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hi girls... i have a question for you... did one day you just wake up and were in peri? or were you just standing in line at the grocery or washing dishes and bam!!! peri it you?... i am wondering about this... i remember bowling on my womens league and out of the blue i had a racing heart... felt sick and thought i was going to pass out... the room felt like it was spinning and i kept having these weird sensations i guess surges run over my head and down my arms... i went to the er where it happened several more times in the waiting area... i know that the whole time i felt like i couldnt stop having to pee.... andyways... i noticeed that my face felt hot too... now that i tink about it i had a bad day too... earllier that day i had argued with my hubby... i had never been that mad at him before.... this all happend in jan... it is now sept. 8 months ago... hhmmmm... still have not had a doc say it is hormonal... just panic attacks... how frustrating!!!! any ways that its my question.... did it just bam hit you? thank girls... i know i will be hearing from you!!!!! denise
well two years ago that's how I felt, that wham bang peri! Chest pains, palps, panic attacks, the whole works, only after a while did I realise that other symptoms but less traumatic ones had actually been creeping up on me. Power surge has been my saviour and I am grateful to everyone who has shared their symptoms and in turn has helped me to come to understand my own.
Denise,
It hit me like it hit you. It was 4 yrs ago, 2 days after I turned 40.
I was getting ready for work and all of a sudden I felt funny, a little shaky, my heart started racing and I experienced a flash of heat through my whole body. I laid down, scared as anything until it passed. Then it happened again and again that day. I had my husband come home to take me to the ER and they ran all kinds of tests and said it was probably anxiety. I was Ok the next month and then a month later the same thing kept happening. Long story short, I was back and forth to my regular doctor, went to a cardiologist, an endocrinologist and finally to my GYN after every test imaginable came out OK (everything but estrogen and progesterone levels - both low). At this point I never put together the months of insomnia I was having, migraines and horrible cycles as well. It was not until my GYN said he was convinced it was all hormonal and I went on a low dose pill, that I got relief. I also had to go on Lexapro because I developed horrible anxiety with all of this starting. I went off the Lexapro last December but just started it again a few weeks ago because the anxiety is back big time and I CAN'T STAND IT!
When I looked back , I realized that my problems all started at about 36/37 with very heavy periods. I was on progestin then the pill to "fix" it then, so that was probably the actual beginning of the hormone rollercoaster ride. Even on the pill, I was having irregular bleeding and finally had an endometrial ablation 2 years ago to fix that.
What a nightmare this can be for some of us. I have to admit, out of all the issues I have had with peri - the anxiety is by far the worst. Thank God for Power Surge!
maura
It hit me like it hit you. It was 4 yrs ago, 2 days after I turned 40.
I was getting ready for work and all of a sudden I felt funny, a little shaky, my heart started racing and I experienced a flash of heat through my whole body. I laid down, scared as anything until it passed. Then it happened again and again that day. I had my husband come home to take me to the ER and they ran all kinds of tests and said it was probably anxiety. I was Ok the next month and then a month later the same thing kept happening. Long story short, I was back and forth to my regular doctor, went to a cardiologist, an endocrinologist and finally to my GYN after every test imaginable came out OK (everything but estrogen and progesterone levels - both low). At this point I never put together the months of insomnia I was having, migraines and horrible cycles as well. It was not until my GYN said he was convinced it was all hormonal and I went on a low dose pill, that I got relief. I also had to go on Lexapro because I developed horrible anxiety with all of this starting. I went off the Lexapro last December but just started it again a few weeks ago because the anxiety is back big time and I CAN'T STAND IT!
When I looked back , I realized that my problems all started at about 36/37 with very heavy periods. I was on progestin then the pill to "fix" it then, so that was probably the actual beginning of the hormone rollercoaster ride. Even on the pill, I was having irregular bleeding and finally had an endometrial ablation 2 years ago to fix that.
What a nightmare this can be for some of us. I have to admit, out of all the issues I have had with peri - the anxiety is by far the worst. Thank God for Power Surge!
maura
Yes, last May (2005) it hit me just like that. Racing heart, hot, hot, hot feeling, anxiety and feeling really odd. Like I wasn't there. It was weird. Had a zillion tests done and all came back great. When I do look back, there were also suttle signs of peri starting in 2000 and the major one was migraine headaches. I never had those before so I should have known something was afoot but nooooo, I didn't. I just went on living and trying to figure out why I was getting migraines. I did miss a period now and then but It just never ever dawned on me peri could be starting. Hey, I was only around 40 and thought meno was for someone in their middle 50's. Yea, right----- DUH alert.
Mopsy
Mopsy
There is what they call a pre-menopause. Like a warning?
Back in 1999 at the age of 42 I started with heavy periods but for the most part I felt find. Had a wonderful Mother & Daughter vacation in 2001.
December 2002 I felt very tired like I was coming down with the flu. I mean tired I moved from the bed to couch and was exhausted!
THEN on Jan. 4th 2003 I wake up one hour after falling asleep, knew something wasn't right!
I was sweating and my heart was pounding and boy did I have to pee. It scare the crap out of me, I wake my husband and he drove me to the ER. After waiting for awhile I got SOOOOOOO cold I mean shivering, when I was taking back to a exam room they gave me a heated blanket. I just knew something serious was wrong!
I had never had a night sweat so I didn't know that's what it was. After several trips to the ER, not one doctor even mention the word night sweat.
After that all heck broke loose!
Notice I join PS in April 2003, TG!
Back in 1999 at the age of 42 I started with heavy periods but for the most part I felt find. Had a wonderful Mother & Daughter vacation in 2001.
December 2002 I felt very tired like I was coming down with the flu. I mean tired I moved from the bed to couch and was exhausted!
THEN on Jan. 4th 2003 I wake up one hour after falling asleep, knew something wasn't right!
I was sweating and my heart was pounding and boy did I have to pee. It scare the crap out of me, I wake my husband and he drove me to the ER. After waiting for awhile I got SOOOOOOO cold I mean shivering, when I was taking back to a exam room they gave me a heated blanket. I just knew something serious was wrong!
I had never had a night sweat so I didn't know that's what it was. After several trips to the ER, not one doctor even mention the word night sweat.
After that all heck broke loose!
Notice I join PS in April 2003, TG!
thanks so much to all you girls... i am so sorry for all of you in this peri ride.... but i am a little greatful because i dont feel as nuts!!!!!! i am only 32 but i know in my mind and soul that all of this has to be peri.... i guss someitmes i just need reassurance!!!! wow!!! i cant believe that i am always thinking it could be soemthing else... i have had so many tests to rule out bad stuff that could be wrong.... but i guess thats where the health anxiety comes from.... always something new... i guess all the times as a child when i said i was bored has come to haunt me... because i have nothing to be bored about now..... another question that weighs on my mind is the fact i was on depo provera for 9 years without a period ever... i had my last shot in march 2004... i just wander if this had anything to do with all of this stuff i have been going through? i guess i will never know.... thanks again to all of you in my peri world.... you all mean so much to me... i do love you all.... denise
Mine all started immediately after the birth of my second child. Denise, don't feel alone. I am only 33--just like you, I overanalyze every symptom, thinking that it is the worst possible scenario. I know deep inside myself that I am fine, but I can't seem to convince my mind! It has been a little over 3 years dealing with this and I still FREAK! Friday and Sat. last week I was having palps so bad that I thought my heart would stop at any minute--constantly checking my pulse, etc... What a life, Huh?
Brandy
Brandy
OMG this Maura that's just the way it came down on me. Two months after my 35th birthday is when it hit me. It came down like a bolt of lighting, 2wks before it all hit me I was having vertigo thought maybe it was just hungry.
Two weeks later I woke up one morning was getting my son dress all of a sudden, I got really shakey, dizzy I called my husband crying telling him he had to come home to take me to the ER. They did the samething ran test everything was ok, they even gave me a IV thought I was dehydrated. As I was sitting in the ER I started to get a headache not knowing it was going to turn into a Mirgraine. When I got home that's when my period came down, for almost 2wks I stayed home. Anxiety had hit insomina, depression & mirgraine, I had to go back to the ER to get a shot of imatrix for the mirgraine. The next month I was fine like nothing happen, then it hit me again Jan, Feb, Mar. It would hit me right before my period or after. I was fine from March until now the internal shaking had started when i started to ovulate last month. Everytime it hit me I have to stay home from work for a week, it starts to let up after the 3rd or 4th day. I take xanax as needed, I tired Zoloft that made more anxious so haven't tired it again. I also tried effoxer that made me throw up. So i'm just crossing my fingers and hope I can just work with the xanax.
Two weeks later I woke up one morning was getting my son dress all of a sudden, I got really shakey, dizzy I called my husband crying telling him he had to come home to take me to the ER. They did the samething ran test everything was ok, they even gave me a IV thought I was dehydrated. As I was sitting in the ER I started to get a headache not knowing it was going to turn into a Mirgraine. When I got home that's when my period came down, for almost 2wks I stayed home. Anxiety had hit insomina, depression & mirgraine, I had to go back to the ER to get a shot of imatrix for the mirgraine. The next month I was fine like nothing happen, then it hit me again Jan, Feb, Mar. It would hit me right before my period or after. I was fine from March until now the internal shaking had started when i started to ovulate last month. Everytime it hit me I have to stay home from work for a week, it starts to let up after the 3rd or 4th day. I take xanax as needed, I tired Zoloft that made more anxious so haven't tired it again. I also tried effoxer that made me throw up. So i'm just crossing my fingers and hope I can just work with the xanax.
QUOTE (mauras @ Sep 5 2006, 05:50 PM) 
Denise,
It hit me like it hit you. It was 4 yrs ago, 2 days after I turned 40.
I was getting ready for work and all of a sudden I felt funny, a little shaky, my heart started racing and I experienced a flash of heat through my whole body. I laid down, scared as anything until it passed. Then it happened again and again that day. I had my husband come home to take me to the ER and they ran all kinds of tests and said it was probably anxiety. I was Ok the next month and then a month later the same thing kept happening. Long story short, I was back and forth to my regular doctor, went to a cardiologist, an endocrinologist and finally to my GYN after every test imaginable came out OK (everything but estrogen and progesterone levels - both low). At this point I never put together the months of insomnia I was having, migraines and horrible cycles as well. It was not until my GYN said he was convinced it was all hormonal and I went on a low dose pill, that I got relief. I also had to go on Lexapro because I developed horrible anxiety with all of this starting. I went off the Lexapro last December but just started it again a few weeks ago because the anxiety is back big time and I CAN'T STAND IT!
When I looked back , I realized that my problems all started at about 36/37 with very heavy periods. I was on progestin then the pill to "fix" it then, so that was probably the actual beginning of the hormone rollercoaster ride. Even on the pill, I was having irregular bleeding and finally had an endometrial ablation 2 years ago to fix that.
What a nightmare this can be for some of us. I have to admit, out of all the issues I have had with peri - the anxiety is by far the worst. Thank God for Power Surge!
maura
It hit me like it hit you. It was 4 yrs ago, 2 days after I turned 40.
I was getting ready for work and all of a sudden I felt funny, a little shaky, my heart started racing and I experienced a flash of heat through my whole body. I laid down, scared as anything until it passed. Then it happened again and again that day. I had my husband come home to take me to the ER and they ran all kinds of tests and said it was probably anxiety. I was Ok the next month and then a month later the same thing kept happening. Long story short, I was back and forth to my regular doctor, went to a cardiologist, an endocrinologist and finally to my GYN after every test imaginable came out OK (everything but estrogen and progesterone levels - both low). At this point I never put together the months of insomnia I was having, migraines and horrible cycles as well. It was not until my GYN said he was convinced it was all hormonal and I went on a low dose pill, that I got relief. I also had to go on Lexapro because I developed horrible anxiety with all of this starting. I went off the Lexapro last December but just started it again a few weeks ago because the anxiety is back big time and I CAN'T STAND IT!
When I looked back , I realized that my problems all started at about 36/37 with very heavy periods. I was on progestin then the pill to "fix" it then, so that was probably the actual beginning of the hormone rollercoaster ride. Even on the pill, I was having irregular bleeding and finally had an endometrial ablation 2 years ago to fix that.
What a nightmare this can be for some of us. I have to admit, out of all the issues I have had with peri - the anxiety is by far the worst. Thank God for Power Surge!
maura
Amazing how our stories are so similar. Do you think if we all showed up at the same ER they would finally get a clue, or maybe just think there is a run of crazy 40 something women, with a few younger crazys thrown in LOL.
I got hit within days of my 44th birthday. Dizzy, panic attack, ER. You know the drill. And like many of you, I'l had hints since turning 42 but ignored them all. Boy I'd love to just go back to the hints.
I got hit within days of my 44th birthday. Dizzy, panic attack, ER. You know the drill. And like many of you, I'l had hints since turning 42 but ignored them all. Boy I'd love to just go back to the hints.
The thing that still amazes me is why these ER dcotors do not see a pattern here? Why do we all have to go to doctor after doctor for someone to finally figure out what we are going through just because we do not fit the textbook age range for menopause. I keep hearing the average age of menopause is 51. Menopause is defined as the last period. Do these doctors not realize that this is not an event that happens by itself overnight? Years of changes precede it!
Just had to vent. It is bad enough that most of us are struggling every day, but to have to beg for someone to acknowledge what they should already know is even more frustrating.
OK - I am all done venting - hope you all have a great day!
maura
Just had to vent. It is bad enough that most of us are struggling every day, but to have to beg for someone to acknowledge what they should already know is even more frustrating.
OK - I am all done venting - hope you all have a great day!
maura
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