Hi ladies well I went in white coat freight and all lol but results of all the blood work was good I lost 12lb he told me he wants me to get my a1c level to a 6 which it's a 6.5. He said with my hormones bouncing around it can cause my level to bounce around as well my blood pressure was good 120/76 usually when I go in my pressure is off wack but today was great he checked my shoulder out he said bursitis and it can be very achy sometimes feel warm it's the sac's that fill with fluid that's where the warmth feeling come from but other than that I feel pretty good today wish I could trade shoulders with someone lol but hey if that's all I have to deal with for the moment I'll take it god bless ladies and as album praying for all of us
Hi good news for you M.... I went to Doc last Friday my blood pressure was 140 can't remember the rest bit high when she did it again 138 strange
my hormone readings FSH was 99 very high I'm in menopause but until I reach the 12 mark I can say I have been through moving out of peri I guess
iam feeling better then I was but I don't trust mental pause always reading to bite again.
Hi Maria
I wanted my hormones level tested but my doctor keeps saying no need. If I say I want it can they refuse? X
Thanks for the encouragement!
I go to ob Dr tomorrow. I'm asking to get my hormones tested. Has any one here been on hrt? I'm kind of skeptical because my body doesn't adapt well to medications.
Good news
Yes I'm on HRT. There are a few ladies on here that are. Everyone is different. Any questions I'm sure any of the ladies on here will help x
Does it help?
I did it all natural and still going all natural doc says it's the best way going the hrt route is trouble he says because once you come off the hormones hit like a tiger
It helps the anxiety and hot sweats. You still have certain things but I suppose it can't completely get rid of them all. I've been on it 6 months x
Ok thank you.
I have been going through this for little over a year and I think the worst has hit. Praying and keeping my fingers crossed. I just really need something where I can sleep at night I'm exhausted. I want all natural stuff as well.
Hi Carmen. just think hrt stands for "hormone replacement therapy" so it replacement hormones for what you are lacking. if you go on hrt ask for the micronised formulas, as they are as near to what your body produces as possible, more pure than synthetic hormones, & more effective in helping with peri/meno symptoms than cheaper synthetic forms. my doc is a specialist meno/gynae doc & she was happy to put me on the micronised formulas - in fact she knew all about them & these were her first suggestions to try for me. I've been on hrt since april now - estrogen gel applied to thighs every night, & progesterone(utrogestan) capsules days 15-26 of every 28day cycle taken at bedtime. the hrt has helped my mental symptoms of erratic low mood, random tearfulness, unchacteristic short temper, brain fog, anxiety, panic attacks, & i sleep much better on the whole. it also eliminated frequent "hormone" headaches i was getting, & i hardly get any palpitations at all now. things started to improve after 2-3wks, but got better with more time on hrt. my hrt regimen is low risk, low dose. you could see if your surgery has a specialist meno/gynae doc or nurse you could make an appointment with. discussing it wouldn't hurt, & once armed with all the information & options, you can make your own mind up if you want to try it to help your symptoms. xx
Thank you for all the information. I go see a ob/gyn that specializes in menopause today at 3:30 I have been waiting a month and a half for this day. You were right on time. Thank you so much. I'm just trying to make it through it has been a rough year. I know it could be a lot worse but this stuff is no joke. I will keep you posted after today's appointment. Have a great day.
Glad to help you hun. Hope you get on well at your appointment, let us all know on here how you get on. x
Me too and I will definitely share info about my appointment.
Well Im back from the Dr and I liked him a lot. I asked about the hrt and he told me that it can escalate the symptoms I already have in the long run and suggested that I didn't take them unless I wanted to. So I choice not to at this time. He also said he could give me zoloft for the hot flashes and I'm not good with medications my body doesn't handle them well. He suggested drinking unsweetened soy milk so I'm going to give that a try. I will keep you posted and please keep me posted. Thank you again.
I'm glad you got on well with the doc Carmen. i've never heard hrt makes symptoms worse in the long run, not even from my specialist meno gp! it just replaces what your body isn't making enough of, which is why its important to only go on the lowest dose that relieves enough of the symptoms. Anyway, at least he offered you some sort of help. Its upto you at the end of the day Carmen, but at least you know there are things available to help should you find it hard to cope with symptoms. Its all about quality of life. take care hun. xx
I was very please with his answers and thought he was very helpful. Also I liked that he didn't try to push medicine on me, which a lot of Dr's do. Well I will ride it out and see and if it gets worse I will call him up. All of the 46 out of 66 symptoms I've had I think I have gotten the worse part over. Praying that I did. 😊 I told him that I'm skipping periods so I now know I'm definitely in perimenopause. Praying for all women that have to go through this. And once again thank you.
One more question for you did you ever get your fsh checked? I had mine done back in February and it was 6.7 my primary dr says it was fine but I really don't understand the reading if I was perimenopause back then or not. It gave a range of mid follicular 3.85 - 8.78. Midcycle cycle peak 4.54 - 22.51. Med luteal phase 1.79 - 5.12. Postmenopausal 16.74 - 113.59. Which I see I don't fall in that phase yet.