Well this is kinda a long story & my first post.
I started feeling really crappy in June Nausea vomiting 15 lb weight loss. Went to several Dr's no one could figure it out, evan had an endoscopy / colonoscopy. At my worst unable to get out of bed & ended up in the ER for dehydration!
A neurologist thinks I am getting silent migraines from a buldging disc in my neck , which is causing the nausea and making me feel crappy Including tingling in my feet & arms And an overwhelming hot feeling all this comes in waves some days are worse than others. But I don' buy it. My periods are all over the place up to 58 days one month & 19 the next! Some days I feel great others I feel awful!
trying to decide what to do next. Do I go an antidepressants or anti anxiety meds. My OB had nothing to say to me & would not put me on BCP .
Just don't know what to do!!! I am getting acupuncture & it seems to be helping but it is very expensive
I just want to feel better and not be afraid every day that I am going to feel like crap. And if it is hormones what can I do about it[/b]????
scared in CT
Full Version: Is it hormones or something else?
QUOTE (ctmom @ Sep 2 2009, 10:47 PM) 
Well this is kinda a long story & my first post.
I started feeling really crappy in June Nausea vomiting 15 lb weight loss. Went to several Dr's no one could figure it out, evan had an endoscopy / colonoscopy. At my worst unable to get out of bed & ended up in the ER for dehydration!
A neurologist thinks I am getting silent migraines from a buldging disc in my neck , which is causing the nausea and making me feel crappy Including tingling in my feet & arms And an overwhelming hot feeling all this comes in waves some days are worse than others. But I don' buy it. My periods are all over the place up to 58 days one month & 19 the next! Some days I feel great others I feel awful!
trying to decide what to do next. Do I go an antidepressants or anti anxiety meds. My OB had nothing to say to me & would not put me on BCP .
Just don't know what to do!!! I am getting acupuncture & it seems to be helping but it is very expensive
I just want to feel better and not be afraid every day that I am going to feel like crap. And if it is hormones what can I do about it[/b]????
scared in CT
I started feeling really crappy in June Nausea vomiting 15 lb weight loss. Went to several Dr's no one could figure it out, evan had an endoscopy / colonoscopy. At my worst unable to get out of bed & ended up in the ER for dehydration!
A neurologist thinks I am getting silent migraines from a buldging disc in my neck , which is causing the nausea and making me feel crappy Including tingling in my feet & arms And an overwhelming hot feeling all this comes in waves some days are worse than others. But I don' buy it. My periods are all over the place up to 58 days one month & 19 the next! Some days I feel great others I feel awful!
trying to decide what to do next. Do I go an antidepressants or anti anxiety meds. My OB had nothing to say to me & would not put me on BCP .
Just don't know what to do!!! I am getting acupuncture & it seems to be helping but it is very expensive
I just want to feel better and not be afraid every day that I am going to feel like crap. And if it is hormones what can I do about it[/b]????
scared in CT
Hi CTmom,
A warm welcome to PS.
I can understand why you are confused. I think that your doctors are clueless too. Has your weight loss stopped?
I think that you are in a difficult position because it is not obvious what is causing your problems.
Do you feel very sad and anxious or do you just feel very poorly?
The overwhelming hot feelings do sound like low oestrogen. Nausea and vomiting so severe that they cause dehydration is less likely to have a purely peri menopausal origin. Perhaps you should wait a little longer before jumping onto medication.
Any other symptoms?
XIII
QUOTE (XIII @ Sep 2 2009, 07:21 PM)
Hi CTmom,
A warm welcome to PS.
I can understand why you are confused. I think that your doctors are clueless too. Has your weight loss stopped?
I think that you are in a difficult position because it is not obvious what is causing your problems.
Do you feel very sad and anxious or do you just feel very poorly?
The overwhelming hot feelings do sound like low oestrogen. Nausea and vomiting so severe that they cause dehydration is less likely to have a purely peri menopausal origin. Perhaps you should wait a little longer before jumping onto medication.
Any other symptoms?
XIII
A warm welcome to PS.
I can understand why you are confused. I think that your doctors are clueless too. Has your weight loss stopped?
I think that you are in a difficult position because it is not obvious what is causing your problems.
Do you feel very sad and anxious or do you just feel very poorly?
The overwhelming hot feelings do sound like low oestrogen. Nausea and vomiting so severe that they cause dehydration is less likely to have a purely peri menopausal origin. Perhaps you should wait a little longer before jumping onto medication.
Any other symptoms?
XIII
I had the same exact thing happen to me and nothing could be found. It all started around peri time and the anxiety added to it. I lost about 20 lbs from it. After of about 8 months it went away and only happens off and on.
QUOTE (XIII @ Sep 2 2009, 06:21 PM)
Hi CTmom,
A warm welcome to PS.
I can understand why you are confused. I think that your doctors are clueless too. Has your weight loss stopped?
I think that you are in a difficult position because it is not obvious what is causing your problems.
Do you feel very sad and anxious or do you just feel very poorly?
The overwhelming hot feelings do sound like low oestrogen. Nausea and vomiting so severe that they cause dehydration is less likely to have a purely peri menopausal origin. Perhaps you should wait a little longer before jumping onto medication.
Any other symptoms?
XIII
A warm welcome to PS.
I can understand why you are confused. I think that your doctors are clueless too. Has your weight loss stopped?
I think that you are in a difficult position because it is not obvious what is causing your problems.
Do you feel very sad and anxious or do you just feel very poorly?
The overwhelming hot feelings do sound like low oestrogen. Nausea and vomiting so severe that they cause dehydration is less likely to have a purely peri menopausal origin. Perhaps you should wait a little longer before jumping onto medication.
Any other symptoms?
XIII
Yes my weight loss has stopped , but I am unable to gain any weight back no matter what I eat(never thought i'd want to gain weight lol)
When i was really sick I was unable to eat at all just the smell of food set me off.. But now some days i just get really nauseau and do not want to eat at all. I am starting to get really anxipous about this & think I am making it worse
QUOTE (Snowmoon56 @ Sep 2 2009, 04:43 PM)
more like..welcome to our insane asylum!!
Heeeeeeeeee
ctmom,
Nausea is exactly how my peri started and lost about 10 pounds that put me underweight. The weight loss stopped there. I also had endoscopy done because my doctors (and myself) were clueless about peri symptoms. The tingling in arms and legs appears to be a fairly common peri symptom and the hot flashes definitely are a peri symptom.
My best advice is to learn as much as you can about perimenopause, I think it will help ease your anxiety. I personally have found it a pretty bumpy ride, so hang on just in case.
I wish you better hormone health.
Spacecadet
Nausea is exactly how my peri started and lost about 10 pounds that put me underweight. The weight loss stopped there. I also had endoscopy done because my doctors (and myself) were clueless about peri symptoms. The tingling in arms and legs appears to be a fairly common peri symptom and the hot flashes definitely are a peri symptom.
My best advice is to learn as much as you can about perimenopause, I think it will help ease your anxiety. I personally have found it a pretty bumpy ride, so hang on just in case.
I wish you better hormone health.
Spacecadet
QUOTE (spacecadet @ Sep 7 2009, 09:21 AM)
ctmom,
Nausea is exactly how my peri started and lost about 10 pounds that put me underweight. The weight loss stopped there. I also had endoscopy done because my doctors (and myself) were clueless about peri symptoms. The tingling in arms and legs appears to be a fairly common peri symptom and the hot flashes definitely are a peri symptom.
My best advice is to learn as much as you can about perimenopause, I think it will help ease your anxiety. I personally have found it a pretty bumpy ride, so hang on just in case.
I wish you better hormone health.
Spacecadet
Nausea is exactly how my peri started and lost about 10 pounds that put me underweight. The weight loss stopped there. I also had endoscopy done because my doctors (and myself) were clueless about peri symptoms. The tingling in arms and legs appears to be a fairly common peri symptom and the hot flashes definitely are a peri symptom.
My best advice is to learn as much as you can about perimenopause, I think it will help ease your anxiety. I personally have found it a pretty bumpy ride, so hang on just in case.
I wish you better hormone health.
Spacecadet
Thank you so much for your information , I am trying to learn as much as I can about Peri. Just knowing someone else had the nauseau & weght loss makes me feel a little better & maybe I am not crazy!!!
CT MOM
Welcome!
I'm 45 and had lots of peri symtptoms hit me at once this Spring. Irregular periods, anxiety, panic, bladder/vag symptoms, insomnia--the whole buffet. Some days I felt so bad I would dry heave--kind of like 1st trimester pregnancy feeling. I lost weight due to anxiety and nauseau and lack of appetite, but only about 5 pounds. My doc did put me on low dose bcps and antidepressants and I feel much better. Reading these boards has been highly therapeutic too! Hope you at least find a doctor who understands peri and can help you sort things out.
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