Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Yorkshire Girl on January 27, 2019, 07:49:24 PM
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Hi Ladies
I think this has come up before but I can't find anything by searching. I frequently have weak, wobbly, feeling hot, spells usually when I'm out walking but recently I know I'm going to have an attack as my vision starts going funny, nearly like blurry/fast eye movement. Sometimes they last for a few minutes, others for an hour - not good when you are out on a long walk!! Sorry a bit useless struggling to put into words how it feels, but can anyone tell me what these attacks are & what causes them? Thanks
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Me too sparkle,usually had something sweet and just sat for a few moments until it passed
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Low blood sugar? I carry Dextrose tablets as recommended by the Ramblers Association and my GP for instant relief, when we go walking long distances I ate a normal breakfast but we take fruit cake with us as well as bananas. Slow release food to keep levels even. It's awful the it hits :-\
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Sparkle, CKLD yes it could be drop in blood sugar, the weird thing is it always happens on a Friday when hubby & I plan a walk & always within the first 30mins, I have a large bowl of porridge with blueberries for breakfast, so it's not like i'm going on an empty stomach, typical I usually forget to take a snack with me!
Sparkle I am post meno.
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That's it! Years++ ago DH and I would have a full cooked Sunday breakfast prior to going on a cycle ride. Now this was in Wales and we know what there is in Wales :o. Yep. Narrow lanes and HILLS and within 20 mins. I would faint. Due to my body trying to digest whilst trying to cycle up hill. After the 3rd time we decided to have light toast and carry snacks.
Many years ago+ we found a lady sitting on a hillside in the Lakes. Alone. We approached and it turned out that her blood sugar had dropped so her partner [not much longer we felt ;D] walked away. We had cake and biscuits so we munched for a while until she began to get some feeing back into her legs. We wandered down the hill, fortunately the view was lovely in bright :sunny: to a Cafe where she bought a pot of tea for us.
She then found the partner and words were quietly said. We never knew the end ;D
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Oh yes I lived in Wales, very used to narrow lanes and hills, mind you we have those in Yorkshire it's just I live in the flat part, we have to drive to the hills.
Love that story, my DH gets very concerened, certainly would never dream of leaving my side :)
I go on long walks on my own on the moors especially when it's a :sunny: morning and never suffer it's all very strange.
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Not after you have eaten though? Do you have a mobile, in case and snacks B4 you require them? I would never walk on the moors :o Yorkshire is too 'wide' for me, I prefer the confines of Derbyshire where I can see both sides ;D. Any snow up there yet?
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I used to live there too,little place called Itton,near Chepstow,got married in Usk😊
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Jaypo ah yes I had a friend who lived in Itton, I used to live in Caldicot!
CKLD ;D I'm very strict when I drive up to the moors or the Howardian Hills on my own, make sure I have everything and yet never need it as I'm always absolutely fine and there is always a lovely lunch to be had after!! I went for a 4 mile walk straight after breakfast this morning and no suffering! No snow at the moment, but we had some on Thursday last week.
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Do you carry a fold up shovel and whistle?
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Oh my,small world YG ask your friend if she knows whitemill cottage,that was our house 😄 we also looked at a house in caldicot
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That will identify you :-\
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Haven't lived there for years clkd
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even so :D .......... >hands over brown paper bag> ;)
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😆
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I tend to rush off when we are out walking, have one speed only which is fast ::) which means I burn off energy quickly. We have to remember to stop so that I can top up ......... otherwise!
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It could also be migraine (silent so no pain), particularly with the eye movements as well.
Hormones leaping about can cause this along with other neurological changes like twitches, weakness, mood changes and tachycardia.
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Jaypo I'm not in touch with them any more!
CKLD I only have one speed which is fast as well but have to slow down when with OH, and apparently I'm like a nimble goat when walking uphill ;D
Dangermouse I've never heard of a silent migraine!
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Yorkshire Girl - this regularly happens to me if I take more than usual exercise even after breakfast. With me it usually only happens in the morning and for me it is reactive hypoglycaemia - which produces the same symptoms as true low blood sugar that diabetics get. I have had this all my life but became worse during peri-menopause and has stayed with me. Sometimes it happens when I'm not even hungry - and yes it involves trembling ( visible shaking of the hands), copious sweating and an intense craving for sugar!
I know now to always have a good breakfast so you need an egg on top of your porridge (not literally ::) ) and perhpas some fruit too eg a banana, some grapefruit. No need for dextrose but I always (usually!) carry a muesli bar with me so that if I'm caught unawares - I'm OK. Also an apple or clementine will do the trick - but it takes a few mins for the blood sugar to rise!
Hurdity x
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Thanks Hurdity, always put fruit on my porridge usually blueberries and sometimes banana. After eating my porridge I'm too full to eat anything else!! I have now stocked up on oat/granola/muesli bars. It would make sense about the "more exercise than usual after breakfast" but it always starts within 30mins of starting out!
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Body trying to replace energy that you have used!
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A boiled egg is very small but it always works for me. We eat quite early the night before too so that might have something to do with it... Try it - just on Fridays (was it Fridays?)!! Yes that's right CLKD but it shouldn't happen so quickly especially after you've just eaten.
Hurdity x