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[Mummy8ear]

Hi All I’m new here… Mum of 2 grown boys (19 & 24) working full time, we’ll until recently following a request to drop to 3days to try and improve work/life balance. I was prescribed antidepressants about 18months ago. I’m also adopted so have absolutely no family history…

For the last six months or so I’ve just felt generally under par… had a two week holiday in Cornwall in August and the worst sleep ever (normally sleep like a baby when we’re camping there)… broken sleep with the most hideous and vivid, real dreams. 

My general enthusiasm for anything has disappeared, anxiety is heightened, other symptoms include fatigue, aching joints, thumbs, elbows, eyes, head in particular, only what I can explain as fizzing sensation down my arms. “brain fog” as it seems to be described is just awful, scary and I’d massively affecting my life and job. My periods are still regular bout have changed over the last 12 months or so with significant bleeding and flooding - I darent travel on two of those days. Overall I just feel permanently exhausted, and old with no motivation to do anything.

Convinced I was perhaps peri menopausal, so persevered but it all got too much and some to GP for bloods as suggested sounded like I was having all symptoms of early menopause and sounded like I’d need HRT.

Just rung the surgery this morning, receptionist advised bloods had come normal and nothing on notes to indicate the GP wants to see me!

I’m sat on the sofa, trying to keep my eyes open, with niggling headache, wondering now what… I feel so tired and frustrated…

Im meant to go back to work tomorrow and not sure I feel capable or rested enough to function, but then feel a real fraud and daft for being so weak.

Does anyone have any similar experiences or advice of what I could do now… I’m now worried that these are symptoms for something else totally unrelated.

Thanks in advance.

Carolyn

[Limpy]

Hi Mummy8ear

I've not had your experience but if I were you I'd get  an appointment with the GP as soon as one is available.
Make the point to the receptionist that you just can't function at the moment so an appointment is necessary. If nothing else to discuss the results of the blood test and to see what your options are.

Hope you get something arranged. Oh welcome to MM 

[Dotty]

Hi it all sounds like peri menopause to me.  Can you tell us how old you are as that will help us with answers? x

[Mummy8ear]

Hi Dotty Sorry forgot to put that… I turned 47 in the summer.

Hi Limpy Receptionist said no options to book today, will have to try again another morning. So abrupt and just said all results normal and clearly not menopausal! 

[CLKD]

Ask for a referral to a dedicated menopause specialist: not a gynaecologist.  Also have a lookC at the Daisy web-site for 'early' menopause symptoms.  Peri is "the Change" starting from 10-ish years prior to the final period = menopause.


Some find that keeping a mood/food/symptom diary of use to chart progress.  Which symptom would you like to ease first?  We have threads on most topics including 'doing stupid things' about brain fog 

As oestrogen levels drop the body may become dry: inside and out; skin, scalp, deep in the ears, nostrils, vagina as well as muscles may become lax = aches and pains.

[Dotty]

Hi as you are over 45 you do not need blood tests to diagnose menopause.  They are pointless. The GP should be going on symptoms and should be offering you HRT. 

Have a look for Dr Louise Newson and the Balance App. x

[CLKD]

It's not up to a receptionist to discuss results over the phone, 1 doesn't know who is listening!