NMc?? PLEASE RESPOND!! - Menopause Message Board

katiejc · 09-27-2003, 10:41 AM

Hi,
I had seen where you posted to a reply on this board concerning hormone levels.
I got a question for you/ if you can answer it I would greatly appreciate it!
I am soon to be 40. I went to the dr. a few days ago with anxiety syptoms, moodiness, irritability, insomnia etc.
The Dr. put me on an antidepressant and also did some blood work to check hormones.
He did the FHS test which was normal at 6.1.
He also checked my estrogen which was 18! He said that was extremely low and I was pre-menopause.
When the blood was drawn on had been on my period for 4 days. Does that made a difference in the estrogen level being sooo low? Do I sound like I'm entering menopause?? I'm so confused! Although my mom went thru it at 41, grandma 43. Can they just go by the estrgen level to say your are entering menopause? Could there be anything else wrong in my body causing this?
Like I said, I had read where you had posted a reply to anothers question. I was hoping you could help me out. If you don't know all the answers I understand.

Thank you much! Kathy

maddux417 · 09-27-2003, 12:14 PM

Hey w@w, I knew that story was going to come around and bite me in the #$%! Anyway look who's out of time out! Did you get my e-mail? Sorry Katie, didn't mean to step on your posted question, just had to holler at wind@water for a minute. Carry on

katiejc · 09-27-2003, 12:45 PM

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Originally posted by Wind@water:
How cute are you! Katie, I think you answered your own question. The doctor said you were pre-menopausal, the woman in your family have a history of it, and you are confused. You're confused? Do you wear your granddaughter's play tiara's to the dollar store? Do you worry that you'll show up in the supermarket in your pajamas? If you're feeling confused, that's the first sign you made the grade. You're in the group. Welcome.

Ok, but that didn't answer my questions!! LOL

maddux417 · 09-27-2003, 01:21 PM

Sorry, I have some of the same questions as you. My Dr. ran the tests on me and didn't show me the results but assured me that I am not in meno. I'm 48 and if I'm not at least in peri then I am in serious trouble because I have 32 of the 35 symptoms. He also did a thyroid test and that came back normal. As a matter of fact every single test that he ran came back normal. So ladies, here I am the most normal woman in the world, now if I could just find my keys and my purse and my truck, I'll go out and celebrate that. Maybe someone on here can tell us the definition of all these numbers the Dr's. quote and just how accurate they are.