I meant OBG not OMG sorry!

Hi! The feeling you describe is more common than you would think. I fight it all the time. My worst symptom in Menopause. Started in Spring of 08, 3 months before I turned 50. Still going strong15 months after my last period. The only complete relief I get from it is when I am asleep and I have to knock myself out every night with sleep meds to go to sleep. It is the first thing I look for in the morning along with listening for the noise in my ear/head and what level that will be at for the start of my day. There is an old post I thought titled Internal Vibrations. It will help you alot to read it. I tried to pull it up the other day but I could not figure out how to. I am not the most computer literate person ever. If there is anyone reading this post that can resurrect the old post, it would be greatly appreciated. I was hoping to see if I could find any of the ladies on that post to give an update on how they are feeling today. Yes Mona, we just may be crazy :) You will find that alot of ladies here will concur. Take Care, Deny

Deny, you don't know how excited I was to get your reply! I am sorry to hear you also have that symptom but relieved to know it is common. I would also like to see those older posts and see how those women are doing now. I took ativan before I went to sleep last night because of my anxiety (.5) I still woke up twice in the night with the internal shakiness HATE IT. I hate to think that there is nothing we can do to make it better. Do you take bioidentical hormones?

Thank you Thank you!!!
Mona

There is a discussion "Perimenopause and internal tremors" on page 10 of the previous discussions, from May.

Here's that discussion with LOTS of input -
http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Menopause/forum/7604334-perimenopause-and-internal-tremors

Deny - I clicked on the "View More Posts" under your screenname and clicked on "Relevance" and it was near the top of the list.

I had a lot of anxiety after my hysterectomy. Estrogen has made a world of difference with that and most of my other symptoms.

Mona, I'm so sorry you are going through this, but you are NOT crazy. I felt the same way, thought I was losing my mind. Woke up with heart pounding at 2 a.m., and wouldn't get back to sleep. Finally by 4 a.m. I'd be up pacing the floor wondering what was wrong with me. Of course the more I worried the worse the anxiety became until I would work myself into a full blown panic attack. It's undoubtedly the worst symptom of many. I can't sleep more than a few hours at night and then will have the overwhelming anxiety, sometimes followed by crying into my one cup of half caff coffee (since well, gee, I'm AFRAID to drink the real stuff anymore because of the damn palpitaions!

Can't seem to focus on projects where I used to be a whirlwind at cleaning, organizing and doing all sorts of projects at home on the weekends it's become overwhelming to even make a decision of what to do, much less actually begin anything. Many days I wind up leaving the house and just driving around or going to the park and walking for hours.

I am working with a new GYN who has determined my body did not absorb the estrogen pills, we've tried the patch only to find my levels remained the same. Starting now with a compounding pharmacy for estrogen/progesterone blend to see if that absorbs better.

All this to say, hang in there. I am so glad I found this site too. We are not crazy...we are going through a hard time and we will get through it!
hugs!!

Awwww. Thanks Ladies. Mona, I pulled up the old post. You will find it very helpful. I have been thru 3 synthetics and 2 rounds of bio-identicals. Still no help. I financially could not survive the trial and error expense. I think I have had an unforgivable amount of inadequate Dr.s. If and when I can I will go for round 6. If you are able, I would seriously consider it. I believe if I could find the right Dr. and the correct balance of hormones, this ride might be a little easier. I'm not asking for much, just a little easier :) Deny

It really is amazing to me to communicate with other women that understand! It just makes me cry just to think that I'm doing that. I hold it all in and do not talk about it to anyone except here and it feels great. What a release to talk and and read about others. I am so grateful! Thank you!
By the way I was able to check the older posts. Very helpful.
Hoping for a better day today :)) and the same to you all.

I know the feeling!! My doctor, who is into integrative medicine suggested taking L-theanine. I started at 100mg 2-3 times a day and then upped it to 200mg 2-3 times a day. I also take Chamomile supplements, be sure you get the root not the leaf--Natures's Way purple is a good brand. You can get both really cheap at Vitacost.com, much less than at a Health Food store. After being on both for several months, I felt much better, not taking as much Ativan, and I've been able to reduce the dose now, and have very few episodes of shakes and my anxiety is way down. No known side effects to either one. Nice to know other's are going through the same thing, and I don't feel like I'm completely nuts!!
Hang in there everyone, hopefully this too shall pass...

Oh my gosh Ladies, I've been having these same symptoms for several months and I just thought it was my problem. I am a recovered benzo addict (Valium) of 3 years now so I just figured it was due to my recovery, which was a nightmare. I, too, had a partical 2.5 years ago. I'm am 52 and 2 weeks ago I started having night sweats and hot flashes. I just started progesterone cream less than a week ago and all of my symptoms are gone:) Well, except the anxiety. I thought my internal tremmors and body buzz was due to lack of sleep. I also relate to the first thing in the morning to listen for the noise in my ear/head. On some mornings, its so frick'in loud I can't think straight. I don't have any answers; however, I just wanted to extend my hand. Thanks everyone for sharing.

Mona19, I can't say I've ever the shakiness that you describe, but I am in menopause now for almost a year. I've had the usual difficult symptoms; hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia and a symptom I've never been able to find answers to where I wake up usually a few hours after falling asleep feeling this very odd kind of detachment and disconnection. I feel so out of place and my body does not feel right. I don't know that this really has anything to do directly with your shaking, but I do believe that as our hormones change; our estrogen and progesterone levels becoming lower and lower it causes these strange symptoms. I went on bio-identical hormones after seeing a female doctor who specializes in it, and she advised me after I had a wonderful 1 hour talk with her about what was happening with me, that being on just estrogen is not enough. if you get too much estrogen it can cause problems, just like not getting enough. I'm not sure how you came to be on the estrogen patch, though you do say it's bio-identical. The estrogen MUST be balanced with progesterone. I had blood drawn to check my iron levels which at the time where also low. I did a saliva test profile lll that showed my estrogen, progesterone, testerone, DHEA AND cortisol levels throughout the day. my thyroid was also checked with my blood draw. I was then given scripts for estrogen and progesterone that went to a compounding pharmacy. they made up estrogen in a cream, progesterone in a cream in syringes without the needles. each syringe will hold up to 5 doses for the progesterone and 5 or 6 ( I can't remember) for the estrogen. When I would wake up I would measure a small dose of the estrogen cream on the inside of my forearm and rub it in until it disappears which is very fast. in the evening before going to be I would measure a small dose of progesterone on the inside of my forearm and rub it in before going to bed. It's wonderful because they tested me, I'm getting the exact amount of hormones my body needs. after several days I began to feel much better. I began to feel normal. after several weeks my hot flashes were gone, I was sleeping like a baby, my libido came back and my orgasms were better than they had been in a long time. My skin began to look better. I am not on anything right now other than I continue to take 5 mg. of DHEA and iron, but i fully intend to go back on everything this spring. My health insurance will not pay for any of this, so I have to do it out of pocket and it gets expensive. I'm hoping to see this change in the future. You don't say, but are you taking estrogen but nothing else? (Hugs)

So glad you are feeling better. I have been on Vivelle (it is a patch) I apply twice a week. It is supposed to be bio identical and it is covered by my insurance. I actually order it online through Aetna. They send me three boxes in advance and I pay much less! Since I do not have a uterus (I had a partial hysterectomy due to huge fibroids) I guess I am not producing any progesterone. I have asked my OBG if I should be using progesterone and she said no because I don't have a uterus. When I insisted she recommended I buy a progesterone cream at Whole Foods (I felt she said it to please not becasue she thought it would help...but it would not hurt)
I have been trying to be seen this week(because of the shakiness) I finally saw another Dr. yesterday since mine is away and he said the same about the whole progesterone issue.
What really saved me this whole week was talking to you all. I was really freaking out with the inner shakes...I thought something was seriously wrong with me. I am so grateful! to all the women that have replied. Amazing what a little support does for the spirit! Hugs to all of you too!! I look forward to hearing what you think about this whole progesterone issue. I know there must not be a balance in my body since I don't make any....
Many HUGS!

I am going to check out the Chamomile supplements and the theanine. Whole Foods should have them....Thanks for the suggestion!

mona19, I had exactly what you described before I knew I was officially in perimenopause. especially the inner anxiety shaking thing...it was a year or two before my periods started becoming irregular, so I was so in the dark about what it was, besides the anxiety I've had on some level most of my life. I remember one night I woke up and I was literally shaking-shivering with anxiety, I got up and slammed a beer! I didn't know what else to do to calm myself down. and the shaking thing scared the bleep out of me. I've since gotten a herbal formula from my acupuncturist that works well with the occasional 'night scare' that I still get...the waking up with your heart pounding/racing and gasping for breath. I think because I've always been susceptible to anxiety/depression, the whole hormonal shifting that's been occurring over the past 5 years has intensified it 10 folds. I'm on the progesterone cream, too...I find it's helped with the frequency/severity of hot flashes/night sweats (and helped with my sleep) but I've definitely noticed my anxiety level heightened. not sure what I think about that...I've been on it now for 2 months. don't have insurance to cover any other hormone replacement therapies through the pharmacy. but I'd like to do this as naturally as possible anyway. I have felt so alone in all this, and bottle a lot of it in as to not burden anyone, so this group is extremely helpful in helping me get through it all. glad you're here!! : )

This group has helped me so much and I'm glad it does for you too. I had a great day yesterday no symptoms of any kind at all, which is great cause I had the week from hell last week. It seems that I go a couple of months feeling great...no anxiety, no shakes, sleeping great etc...and then boom I go downhill for like to 2 weeks. Yesterday was my first normal day in 2 weeks.
I read everyone's replies and literally write down what has worked for others. Eventually I would like to go completely natural...but I know this is not the time...I wonder how long that will be....
Thanks again to all of you.