRT & ADs & now don't take anything apart from vitamins
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Paisley, did you have a difficult time with HRT? X
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Sammas I take evorel sequi low dose and citalopram, I'm mostly good now, but sometimes on the last patch of the cycle I can get anxiety
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Yes Sammas
I had a terrible time with HRT. I tried nearly everyone for 8 years. I tried pills, patches, gels & transbuccal & none of them worked. I kept plodding on hoping the next one would work but they never did so 7 months ago I said enough was enough & stopped them. For some women HRT is fantastic but not for me they just don't work.
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Shellb, thanks for your reply You sound so like me! Out of interest, do you work? I find I'm fine most of the time at work, but sometimes lack focus Paisley, it's interesting that you have tried lots of HRT! This is why I'm scared to try it in case it makes me feel worse x
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Hi Sammas,
Yes, I work full time in further education, it can be tough!
As for the HRT, try it, give it chance to work, decide if you feel better or not, you can always stop it if you don't like it.
xXx
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Hi there I've been on hrt for around 7 weeks now,I'm 60 with no womb so just needed Estrogen.i started on Premarin for first 4 weeks which gave me terrible backaches and headaches but did improve a few other things.on dr curries advice after chatting by email I switched to evoril 25 patches,I've noticed a huge difference I've not had one single episode of the crippling sweats I used to get not once or twice a day but literally minutes apart they used to completely wreck me my bedding was soaking wet at night then I'd get the chills and hadn't had a proper sleep for around 2 years.the bleeding I had and pain from va was unbearable I could hardly walk some days with it not to mention the Uti,s. I had an early menopause in my 40s then went on hrt in my late 40s for a couple of years when new go said stop which regrettably I did and now realise I shouldn't have as all these things crept up gradually over a five year period being constantly ill,every test under the sun showing nothing terrible black moods anxiety pain you name it.Now I'd say I'm 75% improved not quite there yet but huge difference I'm sleeping like a baby,uncarriage has healed very well no Uti,s for a good 6 /8 months now,no “jiggly†as yet lol it's been 3 years so hopefully that'll happen at some stage I'm still scared in case of any tears again it's taken me so long to heal up down below.im presently on estriol cream twice weekly with nternally and evoril patches as I said and doing well.the one thing I notice is I change the patches on a wed and a Sunday by Saturday I'm starting to feel a bit anxious again and broken sleep so I've got new gp first appointment next week so I'll discuss and see what she suggests I'm hoping I don't have any more battles to get my hrt treatment.it won't do you any harm to try it for 3 months you may be so glad you did I hope so,good luck and happy new year xx
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Me too, me too. I think the air pressure or the this ' wolf moon' tugging our emotions! Have felt pretty good for weeks; felt lousy and anxiety last 48 hours. Need to switch my brain off. Any ideas?
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Try one of the meditation apps roseneath.i couldn't do them at first as felt unable to focus on pretty much anything but I persevered and now if I feel or notice my shoulders “up†at my ears I make the effort to drop them and focus on my breathing using these apps either “calm†or “headspace†or go on you tube and you'll find help to get you through the bad times that's what I do now.just keep telling yourself it's hormones messing with your mind and you can ease it honestly.gid luck and have a happy new year xx