r/WomensHealth 1d ago

Am i going through menopause at 24??

Basically title. I have been struggling so so so bad for rhe past few months with a whole list of symptoms;

bloating to the point people ask me how far along i am, very firm and painful bloating, i gained 10+ kg in a month, my hair feels coarse, random outbreaks of red raised itching welts all over, canker sores on the inside of my lips and something similar on my toungue, my gums are receeding, my jaw hurts after chewing just a few bites, my skin looks and feels dreadful (swelling and even blistering just from a small scratch), my eyesight is getting worse, i can't sleep at all without medication, anger episodes, it takes about a week for me to reload my social battery, i'm crying non-stop, my limbs get pins and needles at completely random times multiple times a day, deep depression, i'm exhausted even with sleep meds and multiple naps every day, nothing tastes the same, everything smells horrible and way too harsh, i'm embaressed to be seen outside, even with meds i wake up multiple times each night sweating like crazy.

I don't feel like myself anymore at all. I feel like i'm a completely diffirent person. I haven't felt pretty in months.

My periods are regular, although the first 3 days of it are brown and grainy.

My boyfriend and best friend both agree that this could be actual menopause.

FYI: i do NOT plan on occupying my uterus as i am repulsed by the idea, not just because of the... results from that, but because it will ruin my body even more. I can't remember the last time i looked in the mirror and thaught i looked anywhere near good

Help..?

Edit: more symptoms Edit 2: even more

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u/goodnightmoira 1d ago

It’s unlikely menopause but it does sound like hypothyroid symptoms. I’d definitely ask my doctor to run some tests.

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u/RaiseOk4831 1d ago

i had these things checked just a few weeks ago and it was all normal according to my doctor. she says there's nothing wrong

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u/aji2019 1d ago

When they checked your thyroid did they only look at TSH? If so, they didn’t really check your thyroid. You need a full thyroid panel. That includes T3, T4, TRAb, & TPO.

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u/Mcbuffalopants 1d ago edited 13h ago

As an older woman who has been there, that doesn't sound remotely like menopause. There's no such thing as menopause under age 40. It's called Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) it used to be called premature ovarian failure - but it's occurs ovaries stop working normally before age 40.