poll: for those who went into perimenopause at an early age
Hello, everyone.
I am interested in taking a poll among us "early perimenopause girls". Please join in!
1. At what age did you first notice symptoms?
2. What symptoms do you have?
3. Do you have kids?
4. Have you ever miscarried?
5. Have you ever had an abortion?
6. Have you had a hysterectomy?
7. Did you start having your period at an early age?
8. Did you have PMS problems?
9. Do you have problems with acne?
10. Are you fatigued a lot?
11. Are you on any medications?
12. Do you take any herbal supplements?
13. Have you ever taken birth control pills, and if so,
how long were you on them?
14. Do you have premature graying hair?
15. Have you had trouble with doctors believing you?
16. Do you have poor memory?
17. What about "brain fog"?
I know there are more questions I could add, but can't think of any at the moment (brain fog, I guess). Feel free to add any!
beth ann
i am 34 years old. i have been having, menopausal symptoms for 2 1/2 years, right after my tubal
I have four children. Started my period when i was 11. Was not on birth control a long time -did try depo provera shot- made me very ill. No miscarriages. My symptoms are as follows. depression, exhaustion, night seats, loss of hair, graying of hair, sharp abdominal pains, memory poor, proplems sleeping, emotional mess- if I start crying I can't stop, loss of libido, heart palpitations and extreme irritabliity. I have been taking over the counter meds. menopausal supplemants, evening prim rose and omega 3 oils that helped a great deal. I am also on an antidepressant right now. I have been to the family dr. with no good results. Going to the Gyn for verification this week . Very angry with med community at this point.I know there is something very differant and wrong.
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wild rose
[This message has been edited by wild rose (edited 07-20-2003).]
[This message has been edited by wild rose (edited 07-20-2003).]
Originally posted by Beth Ann: Hello, everyone.
I am interested in taking a poll among us "early perimenopause girls". Please join in!
1. At what age did you first notice symptoms? 38
2. What symptoms do you have? I had : Nausea, irregualr periods,occassional trouble falling asleep,ear ringing,osteoporosis,dark skin under eyes
3. Do you have kids? None - no pregnancies
4. Have you ever miscarried? N/A
5. Have you ever had an abortion? No
6. Have you had a hysterectomy? No
7. Did you start having your period at an early age?I was 12
8. Did you have PMS problems? in my 20s
9. Do you have problems with acne? no During peri, acne vanished
10. Are you fatigued a lot? No
11. Are you on any medications? No
12. Do you take any herbal supplements? No
13. Have you ever taken birth control pills, and if so,
how long were you on them? Never took pills.
14. Do you have premature graying hair? YES
15. Have you had trouble with doctors believing you?Just one.
16. Do you have poor memory? No (not during peri, either)
17. What about "brain fog"? Not really but I think I may have experienced it a couple of times.
I know there are more questions I could add, but can't think of any at the moment (brain fog, I guess). Feel free to add any!
1. Noticed symptoms at age 37. I'm 45 now.
2. No symptoms now, I'm on HRT, but had them all. Night sweats, depression, mood swings, weight gain (all in the middle) exhaustion from lack of sleeping, hair loss, pre-mature grey, brain fog, loss of libido, irregular periods,just plain cranky all the time.
3. I have two children, age 29 and 23.
4. I have never miscarried.
5. I have had one abortion. Had one fallopian tube removed due to a bad infection, the other tied. Guess I was that .0001% chance that it could happen to. I was scheduled for back surgery. My physician was the one who recommended I do not have another child at the time. I was 25.
6. No hysterectomy.
7. I was 13 when I had my first period.
8. Had PMS problems, but not until my late 20's and early 30's.
9. No problems with acne.
10.I'm not fatiqued now, I was without any meds.
11.I'm on medication now. 0.9 mg of premarin and 100 mg of prometrium.
12.I do go off my meds for a few months at a time, and do take herbal supplements.
13.I did take birth control pills, but only for about 3 years.
14.Yes, premature gray. (Thank god for hair color)
15.Never had problems with doctors believing me.
16.No poor memory, but I did notice the occasional "can't remember what I was doing at the time."
I know the risks of HRT, but, right now, they are the only thing that seems to really help me with Menopause. My husband is afraid every time I go off them and resort to herbal supplements. He can notice the change in just a few short weeks.
Hi beth ann,
I'm 41 yrs old, and have started having messed up periods for the past two yrs. My gynocologist and my family doc said it was from stress. I'd have hot flashes on and off at times but nothing too bad. Things got worse lately. I haven't gotten my period in 4 months and I was suffering from horrible hot flashes and night sweats that kept me up almost all night. Finally my gyno. agreed to have me tested fom menopause and the results were positive! He said that I should start HRT, but I wanted to try something natural first, and tried soy-I had read so mugh about it. I'm not exaggerating but in two days my hot flashes and night sweats were gone!
To answer your other questions:
-I have two kids
-no miscarriages or abortions
-no hysterectomy
-first period at twelve and a half
-no major pms ever
-no acne
-no medications ever
-no herbal supplements
-no birth control pills
-yes, premature gray
-yes,brain fog
Also I'm losing lots of hair, and I have become very sun sensitive.
I've had major life changes lately, that caused a lot of stress, and I'm wondering if that's related in any way.
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