I've been battling perimenopause for about 3 years now. I've noticed subtle symptoms (acid reflux, panic attacks off and on, insomnia, night sweats and mood swings and some anxiety) about 3 or 4 years prior to that. Just didn't connect the dots then. I went thru stressful situation and had sinus surgery Dec. 2013, after the surgery, it's like my body just went into complete shock. I started feeling strange and weird and then the horrible horrible anxiety and panic attacks struck me. Keep in mind this was a different kind of anxiety and panic attacks to the point I almost became motionless. I couldn't speak, think I was just at a complete shock that I could go thru this so fast. And then came the depression and anger that came out of nowhere. I was going into fits and rages and all I wanted to do was SCREAM at the top of my lungs, yes you heard me right. My daughter really thought I was crazy and so did I. Went to doctor and found out iron levels were very low and also vitamin D. Started on these and started to feel some better. And then other symptoms started, feelings of doom and just a deep deep feeling of fear of everything. Here I am a single mom and the only bread winner in the house so I had to go to work feeling like this day in and day out. The crashing fatigue came too, and it was sooooooo soooooo bad, I would go outside on my breaks and sleep in my car, still didn't do any good. The brain fog, oh lets just say it was thicker than the London fog, lol:-) I would have all these feelings all at once, imagine that. The plot thickens, then I would go thru times where my head felt like it was swaying or slight dizziness or vertigo. I've been to all sorts of doctors and all they would tell me is everything looks ok, well let me tell you I sure didn't feel ok. I actually felt like I was dying and going crazy at the same time. I mean literally felt this way. The symptoms just kept coming and I finally went to pharmacist that specializes in bioidentical hormones. Found out my cortisol was high, testerone was low for someone my age, and progesterone a little low. Started progesterone and started to feel some better but made symptoms much worse in the beginning, they tell you this when you first start the cream. Needless, to say most of these symptoms have gone but still have issues with insomnia mainly and general malaise from time to time. I've learned also what my triggers were, chocolate, caffeine, sugar and oh boy alcohol (feel good going down, but next day made my life a living hell). I had to really eliminate these but was so freakin hard. Let's just say PERIMENOPAUSE has more to do with just menstrual cycle, this stuff really messes with your mind, emotionally, psychologically, mentally. I all the mental stuff, felt schizophrenic, bipolar, depressed, maniac you name it. Symptoms much worse during two weeks before period. The PMS is much worse too. I've had so many feelings, sensations and intrusive thoughts with this stuff everyday for about 3 years straight, it's gotten better, but just wanted to let someone else know this stuff doesn't go on forever, the worst of my symptoms lasted a good year or so. I wanted to check myself into psych ward everyday of fear of loosing control and going crazy. I tried antidepressants and didn't work much so, tried vitamins (B vitamins especially) and magnesium, Flaxseed Oil, Evening Primrose Oil. These seem to help the most. I hate to say this, but with perimenopause it's ususally TIME that makes these symptoms go away. Because it's nothing more than imbalance between Estrogen and Progesterone that is if everything else checks out ok with your doctor. God knows I tried everything and wend to every doctor (ENT, natural doctor, Chiropractor, PCP ( a thousand times for 3 years), 3 Endicrinologist for them to tell me everything looks fine, well sure didn't feel that way. Anyhoot, best wishes to all, and this too shall pass I promise:-)

Thanks for the response, sounds like we have seen the same doctors! Lol. As I read your story I could so relate.funny, today was a really good day in comparison and it was hard because I was waiting for something to go amiss, hahahahaha. I will be happy when this passes completely! Peace to you.