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.
Heres a list of 35 symptoms of premenopause & menopause..I was wondering what everyones symptoms were? I've had most of them on and off. It seems like I have a few symptoms for awhile and then they stop and I get a different set. The buzzing in the ears is finally over (hated that one). The worst one for me was the off balance feeling. I had that one for almost a year. I still have it sometimes but now I think its brought on by anxity. One good thing about premenopause for me; is I actually have a better sex drive. I hope that one stays. Heres the list.
1. Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy feeling
2. Irregular heart beat
3. Irritability
4. Mood swings, sudden tears
5. Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)
6. Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods, flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles
7. Loss of libido
8. Dry vagina
9. Crashing fatigue
10. Anxiety, feeling ill at ease
11. Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom
12. Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion
13. Disturbing memory lapses
14. Incontinence, especially upon sneezing, laughing; urge incontinence
15. Itchy, crawly skin
16. Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons
17. Increased tension in muscles
18. Breast tenderness
19. Headache change: increase or decrease
20. Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain, nausea
21. Sudden bouts of bloat
22. Depression
23. Exacerbation of existing conditions
24. Increase in allergies
25. Weight gain
26. Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body; increase in facial hair
27. Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance
28. Changes in body odor
29. Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head
30. Tingling in the extremities
31. Gum problems, increased bleeding
32. Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, change in breath odor
33. Osteoporosis (after several years)
34. Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier
35. Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, 'whooshing,' buzzing etc.
1. Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy feeling
2. Irregular heart beat
3. Irritability
4. Mood swings, sudden tears
5. Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)
6. Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods, flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles
7. Loss of libido
8. Dry vagina
9. Crashing fatigue
10. Anxiety, feeling ill at ease
11. Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom
12. Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion
13. Disturbing memory lapses
14. Incontinence, especially upon sneezing, laughing; urge incontinence
15. Itchy, crawly skin
16. Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons
17. Increased tension in muscles
18. Breast tenderness
19. Headache change: increase or decrease
20. Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain, nausea
21. Sudden bouts of bloat
22. Depression
23. Exacerbation of existing conditions
24. Increase in allergies
25. Weight gain
26. Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body; increase in facial hair
27. Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance
28. Changes in body odor
29. Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head
30. Tingling in the extremities
31. Gum problems, increased bleeding
32. Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, change in breath odor
33. Osteoporosis (after several years)
34. Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier
35. Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, 'whooshing,' buzzing etc.
I am 45, still have periods, although they are getting farther apart. Does anyone have anything they can suggest for the leg pain? I am having trouble getting around. An xray showed arthritis in my tailbone, but is that causing this much pain????
Has anyone taken medication to lose weight? I'm about ready to ask my dr. about this.
Thanks
Tricia
Just went to a new GYN yesterday. She is going to do an ultrasound of my ovaries next week and if ok, she will be putting me back on the FDA approved bio identical hormones. It can't come soon enough. I am so tired of feeling this way.
Good luck to everyone!!
Sheila
I keep thinking this whole thing has to be some kind of cruel joke and telling myself it won't last forever....just feels like it ;-)
If I didn't have a sense of humor about some of this stuff I'd be in a padded room for sure LOL
Oyyyyyy veyyyyyy !
Also try keeping your legs raised when you do get home ,or soak in the bath ,i find that really soothes it.
sorry ,ive forgotten who asked about the tinnitus?ive also had this for about 6 years~~when i think about it ,about as long as ive been menopausal??
Btw ,i counted 28~~ugh!Having had a hysterectomy ,i was warned i`d start earlier than usual ,and they were right ,within the year i was getting hot flushes ,night sweats ,etc etc etc~~my worst is the lack of sleep!
And they wonder why we feel so weepy/irritable??LOL~~is it any wonder??
good luck everybody~~~hope your finding what helps you!(((((((hugs))))) xoxoxoxoxox
I hope this helps - Bobbi "
chin acne because my ratio of estrogen is too low to my testosterone now.
Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats
Irregular heart beat
Crashing fatigue
Anxiety
Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons (Achilles)
Weight gain Arg!
Changes in body odor
Lack of motivation/ drive (totally opposite of myself)