Not sure if this is menopause related, but it probably is, so posting here!
Am 58 and have been on low dose HRT for over 10 years without too many problems.
However for the last 8 months or so I just can't seem to balance my health these days so that I consistently feel OK 😟
List of things I'm struggling with:
- recurrent pain/tension in shoulder (feels like a trapped nerve) which sometimes results in headache/ tied eyes/ dizzy, spaced out feeling, nausea. Had physio, acupuncture, new glasses, but still get it.
- bouts of overwhelming anxiety - often about going places/ being in busy environments e.g. shopping centre etc. It all feels too bright, noisy and I just want to leave! (I was never like this previously)
- same sense of anxiety/panic before meals and sometimes also feel nauseous when beginning eating (I've assumed this might be blood-sugar related, but was screened for diabetes in blood tests recently and results were normal).
The GP just doesn't seem interested - especially in the shoulder thing, which actually is the thing which is most affecting me.
I've never been an anxious person in my life and I don't know how to handle this at all. I worry I'm going to become a recluse.
Feel like I don't really know where to begin!