... just found this site tonight and it so describes my woes. ... (29 replies)
... I feel your pain... I've read that menopause can last 10 years... with varying degrees of symptoms, which makes sense I guess for the body to adjust itself. Probably different for every woman. ... (19 replies)
... missed a few periods last year, and though I had escaped quite lightly until June. ... (29 replies)
... and then, when my periods started getting wacky, I started getting hot flashes during the day as well. I never got soaking wet, just very, very hot inside, and it only lasts about 3 minutes. ... (22 replies)
... I am 16 years old, and have been experiencing some of the symptoms of menopause for the past year. ... (4 replies)
... Yes..I have no energy to do much. And I get bouts of depression. Also, my joints don't feel the same. I can't stretch out like I used to. It's like I suddenly feel really old. ... (11 replies)
... to the point where I cannot do anything, I sleep almost ALL the time for days at a time. Then it lifts and I'm okay again until the next bout of exhaustion. ... (11 replies)
... hen I miss periods. As a matter of fact, when I miss a period, that's usually when all the wierd stuff happens. Especially the heart pounding, anxiety, moodiness and extreme fatigue. Its tricky though because one day the BP can be pretty good, the next day I have stage one hypertension. ... (13 replies)
... Oh thank goodness for women who are not afraid to disclose their feelings and the steps they took to feel better. I talked to a woman in her late 50s and she said she felt so much better on the hormones and wishes she could go back on them. ... (6 replies)
... I was tested for thyroiditis and resulted positive. ... (9 replies)
... TSH could be in normal range, it is your free T3 and free T4 that could be out of whack. See if you could possibly convince them to test that as well. ... (8 replies)
... I think it's important for us to realise that anxiety itself produces very extreme fatigue for a lot of sufferers, add the menopause to that and you've got one very exhausted person. ... (34 replies)
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... but that probably is a result of my stress and depression over this problem. Yikes, this aging thing certainly has lots of adventures into places I never wanted to go! ... (84 replies)
... i am 51 and had a hysterectomy 15 years ago. ovaries were left. i thought i was a smart woman but now i don't know. i have been having menopause symtoms for about two years but now they are worse ifit is menopause. some days i feel like i am dying. ... (3 replies)
... I've had my thyroid tested numerous times and the levels seem to be fine although there is a small nodule on my thyroid gland. ... (8 replies)
... You are not too young at all. Actually, you and I are the same age and I also started to go into perimenopause 3 years ago. I didn't get the hot flashes until 2004 and it was rough, real rough. ... (6 replies)
... I suffered from extreme fatigue. I had my thyroid checked many, many times. Everything was normal ,no one could ever find an explanation. ... (6 replies)
... I am 42 and I don't think I have any other complaints. Someone mentioned illness...illness such as? ... (7 replies)
... She said and I've read that if your temp is in 97. range, you are hypo. You might want to check his site out and see if she is quoted there. ... (19 replies)
