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.
Hello.I am so glad to have this support group and hope to find I am not alone in all of this ,what I call HELL....I am 45 and have been dealing with this for the past year.I have a period off and on for like three months at a time then it all changes.The periods stop and everything else begins.My hot flashes are so severe I feel like nicholas cage in ghost rider when his head is all a flame.The heat shoots up my neck all threw my head makeing my face beat red..it stresses me so much its hard to breathe or concentrate.If someone wants to talk to me forget it ,just get back i might explode.lol..The night sweats in bed are the worst...I wake up in a panack attack and cant breathe..I have pretty much moved to sleeping on the couch because i cant stand feeling closed in.When i am not haveing a heat flash ,sometimes i dont just get cold i am acually freezeing...I am tired,and feel sick all the time.Short temper and everything and everyone drives me crazy.I feel like i am looseing my mind most days.then there the depresion and loneliness settles in.One more thing i am going through alone and no one seems to care or understand.I take black cohosh and evening prim rose three times a day but dont see where its helping.Now just waiting and wondering when all the symptoms will suddenly stop and the period returns.With that brings extreme cramps from front to back and terrible blood clots..This time around when the period quit and everything else started it was ten times worse...so i am scared what the next round will be.take care ladies and thanks for haveing me.
It's a rough time and you are alone! so it's made even worse, I think. There are so many women on here that have the severe hot flashes. I feel so bad for all of them. I for some reason have not had those but it could be because I am on Xanax times 2 a day! I woke up one morning and just felt different. I can't describe any other way than that. Shortly after that started the shaking and not being able to breath. I don't know if it's menopause but since I am 52 and this all started about 4 years ago I am betting it is.
I know you must be going through so much all alone! have you looked into the Bio identical stuff. I know I would have a problem with them but know a lot of women that are taking them.
The estrogen in your body is fluctuating so much and that is why are are going through so much, which you may already know but I guess just to remind you you are not going crazy! lol
There are so many women on here that are so helpful and caring and that always helps!
Welcome to DS I hope you are feeling better tonight!
God Bless you!
Vicki