Hi Everyone, I am new on here, thank goodness I found it - I lost my mum in 2013, my periods just stopped few months later. Never had one again; I was 44 then.
It's been a nightmare since then, hot unbearable flushes, aching joints, night sweats, anxiety, depression that was last year ! Then I became reLly poorly with low moods last summer, panic attacks ! I got myself better with the right support . I was in a better place. Now it's back these last few months ... feels uncontrollable, hot flushes every minute, embarrassed in work, not that they are sympathetic I open a small window to cool down and they immediately close it ...last few months I experienced insomnia, like my insides are itching weird ! burning flushes, anxiety low mood, tearfull, little anger ... itching burning eyes, top of my arms hurt and slight rash there for 3 months ... pricey feeling rash .... and I look like iv aged.
Been to the GP, different doctor everything's time, had the bloods done it showed that I am going through menopause. The Gp says you have come here for something else not menopause , you need to book an appointment again to discuss menopause treatments. So I did and had to go through same thing all over again and explain. I was asked if there was any Breast cancer in family and if I suffered with migraines. At that point I stopped her and said don't bother ... I will do it my way ! Had no faith in her whatsoever. The other GP discouraged me from having hrt said it not good with high blood pressure, but mines managed. Another Gp told me to go on google and research it ! Feel very alone with all this, no medical support at all ... they made me feel like I was a hypochondriac ! I cried when I left there ... and before I went in.
Flushes are terrible and they make me feel sick sometimes, really struggling with my job as I work in classroom and it's so noisy my nerves are shattered !
I in process of watching my portion size to eat healthier, exercise, to loose weight and plenty of water. Iv had heavjes recently soe mouth, sweating terribly then feeezung cold chills where u literally have to go to bed with hot water bottle then I have fan on, mi utes later. My husband freezing in bedroom and is in spare room ... as he is up early during week. It's no life this ! I shower three times a day sometimes and just as sweaty in 5 minutes of being hot. I get home from work I dare sit down as I'm asleep in seconds so tired in day ... everybody living in my house, walking on egg shells , don't want to go out either to socialise. Rather stay home with my dog these days. This thing changes your life .... dragging me down all this ...thanks for readjng my lists of self complaints lol 😢
