Hi! As far as I can tell, this is a fairly active board. I think responses come in waves..just like the peri and meno symptoms that brought everyone here.
I check in at least once a month...I think responses depend upon what your post is about...
Welcome back, you're not alone

Hi. I joined yesterday, looking forward to talking/ sharing experiences and hopefully encouraging each other on this rollercoaster ride we seem to have found ourselves on...have a great day..and remember this wont last forever!

Hello:-) I am perimenopausal but have weird symptoms. Hot flashes, cold flashes, cramps that feel like i'm going to have my period but I am not even close to my period, sore swollen breasts, cystic acne, burning sensation on my skin that feels like a bad sunburn. I still have a period every 27 to 30 days. I am 50 years old. I have Fibromyalgia & RSD/CRPS in my right foot & leg. I developed the RSD/CRPS after I was in an ATV accident that crushed my right foot. I am finally walking after being on crutches for a little more than a year.
Oh, I forgot the menopot! A blob of fat around my belly button that won't go away no matter what I do. I lost 15 lbs & the muscles under the menopot are strong.
Oh, well. At least I know that the hormones fluctuations are to blame.
Hope everyone is well:-)

Hi Tracy
I have that thing where my skin feels like its been burned too! I have MCTD and I figured it was related to it. Also I believe my "menopot" has set up residence on my body for the duration. I eat healthy and walk daily but it hasn't budged.

Yes, we are here and there is life after menopause, lots of tips here!! What symptoms are you dealing with?

Hi, i didnt realise the menopause could affect you in so Many different ways! The main things i struggle with are aching joints, fatigue weight gain anxiety and skin that feels burnt. I also have pressure in my head a lot which im not sure is connected or just brought on by feeling anxious. Its no fun is it ladies but we know that it is a season in our lives and will one day end and we will feel fabulous! :)

Hey tracy well done on losing 15 lbs thats fantastic!

It's 3:00 a.m. and I started having these weird episodes thinking it was related to my dad's death that I had to endure much trauma with since it was unexpected. I really don't know where to turn or what to think. I am one not given to fear or anxiety, but I wake up at night with flushes happening I start to shake profusely then I can't stop shaking then I get hot. My heart races and the palpitations will happen after I go to bed. Then I get overcome with fear. I have checked myself into the hospital gone to a heart Dr., OBGYN.. etc.. and told to see a psychiatrist and go on a hormone patch...really? So symptoms went away so I thought and then in the past week they started coming in a different way. One night its heart palpitations. Today it was heart flutters off and on and overwhelming fear of something is wrong and I can't sleep. What do ya'll think? Plus all my kids but one left the home this year. I have 4.

Hi to you all I am new on here just looking for someone to talk to about this menopause that's taking over my life, I am 50 years old I ache from head to toe my mood swings are terrible and the anger I have sometimes is dreadful, I can cry for almost a week over anything it has effected my sleep and I know all of this is having a effect on my husband to

Hi Kate2013,
I just joined this group a couple of weeks ago and have not been very active in responding to people. I'm still trying to navigate my way through the site. Anyway I hope to get into responding more to the other members and get some feedback as well.

Thank you everyone for letting me know; I appreciate your response. I hope all is going well for each of you.

I'm new to the site, I was looking for some advice on how to deal with this life change. Just reading everyone's post and know that I'm not alone has helped tremendously. I pray that everyone gets the relief they need. Keep eating healthy and exercising

Hello everyone see I knew this group was gonna be great for me I think we all just need someone who understands my name is angel and I am grateful to be a part of this group my roller coaster ride has been like wow , the anxiety is the worst , now the mental fog is the pits I'm not one who normally sits around I'm use to always doing something staying busy with cleaning house or my crafts but all things end up by the wayside put off for another day .

Nice to meet you Angel! I completely understand and find that my anxiety has been quite challenging with the shift of my hormones. I have been trying some herbal supplements that are really taking the edge off. It's important to check to make sure they are right for you with a doctor. I have been taking Kava Kava extract-liquid for the anxiety (As needed only). Estrovan for my hormonal balance. And thyroid support sublingual extract as my thyroid was causing my estrogen to dive. The Kava Kava has been a life-saver for me and kicks in about 15 minutes after I take it.

I have pressure in my head too. I developed sudden hearing loss & bad tinnitus in my right ear just last Wed. Been to Dr 3 times since. He wants me to see Ear, Nose & throat dr. The Dr is trying hard to get me in with ENT ASAP.
I recently found out that vertigo & tinnitus can be a perimenopausal/ menopausal symptom.
Oh joy.
Hang in there everyone.