Welcome to the wonderful wierd world of menopause where anything goes anytime, anywhere!.. Where shall I begin? Symptoms start and then they stop only to begin again!
my menopause so far: Nausea, gastitis, period changes, weight loss, tearfulness, hot flushes, sleep changes, health anxiety, anxiety, panic attacks, acne, nose and gum bleeds, dry limp hair, migraine auras, headaches, eye twitches, brittle nails, weight gain round middle, muscle aches and cramps, bone clicking, shoulser and back aches, eyesight detoriating, intolerence to bright lights, breathlessness (especially in mornings) funny taste in mouth (again in mornings due to reflux), stiffness in legs when getting up...the list continues ladies?...
Hi Pinkcatfairy, tell me about it I had most of your exciting symptoms not fun at all....I often wonder if it all stops in the end but for older people experience I was told it does there is light at the of the tunnel we just have to put through it get through it....there were times I wonder how I'm going to make it, I'm still going through it but not as bad, so you hang on there.
off balance, dizzy, bad memory. worst year of my life. praying for a better 2017!
It stinks!!! My life in the past year has changed dramatically. Flooding periods, anxiety, depression, hair loss, severe back pain, tired, and to top it off loss of relationships!
So, so sorry you are having so many issues - have you been to your primary care doctor - I have had so many things crop up - I have been sent to a variety of doctors and my symptoms have been real and all are being taken care of - lots of dr's and lots of appointments, but soon I'll be all fixed up like new again - so hang in there - it takes a lot of faith and prayer and believing for the best - good healthy food, not a lot but I totally changed what I was eating, vitamins, minerals, light exercise, and a positive attitude
i've had all of these. feel like I'm caught up in a tornado for the past year and a half, all sorts of rubbish being thrown at me. Stops for a while, then starts spinning again. no fun at all 
Hi all, I know exactly how you feel and it's horrible! ! Some days I feel like I can take it anymore!
My mood is so up and down. I just want to feel like me again. It's been so long I'm forgetting what it feels like to just be free and happy.
My thoughts, my mind, anxiety, panic, depression.
It's like mother nature is playing a bad joke on me.
I still get my period every month faithfully.
Please tell me it will get better. I just joined this group because I felt all alone like I'm going crazy or something. My doctor claims it's not peri menapause which made me feel worse.
Please anyone who has gone through this please let me know im not crazy and it will get better.
Hi Pinkcatfairy!
I've had every single one of these symptoms at one time
or the other!!!! I feel your pain! I've been in peri menopause for about 5years now. Looking back on it
now I didn't know what was wrong with me but wow
how my eyes have been opened!
Hi Traci, dont worry what the doctors say.....you know yourself best. It took four doctors before one said perimenopause for me. Every time one of the doctors told me that it wasnt peri I felt just like you, like I was going crazy.Try not to worry so much about that. You are not going crazy it is a hormonal roller coaster. Just hang on....you will feel better!
Gastritis umm I wonder if that's what I am getting now?
Oh wow....me too to all of your issues! I am currently on day 14 of flooding with massive clots and debilitating fatigue and moodiness! I sympathize with every woman all over the world going through this and I wish better days ahead for all of us!
You are for sure not crazy and you are most surely not alone! This has been such a bad couple of years for me so I know how you feel. I'm 52 and have been in perimenopause for about 5 years now. I am currently on day 14 of flooding bleeding with large clots and debilitating cramps, moodiness, tearfulness, etc. I very much feel like "How can I possibly go to work tomorrow (teacher), come home and take care of daughter and elderly mother and deal with everything else?" I would pay any price to have even just 12 hours of relief!
I could have written your post myself! That's just how closely I can identify with your symptoms. I love your title, by the way, "Alice in Meno-land!" That is pure comedy! 😂
Hi Elizabeth,
thank you for replying. It really helps to know
this is something real and I'm not alone.
It must be really tough for you with the bleeding and cramps. I don't have that, but to have that in addition to everything else must really stinks. I hope you find some relief soon but please try to keep positive because they say this will go away. I don't when or how long but I live on that hope and I pray.
I feel the same way and wonder myself how I'm going to make it through the day.
it seems lately I have more bad days than good. Forget what it's like to be happy.
This certainly is a silent hell, but I feel a better I have other people on this site yo talk too. I truly hope you get some relief. Keep strong I truly believe it will get better. It has to!
Thanks Becky, you are so right, a hormonal roller coaster! ! That is exactly what I am on.
just saying the words made me feel a little better.
I'm in the process of getting a new doctor and that's exactly how I'm going to describe it to her. Hopefully she understands.
thank you again for your kind, positive words.
I hope things get better for you too and I am sure they will.
Elizabeth. Flooding and clots! Have you had an ultrasound to check for fibroids? I have quite a few small ones that are most likely contributing to my insane cycles. I'm sorry you are going through this! I'm praying for actual menopause everyday!! Did the flooding just start for you this cycle or has it been going on for a while? Stay strong and let me know how you are doing.
Thanks for your concern. Yes, this is the first flooding type bleeding I've experienced. I just had nearly 3 months with only minor spotting. I really thought that would taper off too and that would be that! You could be right about fibroid although some of the latest stuff I've read has been saying now that they don't think the fibroids are what causes this! I just want it to end! I so appreciate your message. Thanks again.
Me too! 2016 was the worst year of my life. I've refrained from social activities, nothing accomplished and sat around lacking total ambition. Not the way I want to live!
I have many symtoms too. I was looking forward to meno, but I'm reading those in meno are suffering too! I don't know how many more years I can take it??? I'm never happy, anxious, depressed....
Dear Maria
Yes, hopefully the light at the end of the tunnel isn't too far away! X