Hi all,
Can I just ask, did any of you start with fnd during the onset of bad perimenopause symptoms?
I am sure there is a link here. My friends all say anxiety and stress came out of nowhere where perimenopause hit and my husband says mine has never been so bad..... and they do say that stress and anxiety can cause fnd. My symptoms also flare up when I have extreme worries over something too.
Thank you,keep positive everyone. X
Hi there,
Sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with FND and that you are wandering if there's a possible connection with the Perimenopause.
It's always difficult to say for sure, but you cannot rule out stress because it can bring on so many health issues, if it's prolonged stress, over a period of many months or years.
I can only write here, that my wife has had FND since 2011, after suddenly collapsing, aged 34.
She is now approaching 18 months into the Perimenopause and it definitely has had an impact on her FND symptoms, simply because the Perimenopause has such a huge affect on emotions, estrogen levels dropping and all of this contributes to higher stress.
She won't take HRT, as her GP feels it could aggrevate her FND symptoms, but everybody is different in regards to this.
She takes Evening Primrose Oil with Starflower, twice a day, which does help with her moods.
One cannot rule out if stress has caused your FND, as a result of Perimenopause and I totally understand why your husband feels this way.
Sorry I can't be more helpful, but we both wish you truly all the very best.
Best wishes!
Tony and Kim
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Hi, I have been tracking my FND symptoms for years and I can see a link between the worsening of my FND symptoms and the peri-menapause. I think I was kind of hoping it might have been the route cause and when I started HRT I was hoping it might be a silver bullet.
Sadly it has not been the case. HRT has been incredible for my mental health, my anxiety has dropped, my depression has disappeared (even when I have an FND flare, which used to be the worst) and having a predicatable cycle has massively improved my quality of life. But in terms of my FND symptoms it has not made any impact. Thankfully it has not made my symptoms worse but it has not made them disappear either.
There is finally starting to be more research and focus on understanding the impact of the peri-menapause on women's bodies (and minds) so it will be interesting to see if anyone looks as the impact of it on FND and other chronic illnesses.
Best wishes x
Yes there was an article in the New Scientist but I couldn't access full article.
Hi there,
I have had FND for over a decade with intermittent paralysis and seizures. Over the last few years it got significantly worse to the point of my functioning almost completely stopping resulting in prolonged full body paralysis and severe anxiety and depression. It took a while to link this severe FND flare up of my nervous system literally shutting down to perimenopause as the usual symptoms of hot flushes etc were mild. Once I went on HRT my FND symptoms improved drastically. It literally was a life saver. While I still have some side effects from the HRT my functioning is so much better, so I expect I’ll have to stay on HRT for life. I still have the FND symptoms now that I had before perimenopause but they are a whole lot more manageable than the flare up.
I hope that helps.
Best wishes
I think the perimenopause can cause "flare ups" but not sure if its known to cause FND. Which as another member has mentioned it can be caused by a series of challenging/stressful events prior to the onset.
But that said, can also be the result of injury or illness. It could also be related to hormones*, could be related to atmospheric pressure, could be related to the temperature outside,
*,so there is definitely a connection.
For me perimenopause hit about the same time I was diagnosed with FND which has been challenging since the symptoms overlap with FND. I have found it hard to figure out what is perimenopause and what is FND. I take Amberen for perimenopause to control symptoms associated with perimenopause. I feel it was the other way around because of my FND I had more perimenopause symptoms that were more severe than they would of been if I didn't have FND.
Alternatives to FND diagnosis - maybe helpful???
FND NOT PROVEN YET TO BE LINKED TO TRAUMA,ANXIETY,DEPRESSION.
Temperature sensory changes FND symptom? Confused!
What was it like leading up to your diagnosis? Did you feel that you were taken seriously?
