can heart palpiations, night sweats, lightheadedness be symptoms of menopause?

Question

i have had 2 cardiac work ups in the last week, all normal. i continue to have a heaviness in my chest. i woke up with heart palpitations, extreme lightheadedness, sweating and nauceous. i am 43 and noticed a slight change in my periods recently and have experienced headaches with the last few periods.

Answer 1

Say hello to Perimenopause...it well be your constant comapnion for years to come...I've been doing this hormone dance for a few years now and since none of the females in this family actually Stop until 60+ I am guessing I have a ways to go. Look here:

http://www.power-surge.com/educate/34symptoms.htm

Just remember: this is not the beginning of the end; it is a new beginning..

Answer 2

Menopause Lightheadedness

Answer 3

First, I am not a doctor. You mentioned you had cardiac work ups...what is that? Was it a simple EKG? Don't go by those if it was..you need to get a stress test. A stress test will show if any of your arteries are clogging. I would get this done if you haven't first and if it isn't your heart then I would go to a gyno. Seems a bit early for menopause but everyone is different. Lightheadedness concerns me and being sick to your stomach. None of this goes with menopause. In my opinion you need a complete physical and a stess test done by a cardiac doctor.

Answer 4

If Excessive sweating is your problem you'll find here vert good tips: http://hyperhidrosis.toptips.org



About 2% to 3% of the general population experience excessive sweating a condition called hyperhidrosis which can occur with or without a trigger. The most common type is called primary (or focal) hyperhidrosis and it has no known cause, although it seems to run in families. You may have a different type of excessive sweating called secondary (or generalized) hyperhidrosis.
This means that your symptoms may be due to an underlying medical condition or disease (e.g., nerve damage or a hormone disorder), or due to a side effect of a medication you are taking. Talk to your doctor.
Cheers ;)

Answer 5

All of these are common signs & symptoms of Menopause except for the heavinest in the chest and the nausea. Those two whould worry me. If your cardiac workup only included a exam and EKG I would definitely go to a Cardiologist for a more in depth work up that maybe included wearing a Hoilter Monitor, a echocardiogram, etc.

Answer 6

I'm not sure about the heart palpitations, but all other things are signals of menopause. My advice is to continue with the cardiac checks, but also check out your hormones. A gynecologist will be able to tell you if your symptons are menopause. Good luck!

Answer 7

It can be a sign of heart disease in progress, and not all
"workups" are thorough enough to catch everything. It also very well could be that you're going through menopause, and your OBgyn can do a blood test to determine whether or not that's so. Have them test your thyroid while they're at it. :)

Answer 8

My personal experience is that none of the so-called "natural" things work. Her body is acting like this because of lack of oestrogen, so what she needs to fix it is oestrogen pills. they are not harmful - read the research - and they'll make her life really comfortable and free from all that menopausal distress. I've been taking HRT for 8 years and I feel great.

Answer 9

been there done/doing that and for me yes its menopause so you might want to get your doctor to verify it for you. good luck with it as its driving me nuts, also suffering from mood swings and exhaustion to top it all off

Answer 10

this could be a few things. the first thing you should be worried about is finding a cardiologist. have your heart checked first. at your age women are dying of heart attacks. please have a cardiologist give you an exam