Sudden nausea....could This Be Part of Perimenopause!

I am 51 and my peri-menopausal symptoms just started this year. I have felt bouts of nausea occasionally. It is one of the recognized symptoms of menopause. I do what I can to reduce stress, and have found that ginger ale or something similar usually is enough to help it pass.

http://www.menopauseatoz.com/nausea-and-menopause.shtml

Don't forget the obvious, even though you're 46, you could be pregnant. I got preg. by surprise in my mid 40's.

Otherwise, it sounds like the most likely reason is the increase in meds. Perimenopause doesn't usually cause nausea.

I never had nausea. Don't know any of my friends that did either.
Are you sure you arent pregnant?

You need to consult with your Dr. There are a lot of factors here and we are not Dr's, although some proclaim to be ( why are they here if they are a practicing physician?

Go talk to your Dr, get bloodwork done and get yourself checked out. Best wishes to you.

I've been through menopause as well as many of my friends and I can't recall anyone complaining about having nausea as part of the process. Lots of other symptoms though!

Make sure you don't have strep. Strep doesn't always give you a sore throat and fever. You need to rule it out before jumping to another conclusion because, untreated, it can affect your heart.

I'm sorry about the panic attacks and depression. If it's not strep, then you can look to the increased dosage - that's more likely than the peri-menopause causing it, to be honest.

Good luck,
Dawn

SM:

Please talk with your PCP or whoever is treating your for anxiety. I would talk with them about finding another way to handle your anxiety attacks along with the meds...you know like yoga or some type of meditation? I am NOT by any means negating the need for meds - however - there comes a point when your body will become immune to the meds and you will need to find another way to handle the anxiety attacks.

I would also have my blood pressure checked. and then make an appointment with my GYNO. Sudden onset of nausea can be many different things... please check with your doctor!!!

You can take ginger for nausea or drink ginger ale or ginger root beer. I was thinking you might be pregnant?
I've noticed for myself, just regular daily stress or anxiety causes me to have symptoms such as you are describing.
Also, for me, when I had anxiety attacks, I would take (spelling is wrong) zanax to get over the hump of my anxiety.

Good luck!

You need to speak with your doctor.. My friend started out with nausea.. then it turned into cramping that would not go away.. It took many tests to figure it out, but I kept telling her, you are not supposed to be uncomfortable for so long or that often.

I've never heard of it being a symptom of perimenopause (and I'm in and reading about it) I get nausea from some medications including some vitamins.

I would see a doc to rule out anything, but will say, it's not uncommon to feel nauseous since your hormones are fluctuating a bit... It's also not uncommon to have trouble sleeping during Perimenopause, happens to me all the time... What you are experiencing in part is that when your Estrogen falls (esp in the first part of Perimenopause) your anxiety level can totally increase. It does this because Estrogen controls CORTISOL, the stress hormone and when we begin to make LESS Estrogen, cortisol can then run amuck and make us feel jittery and or downright Claustrophobic. Also, the fall in Estrogen causes an imbalance in the Progesterone, in other words, while you aren't making more of it, because you are making less Estrogen, the Progesterone can become dominant.. In turn, this can make periods much HEAVIER... why? because Progesterone is what thickens the lining (remember back to when you might have been pregnant) in that third trimester, you were Progesterone dominant. Same applies monthly.. Your lining builds and then if not pregnant, you shed it.. Well in us Perimenopausal women, this often means much heavier periods.. Again, it's in part to the Progesterone being more dominant. Also, it could be that you may or may not have Fibroids. which depending were they are can block blood flow and when you do finally pass it, it's in clumps and have blood behind it, causing what is called, "flooding" and can be somewhat painful...

what can you do... for the nausea and other problems.. I drink Camomile tea.. it soothes and relaxes me. Additionally, I only drink about 4 oz of coffee a day and no Sodas and other caffeine drinks. I also exercise more which tires me out and helps me sleep... I would also add that I track my monthly cycles. by doing this, it allows me to see first hand how hormones are affecting my cycle. E.g.. when in the Follicular phase, alcohol (which I drink very little of) doesn't affect me in the sense that I can have a glass of wine and not be wide awake all night.. whereas in the Luteal Phase (ovulation and on) I don't drink because it not only affects my sleep but my mood (I become a little depressed)

I think if you too can begin to track your cycles., you can pinpoint better when you feel more nausea and even anxious. I think before the doctor increases your meds anymore, they NEED to look at what hormones do and how they are very much a reason as to why some women begin to get more anxious (esp when entering their 40s) as of late, docs like to blame that all on LIFE and how we women are taking on more, hence more stress.. ALL true... but our hormones are also giving us a run for our money....

It saddens me that so often, not many docs check our hormone levels and instead.. medicate instead of educate... I went to several practitioners for different ailments, sinuses, depression, anxiety and NONE of those docs ever said, hormones (Perimenopause) had a thing to do with anything..... it wasn't until I began to read up on things that I find out.. Hey this isn't all in my head, I am actually feeling physical symptoms and there is a reason for it..

I recommend Dr. Vliet's book, Screaming to be heard and or her other books. she speaks in great detail about emotions, physical wellbeing and the hormone connection..

I wish you all the best

Very often hormone issues are misdiagnosed because the labs look "normal", so an antidepressant is prescribed. I have a friend (a RN of 40 years) whose thyroid and adrenals (part of the endocrine system) were not functioning optimally, but her labs looked fine. Her holistic doc gave her natural stuff to balance her hormones out. Her panic attacks stopped (And they were BAD, like having to pull off the freeway and cut her bra off because she couldn't breathe.), she started sleeping better and all of her thyroid symptoms went away.

Nausea happens often with estrogen issues....remember being pregnant?