lesleya
24-11-08, 11:43
I'm seriously think im going to have to give up my job, eventhough i dont want too as some days im finding things a bit to much.
I'm pre-menopausal or as some people call it peri-menopause..not sure if theres a difference, but my doctors havent explained to me how i might feel or what i might expect during the menopause, so i guess im hoping the way im feeling is all down to my age.
Im at the end of my tether with my gp's, and it doesnt matter which one i see in the practice (male or female) because not one of them seems to want to help..apart from pushing prescriptions at me for anti-depressants, which i dont want to take.
My symptoms now include mood swings, anxiety, muscle pain, internal tremors...shakes inside. Im used to the shaky insides and wobbly legs as i have a similar thing being diabetic if my sugars are too low or too high, but this is happening when im feeling ok now too, so its a bit confusing, and just to help matters!.. my gps have discontinued my test strips for my blood sugars since last week. They say there is 2 reasons for this.
1. to try to aviod any further damage to the nerve endings in the fingers (through constantly pricking for blood samples daily)
2. they say people who take only 'metformin' for diabetes and no other medication 'dont suffer' low sugars....what a load of rubbish that is...and i told my doctor so too. But if they say no and wont write a prescription...then what do you do? So how am i supposed to tell if im low or high? Do i pump sugar into me regardless when i feel unwell and maybe make myself worse if im high? Surely its more sensible to continue the test strips to avoid complications? or am i thick?
I can feel so weak sometimes that i have no choice but to go lie down, or id fall down., and If im unfortunate for this to happen at work i end up having to come home as i feel to ill to go back and deal with people.
I suppose im finding it so hard to deal with too is because i was totally free of anxiety/panics for over 8 years and then it hit me again like a sledgehammer 18 months ago after i thought id never have this horrible thing again.
Plus to add to things now, ive been having problems at work with a certain person, who my managers have now literally cornered me into making an official complaint against...so that doesnt help either.
I dont know what to do for the best...give up my job or end up on the sick again?....and who knows maybe disciplinary myself for having time off sick..
When i feel ok, i feel like i could go to work and take on the world, but when im feeling like this i just want to be at home in my comfort zone.
Im not normally a person to give in without a fight or let anyone get one over on me so this is just so not like me, im not usually a quitter.
Sorry if this might sound confused, but my heads all over the place just now:wacko: , but I would really appreciate some advice...
I'm pre-menopausal or as some people call it peri-menopause..not sure if theres a difference, but my doctors havent explained to me how i might feel or what i might expect during the menopause, so i guess im hoping the way im feeling is all down to my age.
Im at the end of my tether with my gp's, and it doesnt matter which one i see in the practice (male or female) because not one of them seems to want to help..apart from pushing prescriptions at me for anti-depressants, which i dont want to take.
My symptoms now include mood swings, anxiety, muscle pain, internal tremors...shakes inside. Im used to the shaky insides and wobbly legs as i have a similar thing being diabetic if my sugars are too low or too high, but this is happening when im feeling ok now too, so its a bit confusing, and just to help matters!.. my gps have discontinued my test strips for my blood sugars since last week. They say there is 2 reasons for this.
1. to try to aviod any further damage to the nerve endings in the fingers (through constantly pricking for blood samples daily)
2. they say people who take only 'metformin' for diabetes and no other medication 'dont suffer' low sugars....what a load of rubbish that is...and i told my doctor so too. But if they say no and wont write a prescription...then what do you do? So how am i supposed to tell if im low or high? Do i pump sugar into me regardless when i feel unwell and maybe make myself worse if im high? Surely its more sensible to continue the test strips to avoid complications? or am i thick?
I can feel so weak sometimes that i have no choice but to go lie down, or id fall down., and If im unfortunate for this to happen at work i end up having to come home as i feel to ill to go back and deal with people.
I suppose im finding it so hard to deal with too is because i was totally free of anxiety/panics for over 8 years and then it hit me again like a sledgehammer 18 months ago after i thought id never have this horrible thing again.
Plus to add to things now, ive been having problems at work with a certain person, who my managers have now literally cornered me into making an official complaint against...so that doesnt help either.
I dont know what to do for the best...give up my job or end up on the sick again?....and who knows maybe disciplinary myself for having time off sick..
When i feel ok, i feel like i could go to work and take on the world, but when im feeling like this i just want to be at home in my comfort zone.
Im not normally a person to give in without a fight or let anyone get one over on me so this is just so not like me, im not usually a quitter.
Sorry if this might sound confused, but my heads all over the place just now:wacko: , but I would really appreciate some advice...