hi again ladies!
you all have helped me so much this week. putting my mind at some ease that i am not dying! I have another question
Does anyone go thru short spells that feel like you are literally losing your mind? its been happening the past few weeks. not everyday but too much. usually in the afternoon all the sudden i feel crazy in the head. like i am on drugs. it lasts about an hour or more. i end up in tears and shaking that i am losing my mind. i dont/cant take AD and want to try HRT. has anyone had this and HRT helped?! i want and need my sanity back!
Hi Kim, yes I have felt that way many times. You are hormonal normal. It is so strange how that feeling comes on and you cant explain it to people that have never felt it. You will be ok.....it does come and go but eventually you will just recognize it as perimenopause and it will just pass by. I have not tried hrt, I just take vitamin d3. Keep reading and posting on here. You will get through this. Praying for all of us daily. Take care!
Hey Kim first things first you are not losing your mind!!!! I felt this way last year for almost three months straight!!! I too thought I was losing my mind!!! I finally ended up at an acupuncture clinic that specializes in treating menopause. After a few r
treatments I felt sane again!!! I can't help with your question about HRTs because I steer clear of them. I hope this helps!!!!!!!!!
thank you for responce. it is a horrible feeling i was trying to explain to my family last nite. it came in the middle of my daughters 6 yr old bday party 
acupuncture helps?? i will have to try that. how do you find one that treats peri? do they use different things?
Yes it comes at the worst times....usually when you have things to do. Be gentle with yourself right now, light walks, naps and breathing and remember that you are normal and you are not losing it! Things will get better.
I am always losing my mind
Look for ways.to reduce anxiety and stress.
hi kim
i had this for months . i would hold my head like i was going mad or cracking up or something.. it was like you cant cope....but then it would come and go just like that,,, but i cut out choclates and sugar stuff out of my diet , and i cant believe the difference it has on me,, so much calmer i just cant believe it.. now i would still get a slight twinge of it now and then, but i know it will pass so not as afraid of it like i was at first....iwouldnt even stay home alone as i was afraid,,and if i was alone, i was afraid to eat,,and didnt want to go driving by myslf,,,but thank god about 80 % better now.. not on any medications or hrt by the way.
im sorry u went thru this but its good to know its not just me. its horrible. i went from vertifgo and pain in legs which i had for 8 months and was horible to this which is way worse. im glad tp know there is an end in sight!
Try some valium for a short time it helps you to relax
For me the HRT got me in a worse of position i suggest u try an calm down an try to be in a relax mode it can help
It did for me and I was climbing the walls!!!! I had so many symptoms I just couldn't function!! Go online and type in menopause and acupuncture you should be able to find someone in your area!!!! Remember it may take one or two sessions to feel better!!!! I hope this helps let me know if this worked for you if decide to try it!!!
They use the needles(painless) and sometimes herbs depending on your symptoms.
thank you! i found a place close to me and calling today. how often are you supose to go
Hi Kim. I'm 45. i had been suffering from irreg bleeding for about 2yrs &around jan/feb this year, i started experiencing erratic low mood, short temper, getting overwhelmed very easily, brain fog/inability to concentrate or remember things, random tearfulness, irritability, intense all day headaches, period pain, anxiety & panic attacks to name the worst, all quite uncharacteristic of me. i am already on ad's & anti anxiety meds for maintenance of longstanding depression/anxiety, & initially thought it was this getting worse again, but it didnt feel the same as previous bouts of depression/anxiety as it was not constant, it was erratic throughout the day/week, & i felt out of control. i saw my doc who,based on age, mesntrual cycle, & symptoms, diagnosed i was in perimeno. after several in depth chats, i went on to low dose/low risk hrt in april. within 2-3wks my mental symptoms started to improve & the headaches lessened. with more time on hrt , my mental symptoms are much much better - i feel back in control, & the headaches are virtually non existent now. my irreg bleeding of 2yrs is also much less/settled. many doc surgeries these days have a speciallist meno gp or nurse, you could see fi your surgery has one, & perhaps make an appt to see them to discuss your symptoms & poss hrt options. i was put on estrogen gel nightly applied to skin on thighs or upper arms, & utrogestan capsules(progesterone) days 15-26 of every 28day cycle. i had to create a cycle on my calendar as i didn't have a cycle!!!! hope this info helps hun. xx
thank you! i have been going back and forth what to do about taking HRT. it does help ease anxiety to know i am not alone. it is not fun
did you notice that foods are a trigger to an episode? i feel like a little after i eat i get an attack. i had fast food while out cause all the sudden i got very hungry and about 30 min later the " crazy " feeling came along with unsettled stomach i am getting thru this one much better than others now that i know im not alone and im not going crazy. i am hoping it ends soon
I do definitely believe food triggers it. I kept a a4 refill pad and every day I wrote across the line what I ate for breakfast lunch and dinner and on the page opposite I wrote on the line across from each day what I had eaten and how I was feeling . And then if I had a bad day I would mark in red. And then the next bad day I would go back along and see the red marks and see me eat I had eaten in those days. Then you will see a pattern of what you ate on the days you were bad. It works brilliant at eliminating the bad stuff. So choclates sweets. Fizzy drinks biscuits and Chrisp with e621 are my culprits. But I do find the week before my period is due I would get a bit edgy even though I cut out all the crap. But I can't believe the difference in my anxiety levels now. So worth not eating the crap . I feel I have my life back. So hopefully you will be the same
Hi looloo...i could have written that! I have had anxiety/depression in the past but last October I had it come back with a vengeance.....it was different this time though and erratic...coming and going. When I was bad I thought I was having a breakdown but then it would go again. I had drenching sweats, indigestion headaches mood swings muscle aches....i just felt terrible. Doctors didnt help...all tests were fine. So I tried l theanine and lavender for the anxiety. I also cut out caffeine and cut back sweet foods and tried to eat better. It took about 3 months but it really helped...i still get twinges but its usually if I have been bad and had sugar. I definitely think food is the first thing to look at...they are finding a link between gut health and mental health now. They are calling our stomach our second brain. Apparantly we have more oestrogen receptors in our stomach and thats why our hormones in peri/meno affect our digestive system. I have been reading up on it...its really interesting. My son is in his last year at uni doing exercise science and he has been studying it. He has told me to take a probiotic too to help the gut balance. Its pretty sad we all have to research our own cures as many doctors don't seem to recognise perimenopause actually exists!