spotting and and anxiety

Women's health
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Hi ladies i am experiencing high anxiety this evening i am over thinking thingd and fearing the worst. I posted back in December as my period was 67 days late i felt nauseous and experienced some slight period pains. I had seen my GP who took bloods and a pregnancy test all came back fine apart from slight raise in FSH which was 22. Then i started spotting (brown) for 5 days and felt some relief. I then had a heavy period for 5 days and the nausea went and i felt fine but, i have had spotting ever since this period. The spotting is old brown blood and not much only a small amount each day and i only wear a liner. So it has been 26 days of spotting, and i think i can smell myself (sorry for tmi). I keep getting slight period pain every now and then and again the nausea has returned. I am worried why would i not be clearing all my blood when i have a period. I am almost 48 and periods started to go weird 2 years ago. I have a small fibroid and smear last year all fine. I have had spotting before but, im just worried. x

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i think wonky periods are the norm for perimenopause. i am 47 and have been going through this myself.

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Have you tried hrt low dose can help you wit your periods I been on the patch for about a week now I’m starting to feel a bit better a lot of women has said it makes them feel like a new woman they got there life back so it’s worth a try ill try any thing as long as it make me back to my normal happy self again x

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hi amanda. i am 46 and i do that spotting old blood too. I think it is par for the course

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Hi catherine thank you for your reply, i have not been offered any hrt only the coil, mini pill or implant, How old are you and what symptoms have you had? i have not had a hot flush. xx

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Hi chr2015, thank you for your reply, it has now been 28 days of spotting. I just worry about what is happening. Do you get mild period pains too? xx

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Hi I’m 48 I dont get many hot flushes I was getting a lot of anxity and feeling low and crying a lot for no reason I new something was rong not like me I’m usually a happy person so I went to the nurse she sent me for blood test s and when they came back Dr rang said I was going through Peri menapause my periods were quit no

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Quite normal my periods were but the dr offered me hrt patches been on them a week feel a bit better bit it takes time but havent had a period since i been on the patches so don’t know what’s going on there have a word with your Dr about hrt they should help u with your period as I now a lot of women are on hrt for that xx