Menopause Support Group
Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age. It normally occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55, when the body begins to slow and stop the production of eggs, estrogen and progesterone production decreases, and menstruation diminishes, eventually stopping altogether.
I don't mean to join this group and complain but I have become someone else and I feel so lost. I'm depressed all the time, the motivation I had has disappeared. I'm snapping at my kids, my fianc, and even my customers.
I will begin crying for no apparent reason. The only thin part on my entire body was my waste and now I have a pudge of fat that I feel like literally grew over night. I wake up in the night just so hot, so freaking hot. Or worse yet I wake up in a pool of sweat and freezing. Periods are always late and horrible. PMS that was always a week before now seems like its two weeks before. Sometimes all month.
I went to the doctor with my concerns, and she gave me a blood test. Two days later I get a call from the nurse who tells me my blood test was fine. So I ask what's wrong with me!! And she says she doesn't know but I'm not in menopause. What does that mean. It is becoming a nightmare. I hate the way I'm treating my family. I hate the way I feel so sluggish and tired and mean.
I have suffered depression before but it feels like this is different. I can't explain. My mom says I'm too young and there is no one else to reach out to. I looked up vitamins that might help.... Anything at this point... It seems like I would have to take like 8 different things. I am 38 and miserable and just wondering if anyone else has had early problems or any advice on how to deal with them. Thanks for listening.
I will begin crying for no apparent reason. The only thin part on my entire body was my waste and now I have a pudge of fat that I feel like literally grew over night. I wake up in the night just so hot, so freaking hot. Or worse yet I wake up in a pool of sweat and freezing. Periods are always late and horrible. PMS that was always a week before now seems like its two weeks before. Sometimes all month.
I went to the doctor with my concerns, and she gave me a blood test. Two days later I get a call from the nurse who tells me my blood test was fine. So I ask what's wrong with me!! And she says she doesn't know but I'm not in menopause. What does that mean. It is becoming a nightmare. I hate the way I'm treating my family. I hate the way I feel so sluggish and tired and mean.
I have suffered depression before but it feels like this is different. I can't explain. My mom says I'm too young and there is no one else to reach out to. I looked up vitamins that might help.... Anything at this point... It seems like I would have to take like 8 different things. I am 38 and miserable and just wondering if anyone else has had early problems or any advice on how to deal with them. Thanks for listening.
I would suggest you go back to your doctor and tell her you have been looking your symptoms up on the internet and you feel you are going through the peri-menopause and would appreciate it if she could suggest if she can prescribed you something. I wish you well and look forward to hearing from you again. remember you are not alone, we are here to support each other on this site. (( ))