Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Booroo on January 29, 2020, 07:01:40 AM
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I have post d in other posts but this is a new symptom :-\
Have ibs and taking ranitidine and gaviscon for reflux which has been doing the trick so far butnlast couple nights I been waking up suddenly then unsure if it's hit flush but start a wave of warm up upper back like a trickle then prickly feel little bit warm on front then it goes and comes again in couple of waves, then think I feel acid? Get tummy ache and have to let wind out sorry 😐 peeps then try to get sleep upright. Also got burning tongue which gp looked at and being treated for oral thrush whatvthe hell is goingnon please xxx
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Jaypo thank you
Yes got Mebeverine took some yesterday
Do you think that it's not acid then but adrenaline surge I'm getting by night?
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Jaypo thanks x
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Jaypo I'm already taking ranitidine and gaviscon although the availability on it is bit hit and miss I'm nit allowed to take omprezole but there is another one that I maybe could take
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Hot flushes/flashes can make the body feel weird.
It can affect the gut too. For me reflux is awful and usually 'rennies' helps. However, the constant cough with it means that I take 'omeprazole' as it's caused by reflux. Sometimes I woke with chest pain - indigestion - which 4 me is different from reflux ::)
Try not to eat/drink too close to going to bed!
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Jaypo thanks xxx yes I did get tingly first I think I was fast asleep mind like something crawling up then the heat
Clkd thank you too
Trying not to have a panic here x
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Update have slept better last couple nights no jumping out of bed but still wake up once in night with a feeling of something coming up through body? Nothing comes out mouth so dunno if anxiety or reflux but prop up myself but more to go back asleep any other ideas?x
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Yes I guess so I don't feel like I want be sick or anything just I wake up when it feels like it's going up to my chest? Did het bit warm after is it all really just anxiety and heat? Worrying me cos gp said if meds not working would have to go for ore tests and wit gaviscon I can feel that takes while to slide down have had oral thrush so dunno if throat inflamed
Sorry for panic can't help it x
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Thank you xxx I mean it it's really helpful this forum
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Wel after another night of waking up at 1am then awake for hours and think it is reflux will have to go gp again
Saw lady doctor in week about burning mouth all she wanted to do was put me on hrt no thanks will let you know
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Hi Booroo,
I had very bad reflux when the menopause hit me,I had never had it before, so bad that ended up with an endoscopy which diagnosed reflux, I also had burning mouth syndrome it's horrendous I had all types of mouth washes and lozenges nothing apart from HRT helped it. I didn't want to take it initially but along with all the usual symptoms I couldn't stand the burning mouth any longer and it subsided very quickly and that was a massive relief.
I also had the weird under skin creepy crawly feeling it felt like a spider had got underneath the skin right at the top of my back and shoulders and was crawling around mixed with an almost sun burnt feeling that has gone since HRT but has returned recently I think due to a change from patches to gel due to the shortages.
I hope you get sorted but thought I'd reply so you know you're not alone especially with the burning mouth xx
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I didn't want to take anti-depressant medication but without it I wouldn't be typing here!
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Hi Booroo,
Just wondered whereabouts you are in your menopause journey?
What is your diet like and generally how many hours before bedtime do you eat?
J x
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Helenmelon thank you for that
I have health anxiety too done all of counselling for that lol
Gp advised dieticians but I've looked myself online and doing food diary which is helping and have to take my ranitidine at bedtime instead of 1 in morning and 1 in bedtime I've lost weight which is good thing nice and steady started cerazette again cos don't want periods but has set off anxiety again
I woke in night with taste in mouth so drunk gaviscon and slept upright instead of wedge.
Jari unsure had anxiety about 6 years ago when mum died and I just had baby after long gap then maybe about 2017/2018 periods all flooded and nearly fainting hence the pill then lost my dad so maybe 4 years in I don't know
Birdy don't want it too much hype over side effects I'm quite sensitive to meds
Clkd how you cope with side effects I had setraline but only did one dose cos did not want to feel like that
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Just want to know if it's reflux or mouth taste thing they can't say
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Booroo, hope you're feeling better today.
I do think that the more anxiety you have whilst going through meno the more symptoms you get or are more aware of which adds to the anxiety, it's a real vicious circle. Had you tried a meditation app like Headspace or Calm,you do have to subscribe to them but I have found Calm has helped massively.
I hope you find some relief from the burning, I found that continually sucking a boiled sweet helped a lot and to get the saliva production working again.
Alternatively if you are able you could try a low dose HRT but it's not for everybody x
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Yes I do have headspace it's pretty good
Not too bad day so far slept well could do with a nap now lol but feeling reasonably normal!
Thanks for your help
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Booroo, 'that's good to hear, long may it last xx
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Yes can cope with the day as long as I've slept I need my sleep
Am looking at going to a dietitian to advise have done bit myself just had bought sandwiches and boy do I know it!