Hi all, After a big stressor in my life all my hormones seem to have dropped. It happened very quickly after the event. I had an early lighter period that very month. I've had various blood tests and I'm not below normal but on all the low ends for both estrogen and progesterone. I'm only 40 so hormones were probably already declining a bit but the extreme stress has knocked them even lower. (testosterone is fine). I'm relating to most of the symptoms I've read you all having on here but yet to come across a couple that I am having, Is anyone else experiencing a softness to their bodies? It's not so much a numbness, hard to articulate, but I feel like the pads of my fingertips dont have the same strength or feeling when, say typing. Also around my mouth. I feel like I've lost any weight to my skin and strength around and in my mouth. Its a similar sort of feeling and its all freaking me out. Not to mention a drastic decline in my skin in the space of 3 months. Can it really be that rapid??? I feel like my face has aged 10 years. My hair also suddenly shedding rapidly. Period was off for 2 months (early by 5/6 days) last month was back to 27 day cycle but very very light for 7 days. (and mostly brown blood for last 3 days) I've been really hoping that if i get on top of all my stress and make big life changes my hormones might have a chnace of rebalancing themselves? Anyone else had that experience? Grateful for any response. I smoke and KNOW i have to give that up to give my hormones a chance. Has anyone else given up smoking and had their hormones get better? Thanks
tbh smoking is all i have atm, cant drink much anymore as feel effects just after 2-3 drinks and feel terrible next day, im 45 and around mid cycle atm and feel dreadful , heavy feeling limbs, cant say ive had what you have but definitely feel ive lost more hair, my last period was a 43 day cycle, i had the brownish stuff for days before period came through, my hormone tests keep coming back normal, im at a loss, been feeling like this now since dec 2018 and over it muscle twitching, fatigue, heaviness and its only just this year that ive had longer cycles of 41,54 and most recent 43 days was always regular before this of 28 days and never experienced days of just brown stuff. Fun to be female
Oh my god the mid cycle is the worst for me. Like absolute worst. Same with drinking for me. I keep doing research though and over and over again it’s been studied that smoking lowers estrogen. (also makes HRT less effective) I’m determined to give it up to see if it helps. but like you I feel like its all i have right now…
oh i didn’t know that it lowers estrogen, not sure why my post comes up 3 times, yep i need to give up have the patches there but enjoy too much with my morning coffee lol