I'm 38 and apparently healthy, had several blood tests for routine stuff like thyroid, aneamia and diabetes, all came back clear. I do suffer with anxiety, have done since my mid 20s. It started after i had mild post natal depression after th=e birth of my first child. I have been trying to conceive for the past 18 months with no success. As the weeks and months have passed i have become very down, stressed and anxious because of it. I have a lot of panic attacks and palpitations. A year ago i had a blood test which indicated that i was starting the menopause. I was 37 and thought that's way too young! Since then iv'e had more blood tests. My hormone levels now seem normal. My doctor now is in doubt as to wheather i am actually in menopause, very confusing!!! I have been having irregular periods for the past 2 years and the bleeding is lighter and shorter than it was previously. I always feel irritable and tired and i am having what i think are hot flushes at nightime. I really do not want to be menopausal yet, i thought i had years before i started with all that. My husband is 12 years younger than me and has no children of his own so i am desperate to have a baby for him. I'm scared that one day he may leave me for a younger, fertile woman. This thought is on my mind every day and i can't relax. I wonder if many of my symptoms are down to stress and anxiety as i read they can be very similar to menopausal symptoms. Also my hair has been a lot drier the last few years and breaks easily and falls out. Or could my symptoms really be down to the menopause. Any ideas or suggestions much appreciated?
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