Symptoms of Peri - Menopause Message Board

vickie45 · 05-08-2007, 09:48 AM

HI im not sure if mines prei or not i have no hotflashes nor nightsweats i just found out in jan 2007 i have thyriold illness i had 1 ovary removed jan 2006 2 weeks later i suffere severe panic attacks and have had them ever since i take xanax for them other then that i cry alot and depression but that could be my thyriold which is one of the symtons i was suffering with thyriold illness for over a yr i was sleeping 24/7 had deep depression severe panic attacks plus i cried non stop my tsh was skyhigh 8.45 does anyone know what the mumbers are for menopause i saw my gyn in march and he said i was still producing the progstrone i still have a uterus and cervix and my other ovary and tube im 45 next month i get some crabbiness here and there but i have had that forever .my boobs hurt sometimes and as for the dizziness i get that but i also fall down not sure if its my thyriolds doing this or panic attacks .i heard something about your numbers being from 40-50 range was menopause does anyone know and i also heard you get hotflashes during prei and so far i have got none i sleep good but before i found out i had thyriold illness i was waking up like 2 or 3am everynight but since going on thyriold meds i sleep allnight and i get these zap like feelings in my head but was told thats aniety .any advice would be so helpfull cause according to the dr when my thyriolds are within range the crying and depression will most likly go away unless im in prei so are my symtons like peri or does it sound more like thyriolds ????
thanks vic

vickie45 · 05-08-2007, 11:35 AM

hey all i wanted to ask about the symtons of prei like hotflashes which i dont have nor do i have nightsweats i do cry nonstop for the past few weeks but iam hypo my last tsh was 7.11 but i think it may have went back up cause i have deep depression and i cry all the time and im a bit crabby ,and i get the panic attacks but i have had them since feb 2006 can any of you tell me what prei symtons are and what can i do im due for my next tsh on may 16th .
thanks vic

cutieshirl · 05-08-2007, 03:23 PM

Hey Vicki
You sound like me, I think your tsh are very high....shouldn't they be under 3 or so?I too have the crying jags for no reason, my dr put my on estrogen and progesterone about 2 months ago, but yet every month at that "time" I get the cramps, witchiness and cravings like crazy. I see him on friday and will insist on a full blood work up to see what is going on. Last time he said that the hormone levels won't show anything as I am taking them. My concern is more of the hypo.........I have started up on the anxiety feeling again at nighttime before I drift off. I hope that he can help me with something else besides pills!! I gained enough weight as it was this last month or so, don't need anymore....especially depression pills. My tsh last time about 4 months ago was at 0.1, but I heard that taking HRT can knock it out again, so while I have some of the symptoms, I consider myself lucky and that it could be worse like some of the other gals I read about.
I will let you know what my dr says on friday........wish me luck!!!

vickie45 · 05-08-2007, 04:06 PM

ok i sure will see my tsh was so high in the beginning cause my gp dr refused to check them so i suiffered over a yr and it got so bad i wanted to kill myself i felt so horrible i dont take anything except my levothyroxine hormone pills 75mcgs and 1 mg xanax for the bad aneity my aneity never went away i thought i would but my dr says i have panic disoder and id prob have it for life omg i was a total mess but im on my way to getting better its a long slow process to get your thyriold levels to where they should be plus so far mine has been going up and down for what reason i dont know i cant wait till they are regulated and how well do you feel on the hormone pills? you mean you still cry on them?
best of luck on friday i get my tsh redone may 16th .my 1st tsh jan 2007 was 8.45 then it went to 6.28 then 2.58 then back up to 7.11 so im hoping its came down on my next labs.
hugs and good luck on friday.vic

mod-anon · 05-08-2007, 11:30 PM

Started a new thread with these questions.