Hi, I am five years post menopause this June, i just turned 50 and i had a few years where i felt my best i felt energetic was enjoying life , but last September i started with what i call the ' the strange head feeling' feeling buzzy on to of my head, and i have had crushing fatigue a few times not as bad i used to get, but i need to sleep and half hour i am fine again , My legs ache constantly and i find staying a sleep impossible .

I have had tests for thyroid all clear, my blood pressure is perfect , so my doc put this down to stress and anxiety .
i still believe its the hormones trying to kick in again , don't know how long this will last but i sure hope it stops soon i want my life back x

Kaya, Thank you for this. In some ways, you have explained many of the things I am feeling. What in the world? I thought everything was suppose to be just fine, after you got through menopause.
I too have had my thyroid checked. TSH and T4 look normal, but my reverse T3 was high outside of range. And I certainly feel hypothyroid.
Any one else having strange sensations?

Hi ladies. I am 52, and I know what you mean by wanting your body back. I have sever dry skin, started almost 2 years ago.... I have heart palpitations, cant sleep, fatigue and I have these spells where I feel off in my head and feel like I am going to pass out. I have been checked over for heart and it is all good. So this is all MP related. I hate this, and wish there is something I could do to change it. I had my thyroid checked all is well. I only hope that it ends soon. I am ready to be normal again.

I'm 59, and been in menopause just 2.5 years. I've had health issues since I was 26, but after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia I had a naturopath tell me my body doesn't hold on to nutrients properly. He said I probably don't hold on to toxins which is good, but I have to take very high doses of supplements so as not to end up malnurished.

That being said, one of the main nutrients that plays a role in every system of the body is magnesium, and since the soils are so depleted, it only stands to reason that we aren't getting it from the food we eat. And the RDAs are understated as well so by the time a person is middle-aged, most of us are severely malnurished.

I've had horrific sleep issues over the years, and part of it due to having high cortisol levels, but also to the very low magnesium levels as well. Try upping your magnesium along with calcium, vitamin D3 and K2 and see if that doesn't help your sleep. It should also help lower your stress level.

I'm wondering if your weird feeling isn't too much adrenaline coursing through your blood stream? That was one of my first symptoms when I started getting sick back in my mid 20s. That finally resolved when I started taking the amino acid 5-htp as it helps the adrenal glands which is where the excess adrenaline is coming from. You could be suffering from what the alternative health community calls adrenal fatigue. I think adrenal issues and the malnutrion is the core of my health problems, but I didn't know what was going on for over 20 years so I couldn't really deal with them till it was too late.

Be careful taking too much magnesium at one time as it's a laxative. If you suffer from constipation, that is one symptom of low magnesium levels. Spread your doses out over the day with a 1:1 ratio of calcium. You want to also take vitamins D3 and K2 with it along with zinc on an empty stomach for best absorption. Soaking in epsom salts is a great way to increase your cellular magnesium level as well.

Here are some links that you might find helpful:

http://www.amazon.com/Adrenal-Fatigue-Century-Stress-Syndrome/dp/1890572152/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423689283&sr=1-1&keywords=adrenal+fatigue

http://www.wellnessresources.com/health/articles/magnesium_deficiency_common_in_post-menopausal_women/

http://www.ancient-minerals.com/magnesium-deficiency/symptoms-signs/