Hi
I've been perimenopausal for 3 years and on hrt all that time. Tried a couple but currently being prescribed 200mg Utrogestan taken vaginally and 2/3 pumps of oestrogel.
Throughout this time I have been tired, lethargic, but this year has been awful. I have had bouts of extreme lethargy and very, very low moods. I have booked an appointment with my gp to talk about this. Appointment in a couple of weeks.
However, I have been having problems with my right leg, mid calf right down to the sole of my foot. Feels very heavy and on the verge of going into pins and needles. This has been intermittent for 5 years. This current bout has lasted 3 weeks, usually only lasts a couple of days. I have always thought it was either Psoriatic Arthritis as I have other symptoms of this or nerve damage due to a bite 5 years ago. Had a bullseye rash, thought it was a tick that had bitten me. Was treated with antibiotics at the time and 2 years ago gp agreed to do a lyme disease test. Results came back abnormal according to Patient Access app, but gp said it was normal. So what that's about, I don't know.
Anyway, made another appointment with gp, broke down in his office, about feeling so low, lethargic. Did blood test and the results were normal apart from
Serum Forate 4.9
(Normal range 5.4 - 24.0)
Platelet Count 128
(Normal range 150 - 400)
2 others were on the cusp
Serum Vitamin B12 214
(Normal range 211-911)
Serum Creatinine 49
(Normal range 49 - 90)
GP wants to speak to me, so booked an appointment.
Sorry for the long post, my question is
Has anyone had a similar experience where they were feeling really, really rough, thought it was down to perimenopause/menopause/hrt, found out they were deficient in Serum forate, treated it and now feel great?
I really hope so, I need to know there's light at the end of this seemingly endless tunnel.
Thanks