test negative? - Menopause Message Board

eleni · 02-27-2001, 10:38 AM

hello friends,
i am having tons of peri-symptoms, but after running the hormone test, my dr. says my results show i am not. how do i explain the terrible moodswings, irregular periods, nightsweats? can your hormone level change like this?

Cat54 · 02-27-2001, 03:57 PM

Hi Eleni!

This is the way my gyn explained it to me: when you're younger your estrogen is way, way high, above average. When you start to have perimenopausal symptoms your estrogen is dropping even tho it is still "within normal limits", thus explaining the way you feel. I went through 2 family practice doctors before being referred to my current gyn and finding this out. They kept telling me my tests were normal and one almost had me believing that this was all psychological! (Can't wait till she starts going through this!) The book I recommended below is also helpful.

Take care!

Cat

eleni · 02-27-2001, 05:23 PM

Thanks Cat,
I have been so depressed & have felt that I was going crazy! My Dr. is really kind & helpful, but all she now wants to do is give me anxiety or depression meds. I will find the book.