It's been a long time, but I'm still around and still have peri! - Menopause Message Board

ainfante · 01-31-2007, 08:58 PM

Hi all. Some of you may recognize me, others may not even know me. I came on these boards in March of 2004 and was a regular at that time. Had everything from tingling to burning, then on to hot flashes, a period every two weeks then it disappeared for a few months, then would come back etc. Well, I'm still getting my period, not very frequently, and I've gone through the most anxious times, but lately, I could just sleep my life away. I know it's hormonal related because I've been getting small/light periods like every other month these past four months. I would skip like 5 months and then get a period. I just turned 48 a few months ago. I do notice I snap a lot when I never use to do this. I take 20 mg. of prozac and they up'd my lipitor to 20 mg., my cholesterol doesn't seem to want to lower the way they want it to, but then again, I don't behave when I eat, lol. Hard to re-train the body when it's been use to eating anything it wants to without gaining a pound or raising cholesterol. But guess what? Ever since this perimenopause thingy, well cholesterol is high, and the weight is on! I'm sure some of it is from the Prozac too. The hot flashes finally stopped for now. Gosh, I was getting them like fire crackers after my period started up again. It's not regular at all. Not even close, like I said, I can skip almost, if not five months at a time. The problem is, when it starts again, so does the changes and the anxiety, etc. ARGH! So I'm still going through what a lot of you ladies are still or new to going through, lol if that made any sense.It's amazing, u get rid of one body dysfunction and then a new one comes a long. Or, after a while, u might go back to muscle twitching, hot flashes, tingling, burning skin, irritability, etc. The only thing I do to help me along, is tell myself what it is I'm going through, read up on it to refresh my mind and keep going. It's a good thing some of you know what's going on with you. When I first came down with peri, my brother died also and I came out a live from a serious car accident. I totally had a nervous breakdown! Hello to all the oldies here. Welcome to all the newbies.

browneyedsusie · 02-01-2007, 07:01 AM

Hello Ainfante

I think a couple of years ago when I first joined we discussed the burning skin and twitching as that was one of my first symptoms. I rarely pop on anymore as life is busy! I am glad you are still hanging on and like you... I too am still in peri. Sounds like mine is going alot like yours .....every 2 weeks then back on schedule then a month or 2 miss. I have yet to have a hot flash although I am cold all the time. Thyroid is fine though. I think I have true estrogen dominance and need some progesterone. My breasts tell me this one. I do not see any of the familiar names anymore like Judith, and that crew. Its nice new ones have found this site and are learning from it.
Well I just thought I would pop on and say Hi and I don't often see ppl I remember. Glad your still out there.......not so glad that peri still has hold on you. Take care.....Les

deinee · 02-01-2007, 07:08 AM

Glad to have you back. We are all still looking for answers to help with this peri thing too. Funny how you can have a problem that is driving you crazy, then it will disappear and new one start! I have heard that Prozac can cause some weight gain, but peri can too. I am fighting health anxiety, but not so much for myself, everyone around me. I worry about my husband's health, daughter, granddaughter and anyone else I hear about. I guess it takes my mind off the peri for awhile. Hope you get to feeling better too. Ann

ainfante · 02-05-2007, 05:29 PM

Hi, glad to hear from you both again. Ann, is your husband ok? You said you're worried about his health? I'm a natural worrier anyway.

As far as the progesterone, funny how the breasts give the sign we need it. As I said before, I had over did mine, so my gyne told me to stop. She said recently to give it go again if the hot flashes got bad. Right now they are good, wondering if it's because it's below zero outside, LOL

Andrea

deinee · 02-06-2007, 04:56 PM

Hi Andrea,
Thanks for asking about my husband. He is fighting a pneumonia and has to go for a ct scan Thursday to make sure there is nothing else going on. I swear I would love to turn back the clock 10 years and not have all the worries I do now. I never had much luck with progestrone cream. Periods got much heavier and longer when I was using it. I haven't had a period now for 2 1/2 months and feel pretty good except for the weight gain! I am eating way less these last few weeks worrying about my husband and have gained about 4-5 pounds, all in the stomach and butt! Not getting much exercise either, below zero here too. Good to hear from you, if you've got any ideas on fast weight loss, I'd love to hear them! Ann