Ok, obviously, you can tell I must be in one of those "seasons" as I call them, because within the last week or so, I've been posting up a storm......... it's been one thing after another .......


I SHOULD be starting my period any day now..........SHOULD be! But, you never know anymore ..... and right now, I'm loaded to the hilt with all kinds of weird, awful, painful symptoms ...... I know everyone else here is dealing with the same stuff, so I don't mean to whine ........ just to vent....and maybe have a few people tell me.... it'll all be "okay" .........


I started with this horrible bloating, and just like the rest of you, this is not "normal" bloating that i've experienced during my life right before my period.....OH NO .... this is the new "pregnancy look" bloating .... my abdomen bloats up, then maybe overnight, will decompress........MAYBE.....then, back to bloated....and it can be "hard" too, it changes.......then, there's the IBS symptoms, with this "raw" sore feeling in my gut....... then, last night, this horrible dizziness came over me with a touch of nausea, and this wonderful sinus headache (and you just know, that by now, I'm thinking I'm dying or something!) ..... I fell asleep for 5 hours ... but when I awoke, I still felt "off", somewhat dizzy, lightheaded....and off balance ..... rendering me pretty useless for the rest of the evening ........ even today....I don't feel "normal", not myself....I feel so DETACHED, so NOT HERE, .... as if I'm walking around in a dream ....... nothing seems real, it all seems so distant from me, so unreal ............ no matter what i do, i can't bring myself "back" to reality ...
now, i'm beginning to feel that hot feeling all over my body, which is MY way of having a hot flash ...... it's an all over body heat .......... it comes complete with joint and muscle aches and pains ............. so at this point, i'm just sitting here....the anxiety is through the roof, the feeling of panic is non-stop, and all the stresses of life, seem overwhelming right now ..... I'm just sitting here, staring out into space..............

If it weren't for this place, and you guys, I'd be in the loony bin!

I am so sorry you are feeling like this at the moment.

I can certainly relate big time, to the horrible pregnancy look bloating - I am having that right now in fact - it has been building up over the last few days - and today, well, I can't do my trousers up, and I look 9 months pregnant!! It is so uncomfortable. Occasionally I will awake in the morning and it will have gone down a little, but normally by mid-morning onwards, off it goes again! I have tried leaving out certain foods, and drinking less coffee etc. I have always suffered from IBS but since peri it is happening more frequently.

I haven't had the other symptons you describe - not all at the same time anyway - I feel for you and hope you begin to feel better very soon.

Sorry I can't be of much help, but thought I would let you know that I am thinking of you and sending you a (((((bighug)))).

I am sure you will get many helpful replies from these wonderful ladies.

Jackie

Well you are definitely not alone in feeling dizzy, lightheaded and off balance. I have been feeling exactly like this for the past couple of weeks. Like you said it feels like you are walking around in a dream.. I HATE THIS FEELING. It started for me about 4 weeks after being switched to Synthroid from Naturethroid. I don't know if this has anything to do with it but that is what I am blaming it on. Who knows. I am sorry that you are going through this also but please know that you are not alone. Feel free to PM me anytime.
Bev

ok just like the got milk commercial ,,, " Got Xanex" ?

Mydarling.....

So hear you in the biggest way.......can't get a thing done.......all I can do is lie in bed.

Everything you said.......my goodness......I'll join you....

You are not alone in this one sweets........and it will be okay......it always is....

Take good care and big hugs....

Michah

Oh, yeah. I've been there. And it was very uncomfortable and worrisome for me. I not only bloated in my abdominal area, but my thighs also. But, my stomach was huge, could bend over or even sit without discomfort.
I have had bloating but not like this.
I have also been feeling dizzy, lightheaded and very headachey like I have the flu. My stomach has been acting like I have IBS, but have never been diagnosed with it.
Up to this point,I have thought I have every disease (including the big C) and have been very anxious about it all.
My GERD is really bad and I wonder if that has something to do with it.
Also, came off BHRT. Wonder if that has anything to do with it.
Maybe it's a virus?

I did take a xanax last night after Thanksgiving dinner (boy, that was rough....20 people, and I felt like crap) and woke up this morning feeling a bit better.

I hope you get some relief and feel better soon. I hope we all do.


c

I can absolutely relate!

Especially to the "off" feeling.... I am in the 3rd week of my cycle and I have been feeling like pre-migraine stuff for several days..... off balance, slightly nauseous, sensitive to light, dizzy......but no migraine... ack!

Everything hurts...... then I'll get hot flashes, or surges...... then I'll feel normal for a half hour, then it starts up again....

Some depersonalization/derealization..... Reading aloud to my daughter I start hearing my voice like it's coming from somewhere else.......... yikes!

My comfort is in knowing that his will change - it always does!! I just have to hang on until the next thing.


It also helps me so much knowing I'm not alone! Thanks for sharing about what you're going through.

Hugs,
Cynthia

Hi mydarling,

Yes, been there, done that.... bloating, headaches, constant joint pain, anxiety, panic.... feeling right now like I am about to start another period after having a somewhat "normal" time a week ago. I am having some spotting, but have not started. That weird dp/dr is back nearly constantly. You say you feel detached, so do I. When you say you are starting these hot surges, do you think your estrogen just dropped really fast? That is what I am wondering is happening to me. Up and down.... up and down.... please someone tell me it WILL level out.... sweetie, I am right in there with you. I agree, if it were not for Power Surge I would be right there with you in the loony bin!

lots of hugs,
mood_swinger

I just found this site looking for someone that might understand what I'm going through. I swear I go from miss nice and sweet to Mean, hateful, and nasty in about 2 seconds flat. I don't feel happy about anything. Every symptom except for the bloating applies to me. It's miserable. I'm miserable and I'm sure I'm making my wonderful family miserable.
I would bet money that on most days I have 3 heads!
My mom's been through it b4 but obviously doesn't remember because she does her share of pushing my buttons.
Not that it's a hard thing to do these days...just look at me wrong and wham...off I go!
My dad passed 9 months ago and that has only added fuel to my hormone fire.
I look forward to reading more posts. Thank you all for sharing your experiences.
Maybe that will help me feel less "insane".

I get that detached feeling too. I just started hrt a few days ago, and noticed right away that I was starting to feel more immersed in life again, even had two hissy fits, crying in a business meeting, and snapping back at a rude cashier! I have been flat as a pancake for the last year or so. It is weird to feel so much again emotionally.

hi guys.........and hello to Dawn, and tired heidi .... I know you guys are new...so welcome!



Thank you all for the replies ...... isn't this fun?! No, sorry, this is far worse than i ever woudl have expected!
today, i'm still detached....not "here" at all .... the boating is on and off, but that lousy inner pain around the ovary area is still there .... I don't know what the heck that is! It comes and goes! My left leg aches too.....

this is not good! I hope we all feel better really soon .......