I know this is a response to your issue...but I really want to share with you my story.
I have had heart poundings...fast heart rate ...hormone levels pre perimenopause one month and the next month levels at almost post menopause. I went to er last week with palpitations and slight pressure on my chest. They kept me over night for observation and I am set up for a echo stress this Thursday. I have become very depressed and am having anxiety. If you would have told me a year ago that I'd have insomnia...I would have never believed it. But yep...I now wake up around 3:00...toss...turn and shake..

My Ob/gyn put me on a low dose birth control pill to try to stabilize my hormones but after 2 days I felt 4 x's worse and I quit . I am even now seeing a pyschiatrist who put me on an anti-depressant and xanax and something to help me sleep. Now I have to worry about becoming addicted to medication.

Hun...all I can say is I can't believe menopause can be this bad. This is pure craziness to me. I honestly have begun to feel like there is something major wrong with me.

I hope the doctor you see tomorrow can help you. Some people swear by hrt's...others say homeopathic and others say bio-identical is the way to go......Others just let nature take its' course and some people have no problems with menopause. Go figure.

in the post below the severity of my symptoms started 3 months ago and palpitations do go along with peri-menopause....You are doing the right thing in seeing a doctor and making sure that your heart is fine though.

Yep, I had racing heart rate and high pulse rate. I had all the tests and they showed nothing. The cardiologist said he thinks it is hormones.

I'm on HRT, SSRI and anti-anxiety meds.

Don't worry too much.....welcome to the fun.

Hugs
Rose

I think most of it is due to hormones. I feel comfortable having gone to a female doctor who understands and prescribes bio-identical hormones, plus she had me do a saliva test kit that included estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, DHEA, Cortisol, T3 and T4, as well as Vitamin D. I now take estrogen/testosterone cream, progestrone capsule at bedtime (helps sleep, DHEA, Cortisol 3 times a day, and 50,000 IU of Vitamin D twice a week for 8 wks then down to 50,000 IU once a week. I am also adding a BComplex, Vitamin C, and the herb Ashwaganda. My compounding pharmacist is great and understand A LOT and has dealt with menopausal symptoms. I thoroughly trust my doctor and compound pharmacist and they have my best health in mind. Been on them a week. Energy is improved, sleep is better, fatigue is dissipating a lot, and I look forward to feeling better each week. Hormones can do all the crazy things you are feeling and our bodies are out of whack. I think addressing our whole body is key. Best Wishes!

Thank you for all of the support. It is good to know that so many empathetic people out there. I certainly hope that my ob can help me.

My OB was of no help to me at all. She placed me on the patch and I had horrible reactions to it. She tried an anti-depressant, which I also have horrible reactions to. The last time I went to her office, her nurse practitioner referred me to a women's center in the next largest city. But I was blessed to find a female MD who knew exactly what to do. She placed me on Buspar and Paxil and have been so much better since. I still have palpitations and other symptoms, but they're much better!!