Im going mad with hormones

[sand246]

Hi im new to this site. Im only 33 and i think im perimenopausal. Ive done home tests that were positive. the doctor reluctantly took blood and said i had alot of estrogen due to the pill. I have not taken the pill for over ten yrs. hormones dont agree with me. Then nine months ago i had an ectopic pregnancy. I have really bad pmt symptoms that last for most of the month including anxiety, sore breasts, night sweats, mood swing, need to urinate all the time and many more. I know my body and i know theres something wrong. My doctor wont listen. Please could anyone help.

[rumpled]

Can you go see an endocrinologist?
When your estrogen was tested - did they test your LH and FSH and testosterone? At a minimum, get another doctor. If this one is ignoring you, he is doing you no good.

[JinL]

Yes try another doctor. Look for one with D.O. after their name. They are not deaf & will hear what you say.

If you do produce too much estrogen then there are meds to reduce it, but they are expensive. I take 1-1/2 Arimidex pill per week. Some have to take it every day.

The new doc might try to give you some testosterone, if it is low to help the Estrogen:Testosterone ratio.

Good luck

[Menogal51]

Deal with this as soon as possible and be adamant with your doctor. I was overwhelmed with perimenopausal symptoms (headache, flushes, foggy thinking and depression) but I wasn't insistant enough to have it dealt with. Sometimes you have to make the point forcefully that you are in rough shape and if the doctor still doesn't respond then get a new doctor. The other Godsend for me was Gail Sheehy's book - The Silent Passage which tells you everything about menopause - buy it and read it twice!