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[littleminnie]

They must be working Mac because 2 weeks ago you sounded as if you would not even contemplate a train journey and flight. I think it is still early days and you will improve more as time goes on. Someone I know takes Citalopram and it took 4 weeks to work properly for her.
Well done for doing the trip.
LM x

[mac]

Good to hear from you LM.  Hope your okay.  It will be 3 weeks this Wednesday that i started the citalopram and your right I am much better My legs were like jelly going on the flights but i made it.

Macxxx

[changesbabe]

Hey mac check out my thread under this and that entitled holiday anxiety - you will see from that thread you are not alone. I head off on Friday and am trying to hold back the anxiety but feel it trying to overwhelm me at times. We will do it! Xxx

[Horsie]

Mac, I think that you did really well considering how bad you were feeling  and hopefully you can take confidence from that as you head up towards your family holiday.

Paisley, I really hope that things are imroving for you. 

I have had a better couple of days with just the odd blip and am feeling slightly more positive than I have been  lately. Fingers crossed x

[Anne B]

Mac
So glad you are seeing improvement.
Considering no sleep last night I feel remarkably ok. Will try a wee snooze later this afternoon if the hot flushes will allow!

Cheers
Anne B

[CLKD]

Mac - can you remind me - where did you go 

[mac]

Hi CKLD  I went home for 3 days to visit my mum who's still in hospital. Its an island of the north west coast of Scotland.  The family holiday is to Bulgaria.

Good to hear from you.

Macxx

[CLKD]

Thanks - meno-brain meant I had missed your journey 

Bulgaria - now there's an idea!  A late friend of ours married a singer from Sophia ............ the wedding was huge and we were privaledged to see the video 

[paisley]

Hi so glad that you are all feeling a bit better and positive. Holidays can be stressful can't they.
I am still feeling not good and still putting it down to coming of ADs. Felt so panicky this morning at my Art class and just wanted to cry but didn't and carried on with what I was painting. The anger at the mo is through the roof and the weepiness, I feel stuck like this.

[paisley]

Nelliedee I really hope you can get some sleep tonight. I just always hope tomorrow will be better a better day

[mac]

Hi ladies

I completley understand your post Nellidee.  I think most of us manage the menopause as best as we can.  Keeping all your thoughts and feelings to yourself is not always a good thing as I have learned.  If your not able to share them with family or friends post on here as there will always be someone to support you.  I also take one day at a time or even half a day so that i don't put to much pressure on myself.  I have started walking in the evenings and I think it helps me sleep plus my propanalol

Hope you sleep well.

Mac

[nelliedee]

Well I slept quite well once I managed to get off. I probably need to stop worrying about whether I will sleep or not.
Nelliedee xx

[Bette]

Even though I'm basically sleeping well now that I'm on HRT, I still listen to a relaxation cd which my hypnotherapist made for me every night in bed. It stops me thinking about anything (including "will I get to sleep"  ) and I always seem to drop off before I've heard much of it. If I wake in the night and start "thinking", I use it again then.
Hurdity has adapted the 321 exercise for this:-
http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,8454.0.html
Bette x

[Anne B]

Nelliedee & Mac
Doing the same as yourselves. Taking each day as it comes. Lack of sleep is finally catching up with me. No energy to do very much but forced myself to clean the kitchen and bathroom this morning. Wish I could snooze for a wee while before my friend visits later this afternoon but I know from past experience that it won't happen.
Was so tired and anxious that I cancelled an outpatient appointment this morning. Was just to get bloods taken for genetic testing to see if I have Von Willebrands Disease because my daughter has and they want to track the genetic line. Consultant thinks this might be an explanation why I had complications after my hysterectomy. Time will tell. I have rescheduled for August hoping that I may have had a few hours sleep by then!

Hope you all have a good day
Anne B

[mac]

Hi Anne

Lack of sleep is horrible.  I'm begining to feel better, I think the AD's and propanalol are kicking in.  I'm still lethargic and can drop of and sleep but it feels like a drug insuced sleep but thankfully I am sleeping.  Memory has gone to pot!!  Anxiety is less and mornings are more manageable, last couple of mornings have woken up with flutters in my chest and feel as if my heart is bouncing all over the place.  There is a meno clinc in my area and you can self refer which is great, i think when i inquired it was 3 weeks for a new appointment and the consultation was an hour.
Hope you feel better soon

did you speak to your GP about beat blockers?

Mac