morning please could someone out there help me understand my fsh levels as just got my blood results back i really dont understand my results also i have low vit d and folic acid never had these issues before so now i take vit d3 (25000) one tablet every two weeks floic acid 5 mg a day also said my white blood cells are 12.1 and should be 11 dont know wats going on i wake with awful palpitations and on edge all day is this peri menopausal ? does anyone understand hormone levels i keep trying to find out on google wat my levels mean hoping someone can help with my results i can put them on here if anyone can help me understand ? really need help xxx
white blood cells can be up due to infection or inflammation in the body, or simply a bruise or injury, mine have been just over before for no reason so i wouldnt stress about that too much, have you had your b12 , iron and thyroid tested ,these can cause palpitations?
thank you for replying i am 48 was thinking am i peri menopausal as my bloids always been fine re b12 - yeah they said it was normal but i was low on vit d and folic acid xxx
not sure bout thyroid ? i asked for a print out lol wish i could send you it x
also had my hormones tested dont understand any of it all numbers and letters ?
Hi - I had my bloods done last week and got exactly the same as you low folic acid and vitamin d and the doctor put me on 3 months of tablets for both then they will take bloods again to see if improved. I have been having quite a few wierd symptoms which I think it is menopause related - low folic acid and vit d must be to do with our hormones I am 45 this year so probably about the right time for it to start :(
wooow interesting yes i was so surprised with the results yeah i have to take vitd3 25000 got 3 tablets one every two weeks and folic acid 5mg daily i have bad anxiety and low in mood too and awful palps but not sure if this is my anxiety playing up or the hormones my symtoms last few months are so weird developec allergies (hayfever ) bad stomach issues panic and anxiety bad sleep sore breasts weird periods palps and prob more can i ask what your symptoms are ? feel so fed up drs offereing anti deppressants but been down that rd and took me ages to get off them i take diazapam to help xxx so reasurring to hear others on here with similar issues xxx
just to add i had symptoms same age as u but not as bad as i have now i asked dr for hormones to test but they look normal but i know hormones change daily so blood tests will never tell us wonder if these lack of vits are to do with the dreaded change i was thinking bout hrt been watching louise newson on youtube (mrnopause dr she is brilluant ) xxx would like to stay in touch as having all this is pretty lonely and scary xxx
the doctor said to me wouldnt do hormone check as still having periods so wouldnt show anything but definitely think this is perimenopause. i have sore breasts mainly in one though. eyesight blurry past few months which they say is a cause of menopause. sometimes my scalp tender. periods one month heavy one month light. sometimes teary at the least bit thing. also have bad anxiety and palps but the new symptom this week is leg twitches. honestly i am fed up already and only had past few months if i have to have years of this going to go round the twist :( xx
yep same one breast really tender and lumpy and i get like twitches too that wake me i also wake 3am without fail or 4 am heart racing and doom feeling really hate all this my life is pretty crappy and feel my anxiety is progressing re fsh results dr did them as i was constanly moaning at them saying " i dont want anti deppresants " i know wat u mean bout blood work as hormones change dauly i was told but drs so anti hrt yet they are safe now drs are going by the old hrt the ones made from mares urine we need the bio identical ones and the gel or patch as these are safe but drs not trained tbh we need like private clinics with experienced menopause drs that know and understand our symptoms not just think we are nutteres and imagining our issues and so they give out anti depressants as all they do is read the list off there computer its awful i feel soo lost tbh and scared xxx
it really is scary all these wierd symptoms know exactly what you mean. i used to sleep well but dont now keep waking up too. at first thought it was the light mornings but sure its this menopause. Dont feel scared we are in this together. sounds like we are going through the same symptoms x
Thank you i know there are so many ladies like us and suffering too its just madness how hormones can make us feel so many different issues which has made my health anxiety worse i left my job because of this as my periods were everywhere and was dizzy and just couldnt function at work but the other staff even though were ladies didnt understand which i find hard but i guess some woman breeze through it and have never experienced anxiety or fear ! i find everyday there is a different symptom to worry bout and focus on it has your gp offered you anything ? x
My GP is pretty useless really more or less been told get on with it. They said to take the folic acid and vitamin D and will see me after 3 months for more bloods and thats it - I used to be on antidepressants years ago so I don't want to go back on them again so just taking each day at a time. Have started taking evening primrose oil with B12 in as well to help - so hoping that over the next few weeks feel a bit better if I get the right vitamins although woke up this morning and back of my head feels tender again - it freaks you out as I always think its something worse but all these symptoms I am getting are on the 66 perimenopause symptoms I found on here - thankful I found this forum site as my docs were telling me nothing just "yeah it might be menopause!" its scary when you dont know what is happening to your body....
morning woke bloody 5.30am panicky ,and then sweating awful since been taking folic acid and vit d i feel rough lol or its just my imagination feel bit off balance today and lightheaded so guessing i am due on yet again but good news though my smear came bck fine, wat a relief this anxiety is the worst hate it oh was gunna say that you mrntioned u are taking primrose oil and b12 maybe i should try that as well but thought the folic acid was part of b12 on my blood results it says b12/folate and says its low but was given folic acid ! isnt folic acid in the same grp as b12 ? xxx
ps sorry going on but i have devrloped awful stomach issues too and throat always feels tight bloody scary symptoms this last year o and also this off balance feeling but maybe that could be hormones have you thought bout hrt ?
yeah I never thought that the folic acid is b12 as well - I didnt get a letter the doctor rang me and said she had put prescription through for the folic acid and to get some vitamin d tablets so I just got some from holland barrett but come to think of it she didnt say what strength vit d to take - told you my docs useless. Havent thought about hrt - new to all this and not sure what to do for the best - keep looking on here for guidance. I woke up at 3am and then 5am - been feeling rough and different symptoms every day so not sure if the folic acid and vit d working or not been on them 2 weeks so far. Good news about your smear got mine due in Sept :( another worry - no fun being a woman is it lol
hi ya yes i never knew folic acid was B12 either untill i looked it up dr gave me prescription for vit D 3 tablets and one every two weeks for 6 weeks i really think that since taking folic acid its made me loss appetite and stomach ache but then that could be my anxiety and its pretty high atm my sleep is similar to yrs its awful waking silly hrs and then i get the heart racing and then comes the thoughts feel so fed up with this my boobs hurt i feel hot and cold dizzy spells awful how r u ?xxx
hi. was just going to ask how you were today? i was up most of the night but thats because some idiots going down road drunk and shouting. so not done much today. my head feeling a bit sore again feels like someone been pulling on my hair but i am due on and it comes and goes and apparently one of the signs. wish i had some energy since this all started feel like i have aged 10 years. Felt hot today but checked temp and ok thought it was weather but sure its these hormones. xx
not been grt day just always feel like off balance and vision weird like you i feel i have aged mentally and physically my anxiety today is awful on edge and sicky belly and head is hot palps all over the place feel that nervous on edge feeling keep thinking all this cant be hormones but i know as due on soon i used to love going out and shopping now i do nothing awful just dont know if should start a anti depressant in past i was on fluxetine citrapram sertraline mitazapine just dont know if this is anxiety or hormones drs just have go at me saying "well ur not helping yoursrlf by not trying meds " my drs arnt nice or i start hrt but my dr is not keen and throws ads at me also my energy is non exisitant and just feel like i am ill in some way yes my bloods showed lack of vits but been taking them 2 wks but cant feel any change i always tjought that my off balance feeling was the low iron but still getting it everyday a new symptom comes and i panic i am not the same person i feel i have been hyjackecd by hotmones or anxiety just wish i knew wat is causing all this is it anxiety or hormones xxxx