Hi all..This is my first post here, other than the intro thread. I'm 46, I havent had a period for 3 months, and for a a few months prior to that, it was every other month or so. I have SO many of the other symptoms, some of which I had never even heard of before really researching it..(Including VIVID nightmares during the times my symptoms are the worst, thats not even listed here!)
I have almost every single symptom listed on this site. My real issue is the heart palpitations..I had a massive heart attack one year ago, luckily it happened in the E.R. or they said I wouldnt be here. Coming that close tends to make one very cautious..The culprit was a blood clot, which was caused by a blood clotting gene they found that I have. Given all this, HRT, certain herbal remedies, certain vitamins, etc, are not options for me. The other evening while getting ready for work, I felt light headed, you know, like "fuzzy headed", but I hadnt eaten, so I attributed it to that and come on to work. I ate as soon as I got here, then my stomach felt yukky, the light headedness persisted, and then the palpitations started. Mind you, I've had these since I was in my 20s, only now they make me abit more nervous.

After an hour or so of it, I just really needed to lay down, besides not feeling well, all that extra heart activity makes you feel like you've just run a marathon..I went home and laid down, and after a couple hours it finally subsided. The dizziness lasted for 3 days, just this afternoon, it was finally gone, 2 days I couldnt eat without feelig sick or getting indigestion. This always happens around the time I would have had pms symptoms. My problem is, the doc says if my pulse goes up to 100 to go to the E.R. Well, if I do that, during these times of the month, they may as well just rent me a room permanently. They will run a battery of expensive tests and send me home telling me to "watch things". But then again...How do I know its NOT cardiac, given my history?

Has anyone else here been in, or known anyone who has been in this situation? I think I could tolerate all of this (or at least I think I could..) but this one area makes me nervous and I have no idea how to approach it, other than trial and error...but the error part scares me.. Any teeny tiny piece of info, or ideas, or suggested reading, anything, would be greatly appreciated. I've tried googling this, but its too complex go get a decent match.