hi i'm a 39 year old woman currently suffering numerous symptoms wondering if any of them are menopause . chronic fatigue, anxiety,deppression along with tingling in left arm and leg and forhead electric shock feeling in left foot ,also have hair thinning preiod have gone from 28 days to 30 to 33 had three misscarrieges last year started off feb this year whilst on honeymoon had massive headache admitted to hosp had mri ct and spinal tap all normal seen nuroligist found nothing wrong worried myself to death it was ms migraine and eye pain have been so bad too is it of any consequence my mum finished menopause at 45 just looking for answers the tingling and numbness is the worst part have spent last six months in a complete haze keep going to doctors assured not ms or stroke feel like im losing the plot need to know what it is am currently awaiting blood tests for B12 defiency and hormone levels any ideas?????????????
clare uk

Sounds like peri to me you have the classic symptoms. Wish you the best of luck and maybe talk to you gyno about this.Lizardlover

First of all, welcome to Power-Surge! There's so much information here that will help you and the support is invaluable. If you go to the main page, top right hand corner and click on recommendations - lots of suggestions here that may help. Dont hesitate to check out worrying symptoms with your doctor - it's a sensible precaution and good for reassurance! Blood tests for hormone levels aren't always reliable because during perimenopause they fluctuate so much -



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Gez~

I too get the tingling and numbness,mostly when my hormones drop or when I am under a large amount of stress.I have found that magnesium helps,along with my birth control pills which I started for help with my symptoms.I am only 31,and know how stressful and scary this can be when you are younger than the normal age.You should read "The premature menopause book",there is also a websit called early menopause that has a lot of helpful info as well.Most likely if your drs have ran all the tests,it is probably perimenopause.GOD bless.

[quote name='Lady E' date='Aug 5 2007, 02:51 AM' post='181083']
I too get the tingling and numbness,mostly when my hormones drop or when I am under a large amount of stress.I have found that magnesium helps,along with my birth control pills which I started for help with my symptoms.I am only 31,and know how stressful and scary this can be when you are younger than the normal age.You should read "The premature menopause book" has a lot of helpful info as well.Most likely if your drs have ran all the tests,it is probably perimenopause.GOD BLESS

hi
I'd like to thank everyone for their replies.
Its helped knowing im not alone . I was so scared i had ms but all major tests were normal so guess its likely to be peri .the eye pain worries me but docs say likely its migraine . tingling and numbness bad today but my period is due in few days so maybe thats why .Its a time when i should be so happy having only just got married but to be honest last 6 months been absolute hell ive been so worried and depressed . my doc has put me on a sedative anti depressant as i wasnt sleeping at all but it leaves me very drowsy during day , i just want my life back .
sorry for going on .
thank you for reading and replying to my post
clare x

Welcome to power surge Claremac,

Congrats on your new marraige.as others have said you have classic peri symptoms,,and migraines are in that catagory,,there is a topic on this thread about them..

I do not know what kind of sleep aid you are taking but just wanted to say ..AMBIEN..is a great sleep aid with no groggy feeling the next day.it is a perscription ,it has been a life saver with my insominia.

You will find many friends here,I too just got married last year.

((Hugs))
Pamela

Do yourself a tremendous favor and make an appointment to see your gyn. Please don't do like I did and wait years hoping it will go away. I suffered far too long before seeing a dr. Simple blood test will tell. I was to the point of total desperation and I still had to have someone push me. I do not know why, guess I was in denial. It was extremely excruciating for me!! Hope you feel better soon!!

bev

Clare - Which part of the UK are you from? I am also in the UK -


Gez~

Have you checked your thyroid?

hi all thanks for the replys yes had thyriod checked all ok hi gez i live near chester how bout you? still waiting for blood tests and follow up ap for neuroligist but hey ho guess you gotta be patient at times. youd wonder how all these things can be caused by menopause its so frightning its good to get the back up from this forum and sight