OK, i have really had it!!! i have felt so yucky the last couple of days, intense fog brain, horrible indigestion, burning body parts, pressure headache, anxious, nauseous, palps, flushing, extreme achy legs where i can barely walk & now today i experienced the bottom of my left foot going numb as i was walking - now my anxiety is going crazy - has anyone experienced this just in one foot? i have had the tingling/burning on tops of my feet, but never the bottom & never one foot - i just want to cry, i really dont know how much more i can keep dealing with this -
Have had all of the above. You are not alone. Sending a big air hug!
Oh my god yes!!! i have tingling numb sensations periodically, in my hands and feet. At first my anxiety told me i was having a stroke when it happened on the outside of my left leg 2 years ago. I went to ER. They checked me out, said it was probably a compressed nerve.Then it cleared up. last year it was a numb spot on my left thumb. Went away after maybe a couple weeks. I realized i lay on my left side a lot.
At this moment my big toe on the right is having same sensation. Tingly buzzy..not really numb and no loss of feeling or movement.
Gyne said hormonal shifts will drive you nuts with the symptoms they cause.
hi nettie - so you truly think this is hormones that is causing this & not MS, stroke or diabetes? i guess i can manage in my mind if i knew for sure it was just the lack of hormones - really, when does this all stop? i have been battling this for too long - thank you for responding, it does ease my anxiety -
I've had tons of blood work, scans etc and nothing shows up. I too worry like you. It never ends. I now have an intentional tremor in my hands that came on at Christmas time. My GP is not concerned about it but my anxious mind is. I am seeing a neurologist May 6th to put my mind at ease. It's always something.
Thanks Katy - yes, i have had random "hot spots" of tingling that have floated around my thighs, & i consistently get the front of shins, tops of feet, forearms, back & chest burning & tingling but never just the bottom of one foot - you are correct in your description, its not really a "numb" feeling, more like a all your nerve endings are lighting up - i still have feeling in my foot, Thanks for responding - does make me feel better -
hi again Nettie - Same here, i cant even go to my GP with my burning/tingling stories for fear she will recommend a psych hold on me - Hah! its just so bizarre that nobody i know is going thru this or has gone thru this, all my drs look at me like i am from some other universe, this forum is my only source of reality check - i told my friend last night how horrible I am feeling & even she said, well maybe your issues are emotional!!! WTF? This is from a woman my same age - I Do wonder how i won the lottery on this? Thanks for helping me cope & i am sorry about your tremor, my debilitating achiness in my joints started in December also, maybe it was Santa's gift to us instead of bringing us coal - Hah!
Yes.. didn't know if it's due to the weather or not but my knees and the bottoms of my feet ache. Saw Dr yesterday and she wasn't concerned.. Just said the aches and anxiety are very common at this stage. The drop in estrogen does this even with the heart which explains the heart palps. She even gave me a prescription of Xanax if I need it-- There has been a couple times that I thought I would. She said it's a low dose and ok to have. She also mentioned that soy may help too.
hi kelly - well, i must not have a drop of estrogen left in my body because my achyness which started in December literally came overnight & with avengence - i try not to take advil or other over the counter meds & just double up on my Omegas & magnesium - i too have an Rx for Xanax in my purse for extreme emergencies - i had a friend who was very addicted to Xanax & so i have a fear of taking them (another reason to be anxious - hah!) Oh boy what a fun time!
yah... great Christmas gift is right! Geez Louise!
Yes! I get this too! Plus burning in my chest , down my arms and across my shoulders. All my tests are normal, my heart it fine, gastroenterologist said he didn't see anything at my endoscopy , Neuro said everything normal. I was put on lexapro for anxiety and yes Xanax too. I also worry about taking Xanax so don't take it unless I really really am not doing well. 20 tabs have lasted me 6 months. You are not alone. Yes my Dr thinks I'm a hypochondriac. Peri just really sucks!
hi Cyndi - well, are you ready for this?....i am 7 years post & i am dealing with these symptoms...never had them in peri, only hot flashes, insomnia & flooding. My bad symptoms didnt really start amping up until about 3 years ago. Naturopath told me its not necessarily when your period stops, but when your hormones get depleted, well, mine have crashed and burned. Maybe you will be done with all this nonsense once you hit menopause.
SNAP !!! I’m having exactly the same as you. I had tingly big toes and within 2 weeks my toe nails dropped off . I fully understand where your coming from and its Extremely frustrating . Ive been to the doctors god knows how many times and they just keep saying that they Don’t know what to do because its the Menopause. Try your best to carry on and keep going .
hi all, I'm having this trouble too, even as i write this message . i get all these symptoms but in my head neck ears and face on my right hand side. feel very shaky and dizzy. ive had breast cancer so i worry its cancer related so that doesn't help my anxiety. Im not sure what to try any more.... Stay strong ladies. xx
HI Lisa - Oh dear lord...so now i get to look forward to my toenails falling off? Please tell me NO! i have been carrying on & I am bloody well tired of it! I think i have paid my dues! Having a real pity party over here - Last night my body felt like it was undergoing its own lightening and thunder show with my body vibrating, twitching, burning & tingling pretty much all night with the added plus of a monumental flushing. i woke up like i had never been to bed. Done, done, done.
hi meli - well, according to all these woman on this forum, i can say its probably safe to say its hormones, but i still totally understand your concern and anxiety over it - Best to do everything to stay calm. Be well.
debra--I was walking with a friend and often share and support one another. So I opened up and told her about this or that-- and she said prehaps you are depressed and need meds!!! I basically said WTF to myself--- all I need is support. geez I have listened to her for years.. So now I just don't share and continue on. I'm thinking these hormones will catch up to her and then she'll know.
hi Kelly - i had to chuckle regarding your post - i am not a vindicative person, but there are times i do wish my symptoms on those who are clueless & make snide remarks about my weight gain or all of my health issues. Its one thing if you are not experiencing any issues, but its a whole other thing not to be compassionate & empathetic for those who are - yep, they all think we are just a bunch of loons -
Hi Debra,
I'm sorry you're going through so much too, it really is bloody awful. The numbness i get is the left arm and left side of my face and head with burning skin. I take Carbamazepine for that and it works for me keeping it at bay, i do however get some break through burning on the top of my left foot. I am on HRT, Carbamazepine, Duloxatine, Metzapine (sorry re spelling) and normal pain relief (Panadeine forte) for breakthrough pain... It is in no way 100% but it has put a bandaid over enough of the pain for me to have some quality of life, before i had none at all. I resisted all medications for as long as i could but it got all too much. The medications i'm on work in combination, reduce one certain pain comes back reduce another the other things come back and so on, cabamazepine makes HRT less effective and unfortunately i have to survive through a dose of the symptoms because my brain cant handle the higher dose of HRT.... Its a balancing act. Do you take anything?
Ive decided to come back in this world as a man . Im so fed up with it all and feel so stupid when i go to the doctors because he looks at me like im putting it all on . I dont think a lot of people plus doctors understand what us women have to go through .
Lets hope one day we can all look back and say thank god its all over .
xx