I am on an emotional rollercoaster - last month the period thing was fine - this month I seemed to have gained so much water weight and the hormones are crazy - I have taken 3 Xanax in the past week. Do you ever look at your waist area and hip area and think you might have cancer or liver failure because it is so bloated and these panic attacks have me looking everything up from ovarian cancer to cirrhosis of the liver. I have 1 or 2 glasses of wine a night maybe 4 times a week. I feel like just giving in and becoming a looney. My friends think I am crazy - my labs are fine as of lest January - does anyone feel like this - It is scarry

Yup, today I had soft bipolar, a brain tumor, ovarian cancer, cirrhosis, lung cancer, breast cancer. I can get mega bloated, but it comes and goes. Progesterone makes it worse for me.

I prefer to call it hormonally challenged, rather than looney. Man, it can feel like you're literally losing your marbles

gunner - I used to pride myself with my 25inch waist after having 3 children. Uhh, the 25inch waist is LONG gone, never to return. It seems as though when I hit 38 or 39, my waistline expanded. My tummy sticks out so I always look like I'm 5 months pregnant. Oh and the symptom stuff, I have some strange heart disease, breathing disorder, brain tumor and colon cancer. I'm trying not to look up symptoms on the internet.

Gunner, I am certain that worms are eating out my brain :D:D I swear sometimes it feels that way when the brain fog overcomes me. My DH thinks I am so funny when I say that - then I start laughing! I guess its better than crying. The best thing I ever did when this first started nearly three years ago (oh my gosh!!!) and I had no idea what was wrong with me was go to Mayo Clinic for a full check up. Now at least I am positive that I have no brain tumor, no heart problem, no strange disease - JUST HORMONES!!!! If its just hormones - how come the docs can't just figure out how to fix it???? We are crazy with you gunner! Boone

Gunner, I can so relate you have no idea. I too am beside myself. Everyone keeps telling me that my "feeling like Im in a cloud, my lightheadedness, is all anexity. I dont believe it anymore. Everything in my life is good, basic stress of being a MOm, but thats it. Im a happy person. I have been in therapy which doesnt help, taken all kinds of tests from stress tests for my heart, to low blood suger, etc. There is nothing wrong with me. Yet somthing is not right and its really scary.