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[Briony]

Hi back again

Anxiety I shake when I'm at docs or hospital,I didn't notice it until my hubby pointed it out!
I wouldn't leave the house on my own I was scared, but not sure what of!
Hot glows and cold sweats
Heartburn
Skin sensations, like cold water is being poured on you same place on buttock
Fatigue
I seem to feel not quite right most days(but could be my ms)
Moods
Crying bouts first  day of period
Making mountains out of molehills ( every thing worse than it is)

My God I didn't realise there was so many, now I'm on Hrt not so many!!
Plus point sex is so much better!

Smokey x

Funnily enough, only the other day my mum told me she had that feeling on her buttock the day before she came on right from her first period!

[Unhinged]

Smokey, that's another new one to me - the skin sensations, I only get tingling in hands so far. But 'mountains out of molehills' - oh yes, BIG time!

I am glad to hear that HRT is controlling some of them though - and making other things better 

SadLynda, yes, we don't half learn stuff on this forum don't we!

Un x

[Briony]

The skin sensations have a name (formication?)and apparently, are almost always  linked to low oestrogen (other causes are much rarer). I get them over my shoulder - it's like thousands of ants crawling across me all in the same direction. Never lasts long and doesn't hurt - but it was still reassuring for doc to say they were linked to hormones and nothing worse.

[Unhinged]

Another one named, thanks Briony, "Formication" - though I did get confused for a moment re Smokeys plus point that "sex is so much better" (tee hee)!

[CLKD]

  

For years: prior to peri … I have had that sudden woozy feeling, can't explain it really.  When I go to put my foot down I have to adjust my balance although I never feel dizzy.  It's like the ground isn't going to be where I expect my foot to land and happens several times a week.  Sometimes if DH sees it happen he'll say 'enjoy your trip?' but it isn't even that.  Not something I can take to the GP as it wouldn't happen in the Surgery  .  Sometimes my thighs feel empty which gives a similar effect when walking.

[Briony]

 

[20032003]

Being watched .... that sounds creepy, but I know what you mean, I keep seeing things out of the corner of my eye, spinning round, then there's nothing there .... eek.

Me, too....

[Poppyflower]

My worse symptom, although I am not sure if it is unusual or not is the borderline obsessive thinking I am now doing regarding this perimenopause hell. Waking up and always first thing I am wondering is how I am feeling, every glitch or pain or mood blip wondering if it is or not menopausal. Just have a busy mind with lots of thoughts. Not always but it is unpleasant to me....just want to carry on like I used to and not wonder about everything....happy go lucky, I miss that!

[CLKD]

Oh that was part of my anxiety for years: I would physically check from the feet upwards before walking into a shop to make sure I was OK-ish - less likely to have to dash due to panic attacks. 

[Mich12]

Head 'zaps' (VERY odd!)
Always feel like something is wrong with me
Sad
Low energy
Overwhelmed

[CLKD]

Head zaps are medication related.  I get them - I take ADs ……. sort of used to them now.

[Mich12]

Head zaps are medication related.  I get them - I take ADs ……. sort of used to them now.

Me too - I take Paxil and get the head zaps when I am due for my dose, when I am overly tired, or when a period is due. Oh and they really get bad when I get sick and have a fever. I thought it might be my AD but wasn't sure if it was hormones or the medication.

[Galadriel]

I've had some odd head zaps - right between the eyes - not had them for a while (touch wood).
I've also had numbness on one side of my face, tongue and gums - turns out I clench my jaw while asleep. I now sleep with a mouth guard in to relieve the pressure on the facial muscles and prevent damage to my teeth.
Every tiny little bit of bodily discomfort is, of course, me developing a life-limiting condition even though I am fit and healthy!
Creepy sensation over my left shoulder blade.
Tingly hands - especially the left one around the time a period is due.
Twitching tummy muscles - I sometimes feel like I am vibrating.
Occasional pain in the outer right hip, right wrist and thumb.
Intermittent tinnitus
Anxiety out of nowhere. I can be chipper one minute and sky-high with anxiety the next.
Sudden bouts of weepiness
Noise sensitivity - some sounds are more irritating than others and I'm constantly turning the tv volume down... drives me bonkers!
Stress incontinence - hoping my new kagel8 will help. It has certainly helped in other areas (unexpected bonus  )
Bowels now more sensitive to what I eat (and how I'm feeling) than they used to be.

I'd love to have a whole day where the peri and all its weirdness stayed out of my head and body 

Galadriel x

[honeybun]

Oh for a normal day 

Anyone remember what normal is, if so could they please tell me 



Honeyb
x

[Unhinged]

Thankyou ladies - head zaps, I too get these from time to time, but didn't put it on the initial list as I didn't know how to describe it!

Honeybun, no I haven't had a normal day for a long time, last one was probably three years ago, but I can remember when I felt well and what that felt like if I think really hard - why oh why didn't I appreciate it at the time, just feeling well .....

Unhinged x