I am 44 (45 in a couple of months) and had a 'funny' period a month ago with extended spotting at the end of it and PMS symptoms at all the wrong times in the cycle. Previous to that the period was different in flow. This happened 2 years ago and was advised it was just one of those things.
My cycles have shorted a bit over the last couple of years by a couple of days, they were always 25/26 and went down to 22/23/24 but pretty regular and bleeding was slightly less with less clots. This is all that has happened with pattern of bleeding, no missed cycles. Maybe one late 30 days ish.
I have been having real issues with anxiety in the last year and weird skin reactions with redness and flushing - doctors advised this wasn't hormones at the time.
Long story short, I went to the GP about the spotting and saw a locum who advised checking my thyroid and FSH/LH. This was last Thursday and yesterday my regular GP rung me to say I had very high FSH that indicated menopause and this was considered early as before age 45 and I would need a second blood test in a couple of weeks and then HRT.
That was it - he called it ovarian failure and from what I can read this is different from menopause in that the symptoms don't gradually ebb and flow and wind down - things just stop!
I am in shock and can't get it out of my head that something is really really wrong. No warning, nothing. I did ask if a cycle where I didn't ovulate, which I know happens could raise the FSH - he said not to these levels.
I have never even thought of HRT, I don't even take paracetamol. I am really in shock and wondered if anyone else has been diagnosed with this and feels totally abnormal, scared and confused as to what to do next.
I keep trying to step back and just take it in and wait for the second blood test and also look at options for other ways to support my body as I presume a sudden shift will bring on symptoms now.
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Diagnosed with Ovarian Failure - menopause. Out of the blue and confused
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BrighterLight · 24/01/2015 15:38
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