35 Signs of Perimenopause/Menopause

[Guest guest]

Hi Placid,

 

As I understand it through my research.....

 

There are those that believe that endo is caused by unbalanced

hormones and there are those that believe the same regarding fibro.

 

Studies have shown that women who have endo are more likely to

develop fibro...I think they are 3 to 4 times more likely to do so.

 

No definitive link has been shown and no one can explain the " why

this might be factor " , but the studies have shown that a probable

link exsists.

 

These are the symptoms that peri-menopause/menopause (natural or

surgically induced), endometriosis and fibromyalgia share:

 

(Not all women who have these conditions will experience all these

symptoms)

 

 

1. Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy

feeling

2. Bouts of rapid heart beat

3. Irritability

4. Mood swings, sudden tears

5. Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)

7. Loss of libido (see note)

8. Dry vagina, a general drying out that can include eyes, mouth,

joints and skin. (see note)

9. Crashing fatigue

10. Anxiety, feeling ill at ease

11. Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom (see note)

12. Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion

13. Disturbing memory lapses

15. Itchy, crawly skin (see note)

16. Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons (see note)

17. Increased tension in muscles

18. Breast tenderness

19. Headache change: increase or decrease

20. Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain,

nausea*

21. Sudden bouts of bloat*

(*many/most fibro patients also exhibit symptoms of Irritable Bowel

Syndrome)

22. Depression (see note)

23. Exacerbation of existing conditions

25. Weight gain (see note)

27. Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance

29. Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head (see

note)

30. Tingling in the extremities, (see note)

32. Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, dry

mouth, change in breath odor

34. Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier

35. Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, 'whooshing' buzzing etc.

 

Here are a few links relating to the topic:

 

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/show/NCT00073801?order=2

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http://www.endospot.net/

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http://66.102.7.104/search?

q=cache:ZN3DNyphID0J:www3.oup.co.uk/eshre/press-

release/freepdf/172715.pdf+%22endometriosis+%2B+fibromyalgia%22 & hl=en

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Hope this gives you a starting point.

 

Blessings,

Pixi

 

 

 

 

 

 

, " placid "

<placidchance2004> wrote:

> , " Pixi, just, Pixi "

> <silvrpixi2> wrote:

> > Many of these symptoms are also found in Fibromyalgia and some

can

> > be seen in women who have severe endometriosis.

> >

> > Blessings,

> > Pixi

> >

> Hi Pixi,

>

> This is very interesting. What is the connection with

endometriosis?

> Can you suggest some sites that might help me discover more?

> Thanks

> Placid

[Guest guest]

Hello. I am new to this group. I am searching so hard for answers to

my problems and I think I am in the throes of severe perimenopause

symptoms. I don't know how to get through this. Its just awful and I

want it all to just go away. I keep crying and not sleeping, and not

sleeping, even with sleeping pills, makes it really bad.

 

I have been on antidepressants for many many years, but now all of a

sudden, they don't seem to help this at all. I have a history of

depression and anxiety disorder, but its all been under control, or

so I thought. Now I have the really bad hot flashes, anxiety like

crazy, I feel like I am losing my mind, I can't go to work, I feel

like I can't go on, not sleeping, and the worst part is that the

symptoms will just START and last for like 4 or 5 days and then go

away. I do think they are cyclic.. I am finally journaling, but this

is the first time I remember going into the severe throes of it at

ovulation.

 

I am doing all the vitamins and EFA's.. teas, essential oils..

nothing is helping. I did have a sonogram yesterday and they

indicated some thickening of my endometrium and small bumps possibly

as well. Can this be contributing?

 

Please help. I want to jump off a bridge!

 

Judi L.

 

, " Pixi, just, Pixi "

<silvrpixi2> wrote:

> Hi Placid,

>

> As I understand it through my research.....

>

> There are those that believe that endo is caused by unbalanced

> hormones and there are those that believe the same regarding fibro.

>

> Studies have shown that women who have endo are more likely to

> develop fibro...I think they are 3 to 4 times more likely to do so.

>

> No definitive link has been shown and no one can explain the " why

> this might be factor " , but the studies have shown that a probable

> link exsists.

>

> These are the symptoms that peri-menopause/menopause (natural or

> surgically induced), endometriosis and fibromyalgia share:

>

> (Not all women who have these conditions will experience all these

> symptoms)

>

>

> 1. Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy

> feeling

> 2. Bouts of rapid heart beat

> 3. Irritability

> 4. Mood swings, sudden tears

> 5. Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)

> 7. Loss of libido (see note)

> 8. Dry vagina, a general drying out that can include eyes, mouth,

> joints and skin. (see note)

> 9. Crashing fatigue

> 10. Anxiety, feeling ill at ease

> 11. Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom (see note)

> 12. Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion

> 13. Disturbing memory lapses

> 15. Itchy, crawly skin (see note)

> 16. Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons (see note)

> 17. Increased tension in muscles

> 18. Breast tenderness

> 19. Headache change: increase or decrease

> 20. Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain,

> nausea*

> 21. Sudden bouts of bloat*

> (*many/most fibro patients also exhibit symptoms of Irritable Bowel

> Syndrome)

> 22. Depression (see note)

> 23. Exacerbation of existing conditions

> 25. Weight gain (see note)

> 27. Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance

> 29. Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head (see

> note)

> 30. Tingling in the extremities, (see note)

> 32. Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, dry

> mouth, change in breath odor

> 34. Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier

> 35. Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, 'whooshing' buzzing etc.

>

> Here are a few links relating to the topic:

>

> http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/show/NCT00073801?order=2

> --

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> ----------

> http://www.endospot.net/

> --

-

> ----------

> http://66.102.7.104/search?

> q=cache:ZN3DNyphID0J:www3.oup.co.uk/eshre/press-

> release/freepdf/172715.pdf+%22endometriosis+%2B+fibromyalgia%

22 & hl=en

> --

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> ----------

>

> Hope this gives you a starting point.

>

> Blessings,

> Pixi

, " placid "

> <placidchance2004> wrote:

> > , " Pixi, just, Pixi "

> > <silvrpixi2> wrote:

> > > Many of these symptoms are also found in Fibromyalgia and some

> can

> > > be seen in women who have severe endometriosis.

> > >

> > > Blessings,

> > > Pixi

> > >

> > Hi Pixi,

> >

> > This is very interesting. What is the connection with

> endometriosis?

> > Can you suggest some sites that might help me discover more?

> > Thanks

> > Placid

[Guest guest]

Hi Judi,

 

You can try this, download this wav file

http://www.geocities.com/rajamusti/akursi.wav (details at

http://www.geocities.com/rajamusti/akursi.htm) and play on your pc

speakers repetitively listening to it with concentration for 1 hour

in morning and one hour before bed. You can record on cassete or mp3

player and listen to it via headphone. You can also play it when the

depression gets bad. Try it for about 3 to 7 weeks at least. It

usually goes into a cycle of ups and downs as you listen to it and

grudually decrease in intensity as time goes by. Try and concentrate

on the meaning as you listen to it

(http://www.geocities.com/rajamusti/akursi.htm)

 

Mansur

http://www.geocities.com/rajamusti/

http://persis.biz

 

 

, " Judi Lainer "

<bunsnpigs@a...> wrote:

> Hello. I am new to this group. I am searching so hard for answers

to

> my problems and I think I am in the throes of severe perimenopause

> symptoms. I don't know how to get through this. Its just awful and

I

> want it all to just go away. I keep crying and not sleeping, and

not

> sleeping, even with sleeping pills, makes it really bad.

>

> I have been on antidepressants for many many years, but now all of

a

> sudden, they don't seem to help this at all. I have a history of

> depression and anxiety disorder, but its all been under control,

or

> so I thought. Now I have the really bad hot flashes, anxiety like

> crazy, I feel like I am losing my mind, I can't go to work, I feel

> like I can't go on, not sleeping, and the worst part is that the

> symptoms will just START and last for like 4 or 5 days and then go

> away. I do think they are cyclic.. I am finally journaling, but

this

> is the first time I remember going into the severe throes of it at

> ovulation.

>

> I am doing all the vitamins and EFA's.. teas, essential oils..

> nothing is helping. I did have a sonogram yesterday and they

> indicated some thickening of my endometrium and small bumps

possibly

> as well. Can this be contributing?

>

> Please help. I want to jump off a bridge!

>

> Judi L.

>

>