Feeling scared! My symptoms: Reflux/Indigestion, Bloated (can't eat much due to feeling full), Night Sweats, Abdominal Flutters and Pain, Shooting Pain in Back, Frequent Urination, Spotting (5 days after last period ended), irregular periods (3 to 4 months apart), extreme anxiety and depression. Anyone else experience all of these symptoms? They're frightening me, especially when my breathing is affected after eating due to feeling full. Would appreciate hearing about the experience of others. Thanks..
Laura, thats exactly what I got. Bloating after I eat which made me feel like I couldn't breathe then that would throw me I no an anxiety attack. I used to take over the counter reflux meds but my doctor put me on a prescriptive pill which has helped immensely. You are in perimenopause. I have the same symptoms as you. Its annoying to say the least but follow this forum and you will see we all share the same symptoms. Talk to your doctor about a good reflux pill ok? Good luck!
Thank you Nancy. It is reassuring to hear these symptoms are to be expected during perimenopause. The spotting so soon after a period really worried me. I also feel nauseas from time to time and have swollen glands in my throat which might be related to indigestion. It is a frightening time that Doctors don't prepare us for. I'm glad you have some relief. Now that I am passing fertility stage I will ask my Doctor about the pill. I was wondering if it would help and it might, considering it helped you. Thanks again..
Yes yes yes every symptom you mentioned I have also!!!! Been in perimenopause eight years now 48. The bloating and breathlessness scare the crap out of me. The anxiety depression and fatigue is horrid. Thank God for this site and all the lovely brave ladies who post on this site. I dont know where I would be without this site. I convinced myself I was dying. Please stay strong we are alll in this together.
God bless xx
Sorry I forgot to mention I was put on omeprazole for the gerd but just been to my doctor again who suggested peppermint oil capsules for the bloating. So im gonna give them a try. I will let you know how I get on x
Hi Laura,
I would make Dr appointment and discuss ailments, i did last month. I get bloated spuradically, when i do i try not eat acidy foods and more little and often, been drinking green tea lately at that has made me feel far more healthy then i have of late. I am 50 and been told by GP that am peri. I think if you can talk all this through with your GP they may reccommend something to help as mine did. Anxiety is a really big issue with all of us here and mine, with the breathing thing, i get that when anxious its like you can't get enough air, you really have to concentrate and try and slow your breathing down and it calms you down. I take Agnus Castus and magneisium (calms your system down) it seems to be working and definitly taken the edge of my anxiety.
Hi Laura
I'm having the same issues with indigestion and reflux, chest and back discomfort and pain, severe health anxiety, erratic periods etc.
I'm really struggling with the indigestion side if things, I dont seem to be able to get any relief. My GP put me in lansoprazole which did nothing and I now on rabeprazole for the last two weeks, at first they seemed ok but now my symptoms are creeping back and I'm feeling awful again.
My GP constantly dismisses peri menopause as a reason for the way I feel. Its frustrating and scary when it feels like no one is listening.
I've convinced myself that I've got something seriously wrong with me and I'm exhausting myself with worry so I totally understand how you are feeling.
Its awful but we will get through it, albeit battered and a bit bruised!
Hi lisa
What is it with these doctors that just cannot see its hormone related!!!! Ive had all the symptoms you mentioned for the past eight years. This past year being by far the worst. Its the most awful time of life but I have to say without doing my own research on sites like this I probably would have lost my sanity by now
( why oh why were we never told that perimenopause could be this bad? I will certainly be educating my four daughters as to what to expect. Keep talking theres lots of lovely ladies here to listen xx
Hi Michelle
So many of us have the same sort of symptoms and it actually angers me that certain GPs just aren't taking it seriously. My GP is, to be quite honest, a waste of a massive salary! He's talked about angina then changed his mind on that, then told me I had an ulcer but backtracked on that, now its reflux caused by a hiatus hernia but he added that he couldn't be sure and this morning I got a referral letter with a cardiology appointment that I didn't even know id been referred for!
I noticed that you'd been taking omaprazole, which I understand is similar to what I'm on. Did you get any relief from them?
No relief as yet my doctor wants me to increase the dose to 40mg from 20mg but as she just told me my digestion issues are not hormonal im not inclined to take her advice. Im having peroods every two to three months!!!! Of course its HORMONAL. Im just a bit fed up with going to see the doctor to be honest. Aaaarrrrgggg
In a way yes alot of palpitations moods up and down always crying or arguing with my boyfriend It helps to have an understanding man in my life who cares
I'm not surprised you're fed up seeing the Dr, I've lost confidence in mine totally.
I hope you find something that helps you feel better.
Take care x
Thank you Michelle, I will try peppermint oil too. 8 years is a long time-worn you've be suffering with this. As you say, thank God for sites like this because Doctors don't prepare us.
Sorry....but autotext is inserting extra words. I meant to say 8 years is a long time to be suffering from this. My chest feels heavy so I wake up with sleep apnea. I saw a counsellor who wants me to spend a week in hospital such is my anxiety.
Thank you Nicola. I will add Magnesium. I haven't heard of Agnes Cactus but willing to try anything for relief. The breathing issues are frightening. I can't sleep properly due to chest pressure and sleep apnea. Thanks for your reply.
Yes, it is hard when Doctors dismiss the reasons for our symptoms. Thank you for your reply. I hope you get relief from your symptoms soon.
PS Am seeing Doctor and a counsellor at the moment. I hope we find relief.
Hi Lisa
It is hard when Doctor dismiss the cause of our symptoms. Perimenopause is something I didn't expect them to dismiss. I feel for you all. We need support and education about this. We're all unprepared as a result.
It sure does help to have an understanding partner. You soon find out if you're loved. I think a week in hospital might be the next step for anxiety mgt and I hope, symptom relievers because I can't sleep or eat much. Thanks for your reply.
Sorry for double up....my mobile phone has a mind of its own.