Perimenopausal and feel like you're dying? You're not alone! The true impact of menopause.

Are you perimenopausal and feel like you're dying? You're not alone! In this video I talk about the true impact of menopause on a large percentage of middle aged women. Perimenopause often sneaks in but causes profound changes to the body, often leaving women fearing that they are gravely ill. Fear and health anxiety in menopause are very real and understandable issues. I touch on why this is happening, why it is so difficult to get a diagnosis and what women need to make their menopausal transitions easier and less frightening. Subscribe to see more videos on menopause. Thanks for watching!
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor! The information in my videos is based on my research and personal experiences and is presented from my perspective. Please contact your physician for medical advice.

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[insideoutbeauty]

i cried watching this. Been struggling again, intensely. Vertigo, nausea, pain everywhere, fatigue, despondency, head throwbing, electric charges in head... bloating, feeling like im breaking down.

[FLJ]

I’m 46 and haven’t had my period in over a year. I have seen a cardiologist, ENT, breast specialist, new primary care doctors etc. MRIs blood tests for cancer you name it. It’s been awful. I have lost a ton of weight so of course we all think it’s cancer. But after all these tests, if it is cancer well I probably would be dead by now. It’s menopause and not one doctor has even mentioned it. Not one.
Thank you so much for your content. I spent the last 8 months thinking I was dying and have two young children. The stress from that alone has been awful. But now I am going to get the help I need. Love to all us out there suffering. ❤

[treeeternal]

Thank you for this video. I am a perimenopausal woman in my early 40’s and have been convinced I’m dying of some terrible illness. I’ve self diagnosed myself with so many different diseases. This video was reassuring that I’m not actually dying and that all these wild symptoms are just perimenopause. I’ve been wanting to see a doctor but am hesitant precisely because I can’t handle them looking at me like I’m nuts. How you described all the symptoms and how they change and go away and come back is exactly what I’m dealing with. Sometimes it feels better, other times worse. I’m grateful for other women like you who put this information out there. We really need to support eachother with this because the medical system surely does not.

[Cat-bztm]

Personally I think their should be menopause clinics, where woman can go and express their concerns and get the help they need wether it be by eastrogen, or being put on the correct vitamins, collagen etc .for all these horrible symptoms, should be physio if experiencing pain, too. Because some docters are just so dismissive. Always make sure you see a good doctor, talk to the receptionist for their recomendation, don’t give up till you get treated correctly

[kris]

46 years old and fully menopaused. Woke up one morning at 43 and was so dizzy, I couldn’t get out of bed. Walked into walls for the next few days, but it eventually went away. When I spoke to my dr about it, who is a woman, she dismissed my theory of perimenopause because in her view, I was “too young”. Instead she sent me for neurological tests and brain scans, which of course came back normal. I am on HRT now, which for me, has been a godsend. But I had to fight for it bc my dr prefereed to prescribe me antidepressants. It is practically criminal how women are treated for this phase of life.

[phylliscostello]

If men had menopause it would be taken more seriously because no man could cope with what women have to go through

[mjones]

I feel scared to go to doctor because all these symptoms make you feel like you are dying

[wholeinthesky]

Everyone talks about weight gain because it’s more bothersome but loss of appetite is rarely spoken about but is more worrisome for health in ways

[jackiecollie]

I recently went for my yearly medical checkup with my NP. ALL my bloodwork was normal but when I brought out my list of issues and possible lab work I wanted, she actually looked at me and said, “well, it looks like you’re trying to be an endocrinologist”. Let’s just say that didn’t sit well with me….I mean how dare I be proactive with MY health 🙄

[openmind]

I woke up this morning feeling like I'm dying, excellent timing 👍

[ERIN-nr]

I’m 50 and have tried to seek help from doctors with these issues. I’m shocked by the lack of support to women with peri menopause and menopause.

[happywife]

Im so happy to have found this information! Having fatigue, headaches, eye pressure, tingling throughout my body, brain fog, even felt like i was being shocked with a bolt of electricity, ringing in my ears, vertigo. The list changes day to day. Im 50 and honestly can feel like im dying from time to time, but this has helped ease my anxiety, which has been thru the roof! Thank you...Thank you

[vickieden]

You are an angel !! I was getting terrified of my mental and physical well-being. I'm 48. I've had the 12 convective months without my period (next month will be a year) I've been having hot flashes, dizziness, heart palpitations, headaches, random pain...and just recently SEVERE panic attacks. I honestly thought I was losing my mind and dying!!! Not only during the panic attacks but in general. Seeing this video. Seeing all the comments from the other women experiencing this. Is EXTREMELY helpful ! I can't thank you enough for posting and explaining. Subscribed. 💕

[janetgordon]

Hi. Thank you for your channel. I am 49, and it appears as though I have entered perimenopause. I can not believe the pain I am in on a daily basis. My body and mind has changed so much in the last 4 months. This is pure torture.

[nathalinefernandes]

I have gone through all the symptoms for 3 years and now I have come out of it slowly, , , , really as u come out of this life becomes happier again, , , for 3 years I use to think that I will soon die but thanks to God for being with me during this period

[SzazaM]

Omg, I am literally crying...relate to everything and for 2 years I was thinking I was having a serious illness - that triggered health anxiety, going to therapies, blood tests every 4 months, ECG test, addition to blood pressure machine at home, buying tests on amazon (urine, bowel) and even thinking of doing MRI of my brain. Finally, I realised through online research that it was perimenopause. Im thinking HRT because the unsteady feeling, walking like on the boat feeling drives me nuts plus fatigue, not being able to exercise as much. I recommend "Menopausing" book by Davina McCall. I have so much more clarity now.

[shellyw]

Every symptom you mention is the video I have. Hear palpitations...air of breath...pain every where..dizziness lightheaded....heavy heavy bleeding...ect

[borninprovidence]

My perimenopause journey started with exhaustion followed by adrenal fatigue. Three years later I started getting uti’s, heart palpitations, pain (shoulder, hamstring, glute, traps, neck) Quit caffeine to stop the morning panic attacks. It worked.
I already eat kale, avocados, make my own green juice, meditate every day, do yoga, get my steps etc. literally no fun at all and now I’m having vertigo, eye pressure, light sensitivity, and general discomfort on my computer at work. It
Had a billion tests done last year. Nothings wrong they say. Waiting to see a specialist.
Anyway just venting cause it feels safe to here.
Thank you for these videos!! And for everyone who shares. It’s helpful to know we’re not alone or losing our marbles. ❤

[freedombug]

Kari Anne, this video and a couple others of yours have been a revelation to me. I knew I was likely suffering perimenopause starting in my mid-to-late thirties, but dealt with a doctor who told me I was too young to be going through menopause, apparently not hearing me when I said the "peri" part. He said my bloodwork, hormones, thyroid, were all normal, and I stopped focusing on perimenopause as symptoms worsened and multiplied over the years. Cut to now, I'm 43, and thanks to YouTube videos, I went to a doctor to get more bloodwork and at least now I can point to specific changes in my menstrual period that gets me more attention. But the nurse practitioner asked me if women in my family tend to "go through menopause early." WTF? She doesn't know that perimenopause can take anywhere from 1 to 15 years (or less, or more!) Same as the other doctor. They also don't know that mammograms have been discovered to cause breast cancer, and she referred to the luteal phase as the "Lutheran" phase. The office has a big chart recommending that to eat healthy, "just make sure that half of your grains are whole grains"...plus a big poster slyly implying that if you had chickenpox as a kid you're MORE likely to get shingles (when it's the complete opposite) to sell the shingles vaccine (and several other ill-advised, risky and unnecessary risky vaccines), and what other helpful health information is located in the exam room? A fully-illustrated booklet showing a woman's facial aging process (complete with the progression from 35 to 55, with the 45 year old woman already looking like a craggy witch), so that you can decide which injectables and cosmetic surgeries are right for you. They are nothing but pharmaceutical sales offices criminally masquerading as health care providers. It made me sad.

Sorry this comment is so long, but I need to add that I really relate to this video's topic because I have had severe health anxiety the past few years with frightening heart arrhythmia and palpitations, dizziness, a sensation that I describe as a "brain stroke" feeling where there is a weird palpitating feeling in my brain accompanied by a fraction-of-a-second blackout, overwhelming, incapacitating fatigue and weakness, mood swings, panic attacks, severe insomnia, sudden onset severe insulin resistance, and more that I think would scare anyone into thinking they're literally dying, as I have sometimes thought. We have to learn as much as we can and advocate for ourselves because most people are not lucky enough to meet medical personnel who are actual experts who know what they're doing. We might not be doctors, but we are much more motivated to learn and know ourselves and our symptoms best.

[heathernavarro]

Im 49. This has been such a roller coster. im just comforted that we are not alone and that we can support each other ❤