Just to say hello and give some background info.
I'm 46 and think I'm somewhere in the mid to late perimenopause. I've had varying symptoms for the past 7 years or so but 6 months ago I suddenly started getting severe nausea, 5am awakening, adrenaline rushes of anxiety and tachycardia (120bpm constant), vertigo, head inflammation, itchy skin etc. which were put down by various GPs and A&E docs as... stomach ulcers??!!! The more meds I took for them, the worst I felt and the more meds I was ordered to take. (I live in London and endoscopy to show I don't have ulcers has been a 5 month wait). As the cyclical worsening of symptoms became apparent I realised it was hormome related and am now on the pill, which initially made things worse, but has now stopped the nausea completely and the other symptoms are subsiding, especially by adding compounded hrt I got years ago when investigating peri.
As the nausea was so extreme (I lost 2 stone as could only consume milk and juice for most days of the month) I had to give up my career for 6 months (I work for myself and support myself) so been hit quite hard financially as no sick pay for the self employed!
Think that's about it! Enjoying reading all your posts, I too can't believe how this hits some of us. One of the many things that put me off of having kids was the thought of the morning sickness and then I was hit by Kate Middleton levels as my punishment! Cruel world.