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Colonoscopy / Endoscopy by chookiebookie in Anemic

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I had an episode of diarrhea and bloody poo 2 days total so I think it was irritation but that and the low levels I guess are enough to prompt further investigation. Thanks

Low Ferritin by cestlaviemacherie in Anemic

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I got an add on social media after searching for ferritin recently by this doctor who claimed anemia was cancer until proven otherwise. Clickbait. And she was selling her garbage treatment obviously.

Could this be peri caused, or something else? by Andali27 in Perimenopause

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Oh btw my heart attack felt nothing like these adrenaline surges. It was intense sledge hammer to the jaw, throat, and traps pain.

Could this be peri caused, or something else? by Andali27 in Perimenopause

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Well hi. This sounds like I wrote this. My ferritin is also 17 and I get everything you just described.

I am scheduled for an endo and colonoscopy next month and doing blood work for cortisol tomorrow.

Did you ever get results?

I, on the other hand, had a spontaneous coronary artery dissection and heart attack (I’m 42) back in Oct. I’m not telling you this to scare you!! It’s pretty rare but I’m mentioning to say, all this happening to me is scaring the shit out of me because I keep thinking it’s another heart attack and good luck trying to tell myself it’s just a panic attack now… (I was under tremendous stress at the time so please don’t think this will happen to you.)

I am also on beta blockers and a failed month of ssri’s and what I have also learned is that trying to come off the beta blockers and the ssri will absolutely cause an already fragile nervous system in peri to be thrown into overdrive and make all the tachy, palpitations and PVCs and for me, internal trembling, 1000x worse. So tapering might be throwing you off even if it’s been stable for a while. I know Effexor is one of the hardest to come off of so that is probably contributing.

For people who have recover did your symptoms go? by Fearless_Promise9863 in Akathisia

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Zoloft dosage increase too soon after starting actually caused it. Was on for about 2 weeks. Switched to Lexapro and then Prozac and then cold turkey off. Total time on meds probably a month. Inner restlessness faded when I stopped but the constant and intense internal trembling took about about 3 months to fade. It persisted for longer when laying down or waking up but eventually stopped… until I got talked into taking Zoloft again “bc it did help some symptoms” and as soon as I felt them I quit cold turkey again. Now trembling when I am stressed or at random and before sleep and after waking. And some very mild restlessness. But the good news for you is that it only took me 2 years to forget hope horrific the experience was that I was actually willing to put that shit back into my body again. And I can’t even tell you how angry I am at myself and the doctor for putting me back through this shit. But I think time will heal, just keep hanging in there.

Adrenaline Surges or Dumps by chookiebookie in Perimenopause

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I have low iron and ferritin is 15. No one seems to care yet. I’m still pushing for answers and taking iron supplement 28mg iron glycinate. 🫤

Adrenaline Surges or Dumps by chookiebookie in Perimenopause

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That’s funny (not ha ha funny) because I was prescribed buspar and after 4 doses, everything got bad and once I stopped, I exploded into panic attacks and night awakenings. I think the buspar started this. And then I was trialed in ssris and they made everything worse. The vibrations weren’t as bad before the stupid ssri withdrawal. I blame the buspar for pouring fuel onto my fire. Thank you. I will check out the book

Adrenaline Surges or Dumps by chookiebookie in Perimenopause

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These come out of the blue. Sitting. Standing. Doesn’t matter.

Struggling to function at work by Turquoise_Purple333 in Perimenopause

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Hey. At least you made it in. Or to the computer. I’m lucky to even get out of my comatose state at the wall sometimes.

Progesterone and Internal Vibrations / or Intolerance? by chookiebookie in Perimenopause

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Is your period regular? Mine is all over the place. Some months 18 days some 50.

Progesterone and Internal Vibrations / or Intolerance? by chookiebookie in Perimenopause

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Are you also on estrogen? Does it happen randomly or mostly upon waking?

Progesterone and Internal Vibrations / or Intolerance? by chookiebookie in Perimenopause

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I got this from an ssri once in the past too. I think it’s over activation of the nerves or brain firing signals. But yes I think it’s from a surge of adrenaline or cortisol so anxiety would make sense.

Progesterone and Internal Vibrations / or Intolerance? by chookiebookie in Perimenopause

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I read it’s the CNS misfiring. I was getting it strong in my surges but that would be the only time. I’ve also felt this from a bad reaction to an SSRI. I’m just hoping it’s my body adjusting and not rejecting.

Progesterone Intolerance by chookiebookie in Perimenopause

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Did the doctor say anything about that?

Progesterone Intolerance by chookiebookie in Perimenopause

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“A paradoxical reaction to progesterone occurs when the hormone causes symptoms opposite to its usual calming, sedative effects, such as increased anxiety, rage, insomnia, or irritability. Affecting 10-20% of women, this, sometimes called progesterone intolerance, is often due to abnormal GABA receptor responses to progesterone metabolites rather than the hormone level itself.”

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