Today, I went to the grocery store, came home and started unpacking the groceries. I bent over the love my dog, and BAM, I felt so dizzy. Had to carry on and start supper as my son was hungry, but as I started cooking I started feeling hot, my face got real hot, etc. I checked my BP and it was fine (I always think heart related whenever anything happens). Anyway, the hot flash and the dizziness continued I think for about 45 minutes. Then towards the end I felt like my heart was racing, but when I checked my pulse it was 90, a little high but nothing like it felt to be doing!

Just curious if anyone has dizziness and the fast pulse with the hot flash. Sometimes I break out in a sweat, sometimes I just feel a hot/flushed feeling. Thanks for listening. Sometimes I just need to vent and my 18 year old son and husband do not want to hear about this stuff!

yes i had the dizziness and weaknesss after a hotflash its scary . I was red and hot and felt faint it lasted like 40 minutes till i could function. Goodluck Lizardlover

Something similar to happened to me while shopping. I was just browsing. All of a sudden the store started spinning. I got really hot from the neck up. My heart was racing. Sweat literally started dripping down my scalp under my hair. It was all I could do to get out of the store and get into my car with the AC on full blast. It lasted about an hour or so. Scary.

Thanks, everyone. I was told today by 2 medical assistants that dizziness/light headedness is NOT a perimenopausal symptom. Man, that really sent me into a panic! Also, one of them said that hot flashes during the day was unusual (???) Why aren't medical professionals up to date on this stuff?

All I can do anymore is shake my head. With a record number of woman all going through menopause at the same time, how can any doctor ignore and deny symptoms that so many are experiencing. I guess everyone here is just imagining their dizziness, light headedness, pounding heart, high BP, etc. and when I had 10 - 15 hot flashes ( with profuse sweating )daily during peri it must have been "all in my head" . I know that you can't blame everything on menopause and that you should have ongoing symptoms checked out but there are definitely many symptoms caused by hormonal fluctuations during peri.
As for post - you just become more outspoken!!

Arla, it is frustrating, isn't it? For this light headed/weird feeling, I have been diagnosed with anxiety, panic attack, inner ear problem! I am envious of you, I so can't wait to be outspoken!

dear amitherevet:
welcome 2 the "now iknow this is my heart i know i got thru last week last month yesterday , but i just know 2 day is my heart " , god is that an aweful feeling or what ! that is my number1 complaint about meno . I also kidda get some of yr other symptoms . 4 example : when i get up in the afternoon within 15mins of being awake , i get a foggy brain feeling , then i tingle from the waist down , then my chest between my collar bone tightens then i feel a little warm and my pulse starts pounding out of my body , iam wondering if this is a hot flash ! it is nice 2 know others r experienceing what we r however when these symptoms hit iam totally caught up in the panic of the moment , all clear thinking , and scriptures go right out the window . i take vitamins , and am on yasmin bc ( this stopped the full blown panic attacks , now i just have anxiety ) besides this i refuse and am against ad 's or any meds . 2 many bad reactions . hope this help in some way . u can contact me at mookiehantamom@yahoo.com hang in there we will get thru this , grace of god !

Yes, it does help, mookiehantamom. The "weird" feeling in my head is my Number 1 complaint. I really feel like I am going crazy at times. Today was a bad day. I felt light headed/fuzzy or whatever the feeling, I really can't describe it, anyway I have felt this all day. Then I started having bowel trouble, like right before my period, but I just had my LMP 8/6, so I am no where near having one again. To top this all off, I switched doctors because I want to try this female doctor. I can't get a hold of a person to make an appointment! I called yesterday morning, left a message, and again this morning. No return phone call and you can't talk to a person. That is it for me. I don't know if this doctor is good or not, but my first impression is not good. I will be on a new search again for another female doctor. I just don't know who do go to, there are so many! Every time I went to my old doc, I said, could this be perimenopausal symptoms, and he said "NO, it has nothing to do with that". Go figure! Anyway, sorry for rambling but it is sure nice to be able to voice myself here and no one thinks I am crazy!

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Thanks, everyone. I was told today by 2 medical assistants that dizziness/light headedness is NOT a perimenopausal symptom. Man, that really sent me into a panic! Also, one of them said that hot flashes during the day was unusual (???) Why aren't medical professionals up to date on this stuff?
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You know it really aggravates me when my doctor and his assistants (who look like they are older than I am----I am almost 43) tell me that my symptoms are not perimenopause. They agree that I am old enough for body changes but they associate it mostly with my cycle; not my emotional state. I cannot believe there are not more doctors that can see that when a woman is of a certain age late 30's and beyond that their problems could me hormone flucations (sp?) Didn't my doctor's assistants go through any of this when they were my age? If they didn't then they are lucky!!! I am sorry to derail your thread but I have had one hot flash during the afternoon and dizzy-like drunk feeling--all the time. You have raised an excellent question: why isn't the medical community more aware? By the way, I was told not to go on the internet or read books because most of them were misleading..I wish I could find another doctor!!!

Either these 2 medical assistants were MEN...or they are women that haven't the foggiest about peri! LOL!

While dizziness and light headedness CAN be a symptom of other problems, it's MOST CERTAINLY a reaction to the "hot flash" process. Those crazy people! Good gracious...what are they thinking! ; )

Sherri and joyfulheart - They were women who both are older than me! I guess they don't have any of these symptoms, lucky them!

Joyful Heart,
LOL I got quite a chuckle out of your statement about the med asssistants being men or women that don't know about peri. How could any woman not know about these symptoms? Maybe the doctors they work for talk them out of it being peri and telling them it is stess and the med assistants believe them! I know part of it is stress but NOT all of it. You are right; they are crazy. Maybe on my next doctor's appointment, I should show them what a real crazy out of control woman looks like...Just Kidding; they would have security on me so quick
Sherri

Amithereyet,
You are in my prayers as well as everyone else. I am so sorry that even female med professioals don't talke us seriously!.. I could have guessed they were older than you. My doctor's assistants look like they are in their late 40's or early 50's and they don't have a clue. They don't have any problems in telling me to lose weight (which I know I should) but this isn't a weight issue. It is a hormonal flucation issue. All I hear is "Lose some weight and you will be fine". They also know about my knee problems so it is a little hard to go for a 5 mile jog Silly doctors I hope you feel better

Sherri

Thanks, Sherri. I talked to one of the woman where I work this morning. She is 12 years old than me, but she knew exactly what I was talking about, and ALL my symptoms. I felt so much better just talking with her. She gave me the name of a women here in Orlando that she said "saved her life". I am going to make an appointment with this doctor. She runs "The Menopause Clinic" in Orlando. I have never heard about that place and I have been searching high and low for a doctor who would be able to help me. I will let everyone know how it goes. I, too, am keeping everyone in my prayers. This is just the worst thing to have to go through, but this forum is truly a godsend for all of us who are in the midst of this crap!

Hi Amithereyet
It really does make a difference when someone will listen to you and not judge us as "crazy" or looking for sympathy!! i know not one of us here would choose to put up with these symptoms. I am so happy for you and glad that you were able to speak to someone who UNDERSTANDS what you are going through. You know I have asked my mom and she doesn't remember having anything like what I have been describing. My sister who is 13 months younger than I am (she will be 42 in October) doesn't have the slightest idea of what I am talking about and both of my grandmothers have passed away That is why I love coming here so much!!!! To talk to ladies that understand.
I wish you the best on your doctor's appointment and please keep us updated. As far as I know there is nothing like this in Virginia Beach... God Bless
Sherri

Thanks, Sherri. I know what you mean, my mom could remember nothing like this either. My sister, 9 years old, has no symptoms and is still having a period. I'll keep you posted on my new doc experience!

I can totally relate to this post. A few years ago I had an episode or two of slight dizziness just out of the blue. I didn't think too much of it but I did speak with my doctor as well as seeing my eye dr. because I also have migraines and auras. Both times I seemed to happen during certain times in my cycle. That is when I first started thinking something was changing hormonally. I think my blood tests came back as normal except one hormonal level was really low. I don't remember exactly but my gyn told me that it was ok.
Fast forward two years which would have been last summer. I had a weird episode when my period was ending and I was getting ready to ovulate. I was shopping and started feeling very anxious. I then had the disconnected drunk feeling. I then began to feel a warm sensation but it started down in the pelvic area and then spread up my stomach to about my breast area and then stopped there. This feeling went on for a few minutes and slowly subsided. I was a little shaken for about 30 to 40 minutes. I didn't have it happen again to me until one Sunday in church all of a sudden I felt anxious again and a warm sensation went from my chest to my neck and face. It subsided and I was fine. My gyn asked me if I have ever had hot flashes and I said I wasn't sure because I didn't know exactly what to expect but that I thought I may have had two of them. Fast foward another year. My perimenopause symptoms are increasing and the other day while on vacation I had the warm/hot sensation on my stomach. It lasted a few minutes and everything was fine. Again, all of these episodes always seem to coincide with hormonal fluctuations. I am pretty much chalking these episodes up to hot flashes or the skin sensations we seem to get during perimenopause.
I really like my primary doc but I don't really think he gets it when I talk to him about some of my symptoms and how I think they are related to hormones and perimenopause. I have to admit that my gyn doc seems to really sit down and talk with me and help as much as he can.
I am so sorry to hear when others are going through this because it can be terrible. You go through your days sometimes wondering if you are crazy, if there is something seriously wrong or if this is truely perimenopause.
It is great that we can all come here and share our experiences and get other opinions. Sometimes we just need to talk to others who are going through the same things.

Take Care!
Creed3

Bad reactions to meds, boy can I relate. It didn't start until this stupid peri stuff started. I can't even take Ibuprofen anymore cause it causes my heart to palpate worse. It is great to know others are experiencing the same or similar symptoms but still one can't help but think in the back of your mind "is it my heart?"

Stephanie

Yes, that is what I always worry about, is it my heart. I get very, very anxious, which does not help anything. Today, I have felt hot all day and my face has felt very hot. I took my temperature thinking I had a fever. Nope, temp was normal. Then, my heart starting racing and this intense heat feeling was in my face, chest and arms. But, I did not sweat with this, just had the incredible on fire sensation. So, I'm thinking "is this a hot flash or not?". I sprayed cold water on me and had a cold cloth that I was using just to cool me down. I "think" this was a hot flash, but I am not positive. No one else in my family has any of these symptoms. I did make an appt with a GYN. So, I really hope she can tell me that this is normal, or send me somewhere to get checked out. I am tired of feeling like I am losing my mind.

Amithereyet,

Have you made an appointment at The Menopause Center yet? I'd love to know who you see and how that goes. I live in Citrus County and am trying to find a knowledgeable doctor who wants to help women deal with this time in their lives. I'd appreciate any information you could pass along.

Resting

Hi, Resting! No, I did not get an appointment with the Menopause Center. At this time, she is not accepting new patients! But, I did get a referral to a GYN in Maitland and have an appointment on Tuesday 9/4. I'll keep you posted if she is good or not!