WHAT A LOAD OF COMPLETE SH*TE.
I'm furious with Peri/Meno and general hormone hell.
What I wouldn't give for the "worst" thing to be being a flabby, sweating *itch.
The reality is so beyond debilitating.
Does anyone else spend all day in bed sometimes/often?! The sloth has literally become my favourite animal 😳
I'm with you lou! You'll have a few flushes they said, get a bit moody they said......what a complete load of b*******!!! Try anxiety through the roof, migraines, unreality, having to struggle through every single day! Coming back as a man or a cat! Hugs to all you ladies, we are strong, we can do this!! X
Yes!! This is me!
I've found Aveeno really good...haven't itched since using it. Hope you get some relief darling! Xx
Hi Lou! No kidding! I was in such bad shape last year, I lost weight. Had drs ask me if I had an eating disorder! The fatigue was insane... I still have to rest a lot in between chores, etc..but, yes, I had a scary time were I was lying in bed and it was too my effort to even watch tv. Now, the migraines and vertigo is practically ruining my life. Cannot work because of it...I am self employed, so no pay/ disability etc. ( I’m in the US). I feel like a sloth too...slow motion. Only 41. Contemplating gender reassignment!! 😂
I hate it too!!! Feeling hot and tired. I don't feel like doing anything which is awful--I want to be doing things. I feel like a slug mostly. And the sad thing is my mom who is almost 80 can do circles around me. I just don't understand it. The anxiety drives me batty and I'm very moody as well.. Just frustrated which makes me mad!! I try to focus on doing good things for me as well as the family but that doesn't always work.. I just want to run away but then that would give me anxiety too soo I'm stuck!
The anxiety is the worst.I have never experienced anything like this before.I wake up at 6 am in a panic with adrenaline surges.I used to could sleep till 9,not anymore.I was just on my porch begging God to help me because I feel insane like I have lost touch.I try to also think of my family and happy thoughts,but the negative thoughts always win.This month is way worst than last month,so now I am wondering if it's going to get worse each month.Dont know how much more I can stand.
God Bless
I am so sorry your having a rough time. But I gotta say, you made me chuckle. Sometimes we need that. Thanks!
Have lots to do today. I was supposed to be up at 8am. It's after 10am and I'm still in bed. I'm not tired really. I just don't have any get up and go. I just feel pathetic.
Beth, I experience everything you do and more. I wake up every morning in an anxiety attack. All day feeling like I’m falling over. Eyes feel like they don’t track right. Like my brain isn’t caught up with with I’m looking at. Joints ache, skin itches and burns (on my arms mostly), sad and depressed . Some days I’m just in and out of my bed because i feel too awful both physically and emotionally to do anything. Tried every remedy and medication out there to no avail. Just riding the storm out. The best thing I’ve found to help is keeping involved to the extent possible (hobbies, gardening, working out, friends etc). This is hard to do when one feels so weak and is hurting. I’m a Christian and rely on my faith to get me through each day (sometimes each minute). I wish you the best! We all have to stick together. This forum is amazing. 💜
I am Christian, too. I have to admit that my faith is tested with peri hell. I feel like God has abandoned me.
I am constantly with icons of Virgin and Jesus armful and I am praying.
I can listen hymns all the day. It is relaxing me.
Wish you all the best!
I spend many many hours in bed as not only have meno symptoms have mono too so a double whammy ! How I get through each day I will never know ... 6 months of all this . Please God give us all a break ! Not sure how much more I can handle .
I woke up at noon. Rolled out of bed to brush my teeth.. didnt bother to brush my hair! Walked into the kitchen and unloaded the dishwasher. Looked for some brioche bread because that's all I felt like eating. We didn't have any, so I grabbed the box of Life cereal and walked to the game room and sat down and watched my husband put together my drawing desk as I ate my Life straight from the box. It is now 2:30 and I have done nothing! I have an Apple Watch and have taken 426 steps total!! I have done 0% of my exercise goal and have burned a whopping 42 calories!! 😜 My goal for the day is to fix dinner! Woohoo! And maybe brush my hair 😜 And maybe hit 1000 steps! 😂 So yes, I have days I do nothing and spend way too much time in bed!
I'm sorry to hear that you have all these symptoms,but I am also somewhat comforted to know I am not alone.Thank you for telling me.I hope we all can get back to a somewhat normal life one day.I feel like my old self right now,so I will take this and enjoy it,because who knows what tomorrow will bring.
hugs and God Bless
I’ve not picked an outfit out in months wear the same sweatshirt and leggings every day .. when I’m better I’m never wearing them again ! I think I last washed my hair 3 weeks ago I just wash the front the sides and then stick it up in a ponytail.
Been tempted to get it all cut off but know I’ll regret it . I did get a pedicure last week but just wanted them to hurry so I could get out of there . Everybody bothers me and smiling is a thing of the past !
I just told my mom today that I don't care what I look like.I wear workout clothes all the time,and I don't even work out,and I used to love fashion.I have a hair appointment Thursday,haven't been since May.I am hoping I can sit there and not wig out.This is a,most becoming laughable,if I didn't feel so cray cray.We passed a homeless man laying on the side of the road talking to himself,and I thought this will probably be me before this is all over.
Hi evie
I too am a christian and my husband is a pastor.
I had 10 years of peri hell and now im just post meno. It hasnt got any better!!!!
I also feel lim God has abandoned me. I hardly pick up my bible any more and barely pray.
Then i feel bad because i had big faith at one time.
I feel defeated and that God isnt listening to me.
I know his there but i just dont hear him. Even my marraige is suffering im just not the same anymore x
I second you, Aveeno is fantastic. Before using this i could scratch my legs off but, now its all fine 
Lou - yes; my days seem to consist of doing the bare minimum. I am horizontal it seems most of the time that I can be. I sometimes wonder if WHY this is so difficult on some of us is because we really had a zest and passion for life before this all hit????!!!
We could do 100 things a day and juggle and wear many hats in our lives. Maybe that's what we all have in common here? We went from this strong energy and passion for life - to a new normal that is fatigue, physical discomfort and the constant new and unknown.
Well...at least that's how it is for me. I thank God for the times that I had good health until age 49! I thank Him and I feel bad that I took so much for granted. When I get dizzy here and there during certain times; I took for granted being able to drive and do things for myself.
I took for granted waking up with "my List" of all that I was going to accomplish that day.
Oh how it felt so good to be productive and give back!!!!!!
I am thankful for all of you on this forum that are HONEST. TRANSPARENT. Willing to share. It helps me to know that I am not alone. I'm so much better than I was in June - I'm getting "better" at accepting each new physical symptom - most times I'm able to reassure myself it's Peri. I'm learning to have more compassion for others that have health struggles. It's humbling.
I feel the exact same way. I just keep praying hoping that God will give me my old self back again. 🙏😢
It's my birthday and I'm laying across the bed crying. But at the same time grateful to see another birthday.
I just feel so low and lonely. I feel stuck.
Hello Michelle,
I want to believe that God can feel us but..... as we all know this peri is literally hell on earth.
I feel defeated, too