What are you perimenopause symptoms and treatments? • 09.30.11
Question by Night Wind: What are you perimenopause symptoms and treatments?
I’m 43 years old and seem to be starting into perimenopause. Tonight I have tingling in my cheeks and a hot feeling, although I’m not hot to touch. I don’t know if it’s symptoms of perimenopause or to do with my thyroid. The thyroid is gone and today they said my thyroid is low so they are increasing the dose. I hope that helps. Has anyone else experienced that with perimenopause? The hot flushing has gone on all evening. I’m tremendously tired lately during the daytime. I don’t have health insurance so my doctor is treating me conservativly.
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Answer by finaldx
You periods will change, heavier or lighter or longer or more irregular. Every person’s hot flashes may be different. Insomnia is a big part of menopause, even above and not associated with the hot flashes. It seems that I don’t need as much sleep as I used to.
I was always against taking exogenous estrogen, until the hot flashes hit with a vengence. First I tried all the over the counter stuff, which, by the way, does not work in the least. Now that is what I get a “jones” for-my estrogen patches. I always keep an extra estrogen patch in my purse, just in case I need extra.
I understand that the estrogen pills are not very expensive, as they are not under patent, and they can prescribe the generic ones for you. WalMart sells all generic drugs for four dollars a prescription.
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