peri-menopause or something scary?

[hellymelly]

I had a major balance problem for a few months a decade ago.It resolved but I think my balance has never been quite as good since.Lately I have been feeling slightly off kilter,a little bit faint or dizzy,and generally a bit strange,as though not enough blood is getting to my head (!! yes I know I sound bonkers) .I have also been making the odd mistake in my speech.I did this a lot when dd2 was waking five times a night,and I am pretty tired at the moment,but it worries me.I have a parent with severe Parkinson's and I'm very frightened of anything neurological going wrong. I've had more migraines (aura,no pain) than normal too. Is this possibly a run-up to the big M thing? (i'm 48). I feel a bit stupid going to my GP with such vague symptoms as I know she will do this .

The thing about hormone blood tests is that unless you have several over a month, it is impossible to know.

My hormones showed I was post meno 3 years before my last period and my gynae was surprised to say the least!

However, what he does say is that hormones fluctuate from day to day and he always does 2 tests- something like day 3 then after day 14- to check.

TBH unless you are TTC or there is a pressing reason why you have to know, there is not much point having blood tests for meno.

I really just wanted to know because i have other things like Rheumatoid Arthritis, Gilberts Syndrome, Raynaud's syndrome, 2 Fibroids and a history of very low blood pressure.
I'd like to know if i'm Peri Menopausal, because i am trying to eat the right things and take the right amount of Vits etc to ease the symptoms, but if things like the palpitations, joint stiffness, dizziness and being knackered are mainly derived from hormone symptoms, then i need to concentrate on phytoestrogens.. I cant do it all.. and i'd like to know whats going on with my body - being a nosy bag