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feelingblueinbelair posted:
I have been in perimenopause for around 9 yrs. I have the "usual" symptoms; hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings - but it's something new that's causing great distress in my life. I have had - EXTREME fatigue, EXTREME nausea, INTENSE headaches, and VERTIGO!!
I have had these exact symptoms on 4 seperate occassions over the span of 5 or 6 mths and lasting usually 4 days. I am COMPLETELy INCAPACITATED during these times. The first time it happened, I explained it away but then approx. 4 or 5 wks later it happened again. I was at a loss. I am currently on day 4 of one of these episodes and I have myself convinced it is 100% hormonal. I have other symptoms with this but didn't bother to mention them because they are not my chief complaints. I'm writing this and reaching out to you to see if anyone else has experienced this? and were you able to find any relief? I will be contacting my PCP tomorrow but, I wanted to see if anyone else had these or am I alone?
1 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:perimenopause symptomsI have been in perimenopause for around 9 yrs. I have the "usual" symptoms; hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings - but it's something new that's causing great distress in my life. I have had - EXTREME fatigue, EXTREME nausea, INTENSE headaches, and VERTIGO!!<br />I have had these exact symptoms on 4 seperate occassions over the span of 5 or 6 mths and lasting usually 4 days. I am COMPLETELy INCAPACITATED during these times. The first time it happened, I explained it away but then approx. 4 or 5 wks later it happened again. I was at a loss. I am currently on day 4 of one of these episodes and I have myself convinced it is 100% hormonal. I have other symptoms with this but didn't bother to mention them because they are not my chief complaints. I'm writing this and reaching out to you to see if anyone else has experienced this? and were you able to find any relief? I will be contacting my PCP tomorrow but, I wanted to see if anyone else had these or am I alone?
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Mary Jane Minkin, MD responded:
Dear feelingblueinbelair,
Vertigo would be a very unusual menopausal symptom; headaches can be, and of course some women do get nausea with their headaches. So I would check in with your health care provider to try to help figure this out,
Good luck,
Mary Jane
Report This| Share this:perimenopause symptomsDear feelingblueinbelair,<br />Vertigo would be a very unusual menopausal symptom; headaches can be, and of course some women do get nausea with their headaches. So I would check in with your health care provider to try to help figure this out,<br />Good luck,<br />Mary Jane
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