I am nearly 52 started this horrible menopause about 2 years ago thought I was doing great even bragged about it paranoia has just kicked in help
Hi Helen... I'm soon to be 5O.. menopause 2 years.... it SUCKS!!! The anxiety, fatigue ... all of it.... I wish there was a magic pill we could all take🙏😔. Oh did I mention the panic attacks and I have turned Into a hypochondriac 💔 Blessings to you and all the women struggling 🙏❤️
Hello Helen. I'm 53 and feeling the same. Sometimes I'll have some good days and then WHAM anxiety hits me. Keep coming back to this site to feel in community with all these wonderful women and get some pointers and friendship. Hugs.
Hi Helen, you are not alone! The anxiety I have right now is the worst I’ve ever experienced. I’m 47 and almost 4 years into peri. Try to do something to distract yourself. Keep posting, too. We’re here for you. 🌸
I also feel so sensitive to everyone and so pathetic I'm clumsy bill in a China shop , and I have taken to telling everyone how old I am
Yes it sucks I am clumsy forgetting stuff reacting to things really badly loosing my temper and using the most awful language
Thankyou it is really good to hear that , why is it we have to tell strangers but have no comfort from friends ?
When this first started 2 years ago I really thought something was terribley wrong.. I was scared and just couldn't imagine that it could have remotely been because I was entering menopause... I had skipped my period for three months..which I had done before so I wasn't too concerned ... but I felt like I was having one...bloated, cramps just like a period but no blood.. that happened several times through the first year... then the motion sickness feeling started last year. Not too many hot flashes , but yes to the night sweats... I wake up in the morning and my heart pounds with anxiety..and panic...
can anyone relate to this? 😪
I don't have panic attacks I have real trouble sleeping I either want to sleep all the time or just can't sleep so watch TV all night , I have started the night sweats for the second time no period for about 2 years
Do you get joint pain and stiffness ?
I ask myself the same question!
Yes ma'am 👍 I actually had frozen shoulder last year... and it really did last almost a year... .. hurt like he$&.... I need to start exercising again.. I know my muscles have turned to mush
Oh Liz, the anxiety is the worst. It keeps me from enjoying life and I lose motivation. Distraction is the best way to get through it. I've also been able to go to an anxiety group and that has helped too.
Kimberly, I’m glad the group is helping.
Frozen shoulder is just thawing out, took a year and a half!
Helen, sometimes I go into another room so I don’t bother my family with all my issues. Yes, I feel so sensitive to everything too. Take care Helen. Thank you for posting.
I got on the combipatch and it calmed my mood within 8 hrs. I had suicidal thoughts, anxiety, paranoia for 8 months. It also took away hot flashes, heart palpitations. I only have IBS now and watch what I eat. I suffered for over a year but it will get better. Dont give up.