Hi!
Usually I am in the inner ear boards, but I am also going thru menopause and wondering how much of what I am suffering is from menopause. These are my symptoms:
-first of all I have been dealing with dizziness and vertigo which came on last summer
-I am having lots of neck pain and TMJ headaches which come from the back of the neck, up the back of the head and over the top of the head into the area of my sinuses (very painful headache)
-hot flashes
-muscle weakness
-heart palpitations
-increased heart rate from time to time
-nausea
My hardest symptoms are the dizziness and the neck and head pain. I haven't had as much trouble with mood swings as I was afraid I would have.
Also, I am 46 and since March of last year have had only one period. So, where does that put me in this whole menopause thing?
I would love any input, especially if you share in some of the same symptoms. I find the nausea is hard to deal with also. It's hard to get things accomplished when I feel flu-like!
Also, failed to mention there are some days when I just plain don't feel good. Nothing I can put my finger on, but just feel weak and I just feel yucky.
Hi!
Usually I am in the inner ear boards, but I am also going thru menopause and wondering how much of what I am suffering is from menopause. These are my symptoms:
-first of all I have been dealing with dizziness and vertigo which came on last summer
-I am having lots of neck pain and TMJ headaches which come from the back of the neck, up the back of the head and over the top of the head into the area of my sinuses (very painful headache)
-hot flashes
-muscle weakness
-heart palpitations
-increased heart rate from time to time
-nausea
My hardest symptoms are the dizziness and the neck and head pain. I haven't had as much trouble with mood swings as I was afraid I would have.
Also, I am 46 and since March of last year have had only one period. So, where does that put me in this whole menopause thing?
I would love any input, especially if you share in some of the same symptoms. I find the nausea is hard to deal with also. It's hard to get things accomplished when I feel flu-like!
Also, failed to mention there are some days when I just plain don't feel good. Nothing I can put my finger on, but just feel weak and I just feel yucky.
Thanks for your help!
Vicki
Oh jeez, Vicki, you sound like a poster child for perimenopause (the lead in to full fledged menopause)! Here's a list of common symptoms for both:
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> Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy feeling
> Bouts of rapid heart beat
> Irritability
> Mood swings, sudden tears
> Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)
> Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods, flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles
> Loss of libido
> Dry vagina
> Crashing fatigue
> Anxiety, feeling ill at ease
> Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom
> Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion
> Disturbing memory lapses
> Incontinence, especially upon sneezing, laughing; urge incontinence
> Itchy, crawly skin
> Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons
> Increased tension in muscles
> Breast tenderness
> Headache change: increase or decrease
> Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain, nausea
> Sudden bouts of bloat
> Depression
> Exacerbation of existing conditions
> Increase in allergies
> Weight gain
> Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body; increase in facial hair
> Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance
> Changes in body odor
> Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head
> Tingling in the extremities
> Gum problems, increased bleeding
> Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, change in breath odor
> Osteoporosis (after several years)
> Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier
> Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, 'whooshing' buzzing etc.
You're considered menopausal when you've had no period for 12 months, so congrats! You're about there
I highly recommend peri-zappers!! (Dr. Phil has info on them on his site). They help sooooooo much
best wishes,
charli
203/146/146
age: 50
menopausal and lovin' it!
Hi, Charli!
Thanks for the input! I know that there are SO many symptoms with menopause. Along with this inner ear thing, this is not a fun time in my life. Alot of days are just coping!
Once I am menopausal what happens then, and also do you have any idea how often menopause causes dizzy disorders? Just curious if you have any info on those things.
One of the things you listed that I forgot to mention but have just noticed just in the last month or so is that I have stinky feet! I have never had a problem with foot odor and I have really wondered about that. I figured it surely must have to be tied to menopause but wasn't sure. Weird stuff!
Thanks for the information!
Vicki
i also know that suzanne somers wrote a new book on hormones and not synthetic but real hormones..it's worth a try..I'm going for it when the time comes..good luck to all, Lisa
let the sexy years begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi Vicki,
I've experienced many all of the symptoms you listed except I didn't have the vertigo and the nausea. I had some dizziness and headaches also affecting the back of my head and also the front of my head several months ago. Lasted 24/7 for months. Nothing really helped to relieve the pain. I also felt weak and tired. I can understand how horrible you are feeling. My GP told me to try to take 3 Advils (250mg each) three times a day (not to exceed a total of 9 pills). It kinda helped but not really. I felt I was popping pills all the time. I even tried sinus headache pills, Aleve, Tylenol, etc. etc. but made sure I didn't mix too different pain killers each day. I felt like my head was so stuffed up, ***** and couldn't think clearly. I started taking Magnesium (total 1,000 mg daily) and my headaches eventually went away. I have read that Magnesium helps.
I still have occasional neck pain and some lower back pain even though I am stretching and exercising daily. I also have had muscle weakness, stiffness, burning arms/feet, internal shakes, fast heart rates. I still get occasional hot flashes that last a few minutes only and sometimes I can still feel the fast heart rates. Other than that, I am much better. I am taking on Paxil Cr, taking lots of vitamins, 160 mg of a soy shake, exercising sometimes 2X/day.
How long have you been feeling bad? Did you see any doctor?
Take care,
Molly
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