Hello, I’m hoping I can get some advice on here.
My periods are still regular - though I did have a 17 day bleed last December - and last between 4-6 days. Some months they’re on the heavier side, some their on the lighter side; some months I have bad pms, some I don’t.
Since my last period ended, last week, I have been feeling dreadful and I can’t work out whether it’s peri meni, a virus or something else as they all seem to have similar symptoms.
My main symptoms are:
- utter exhaustion that gets worse throughout the day,
- feeling cold (so cold) to the point where I just need to bundle up under the duvet fully clothed to try and get warm,
- dizziness that comes and goes and sometimes feeling like my eyes aren’t focusing quickly enough - if I go from close work to further away,
- a really weird sensation in my head, almost like a constant tingling feeling and it feels fuzzy. No clarity.
- sporadic stabbing pains around my body arms/legs etc.
- headaches which suddenly come on with a shooting pain
_ anxiety that also comes and goes for no obvious rhyme or reason.
All of the above symptoms I have experienced before in my life whether from anxiety, viruses or ME so I just don’t know whether what I’m experiencing now is hormonal or not.
My gp’s are unhelpful. I’m too old to have a blood test (I’m 48) and tell me to just try the HRT but I’m scared to as have heard so many horror stories about side effects. Plus i seem to react to a number of meds and don’t want to have a bad reaction.
Please, any advice, help or info would be so gratefully received.