I'm sure that I am going into perimenopause. But can you believe that this particular crisis is my thyroid? I've been on the same thyroid med for hypothyroid for years. What has happened is that suddenly my medicine was pushing me into hyperthyroid territory. The spotting stopped a couple of days after I cut my dose in half.
I saw my Dr. and we are going to wait and see for now. I will have my blood tested again in 4-6 weeks, or sooner if I start feeling that horrible again. It made me so sick!!
He said that there is no way to know which way my thyroid will go at this point, although he said he wouldn't be surprised if it ended up burning out a bit and I ended up in hypo territory again.
How weird!
And to top it off, I am on the verge of being diagnosed with hypertension. We agreed to give me a chance to lower it without medication, which I really didn't want to just immediately start taking. I work in an ophthalmology office so I can ask someone to check my pressure once a week.
It doesn't help that I have white coat syndrome, an area of anxiety I have not yet beeen able to overcome. I'm sure that my stress issues are not very helpful blood pressure wise!
It's just all so weird. All my life I've been low in everything: pressure, sugar, thyroid, you name it. Suddenly, everything has gone high. The shifts of perimenopause? The result of anxiety? I do not know
Thanks to all of you. I know what you've been experiencing at my age concerning the change of life, and it helps me mentally a great deal to hear it. The next big stop still needs to be establishing myself with an ob/gyn here in my new town. And I'd rather do it when I'm not rushing in all worked up over a perceived crisis! I find routine tests anxiety provoking enough!
Wishing you all hormone balance days!
Jeri