Is this it? So vacant and hormonal I didn't even notice there WAS a menopause section...

[LizaTarbucksNonSmokingAuntie]

Reposted here after gentle direction from sailorsgal

Please can someone talk to me about peri-? I feel sure there is something odd going on with me and and I'm not confident I can cope with living in my current state of anxiety - going to the GP this afternoon. Gp is lovely by the way, very sensible, I've made sure I'm not seeing one of the dreadful ones there.

I've just turned 40 - so I don't know if that too young? I'm not sleeping, I'm suffering hideous mood swings (like pre menstrual temper - and I don't usually even get that too badly) but this is every day. I'm very very anxious and panicky - particularly in relation to my health and feel a bit hypochondriac-y I do feel like sobbing my head off this morning which is very unlike me - it's because I feel like I've physically turned into someone I don't know any more.

I just said to DH this morning nothing in particular is making me feel cross or anxious, but on the other hand EVERYTHING is making me cross and anxious - that's not related to stopping smoking though as it's been gaining momentum all year and gets slightly better with rescue remedy/kalms tablets/aromatherapy so I'm guessing it's age related hormonal stuff rather than an actual heart attack/stroke etc

We have had a busy year, got married, continuing stress with exh and going to court over contact with littlemad, DH's father being very ill (though improving now) and both our Grandmothers dying (my Grans funeral tomorrow) so I don't know if it's just all that finally catching up or if I'm being a bit pathetic.

Any words of wisdom?

By they way - are you getting the impression that I'm feeling a bit anxious and panicky?

This is exactly how I felt just prior to being diagnosed as menopausal. I physically felt a wreck but the mood swings were horrendous. A kind of PMT/hangover irritability. I also found myself getting anxious about social situations and just generally unable to handle things.

The GP should run some blood tests and find out what is going on. From there its decisions about hrt/ad's. But at least you then have a reason for feeling so rubbish as opposed to feeling like you are losing your mind. Hang on in there - it will hopefully improve soon.

bluedogs, thank you im having the bloods on friday so should know more then though gp suggests i ask mu husband if he thinls im depressed, dh sees this as a potential opportunity to have me confined to a sanitorium and is relishing the edwardian potential.....

This sounds more like stress than peri meno. TBH.

PMT does tend to get worse as you move towards the meno but your overall symptoms sound as if you have just had too much on your plate and your body is saying "Enough!".

Are ypu doing anything that you enjoy which gives you some dowtime? Yoga, exercise, time alone to chill?

I'm tempted to say that it sounds like you need to adjust your work-life- etc balance and do something that helps you unwind.

Unless you are having irregular cycles, or flushes, or other physical symptoms, I'd say not peri meno.

Just searching pre menstrual anxiety and cam across this thread. I am having symptoms similar to those you describe. Have you had a diagnosis yet? What did your bloods show? Many thanks.