I am 37 years old and about 6 weeks ago had to go to the doctors with stomach pains triggered by taking Ibuprofen for a week due to pain from dental treatment!!
The doctor prescribed me Omeprazole for 2 weeks thinking it could be ulcer symptoms or Helicobacter Pylori, within 2 days I began experiencing a sensation that I had food clogged in my gullett, I told the Doc and he said to carry on & that it was acid pushing up(never felt acid indegestion nor heart burn)!! It carried on so he prescribed stomach relaxents-at this point I had enough & stopped taking them.He made me feel a bit of a nuisance.
For the last few weeks it's still here, but I've began to have palpatations which I find scarey and upsetting and the odd hot flush-to which my partner BRAVELY suggested he thought I may be in early menopause!!!!! After taking a test from Boots to prove him wrong of course-It came back POSITIVE.
I have always had regular 4 wk periods, but the last few cycles have been delayed, I'm dry during intercourse, my nails are brittle, skin dull & I'm quite short tempered and experience terrible tiredness.
I think it is highly probabale it is early menopause, but the digestive thing worries me-has anyone else experienced this along with menopause also?
My Dad died in August, it is still very raw and people have suggested the digestive feeling could be anxiety and depression? Could the menopause have been triggered by
his death?
I have to say since thinking I have a valid reason for all these symptoms , I am starting to
feel slightly less anxious that it
is not something else-I have not stopped worrying which I think has made me feel so much worse, I have been thinking about dying alot, stupid I'm sure but also common a feeling of doom and gloom and dread I'm told?
Basically I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced the digestive problem along with the menopause, to put my mind at rest.