Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Suzyq]

Hi mags

I've been reading your posts for a little while and really feel for you. I got severe anxiety and panic when peri menopause hit, but have managed to largely deal with it with cbt, hypnosis a little bit of lorazepam and by not letting myself feel bad for something I couldn't help. I did try ssri's and they made me much worse. You will come through it. I don't know if you've heard of it but my specialist was going to try me on a low dose of lyrica before I started to go on hrt. It has no start up time and they are using it a lot for anxiety as no build up required like ssri's! It is apparently very effective even at low doses! So, my thoughts are with you, and persevere if you can but just something to research and see if it may work for you

Happy holidays xxx

[mags]

Hi Suziq, and thanks for your kind post,   I haven't heard of Lyrica before  but will do some research into it, thankyou very much, Magsxxxx

[spider]

Hi. mags
Been reading your posts for some time now. Can't believe how this anxiety and peri/post meno are linked! Like you I have always been an anxious person but have never experienced what Im experiencing now. I have had the most awful time in the last week....anxiety seems to come in regular periods with me but this has been the worst to date.
I have terrible chest pain (muscle) which I believe to be due to over breathing, panic attacks which leave me feeling wretched and general weak feelings. Now today I feel so guilty wishing Christmas was over as my 2 kids are so excited. My OH is getting a bit exasperated with me but hiding it well. I have now been prescribed another type of HRT (prempak C) which I have only just started. I hope this helps with this anxiety as I just really can't cope with all these symptoms for much longer
I long for the real me to come back 
Here's hoping we all continue to manage our uphill struggle.

Spider xx

[bev567901]

Hi Mags sorry I have been a bit quiet its just a bit hectic now school has finished & with the pups & Holly another appropriately named dachshund is staying over to be 'married' over Christmas. Oh & Mr Tibbles too! I could go on & on & that C word too.  I hope tomorrow is not too bad. Lets just hope 2014 will be a better year for us all. It has to be really can't be any worse. I think eveyone will surprise themselves tomorrow & do better than they think. Have a little nip of something whatever you fancy for those moments & don't forget its just one silly day.  I shall do you a video soon in which you shall appear!  Thats if I get a moment ha ha & if my camera memory behaves itself 

[mags]

Hi Spider, and so sorry to hear that you are feeling so bad, it is truly a nightmare to deal with, I fully understand how it feels,   I have suffered situational depression before, eg when my mum died and then my Dad and sister, but it was nothing like this, I think maybe I didn't have the panicky anxious feelings then.   I don't get the tight chest thing but feel it all in my stomach, constant churning and feeling sick and weird adrenaline rushes, and fast heartrate,   I would give anything not to feel this way, it really is agony.     I can't really function at the mo and like you just want Christmas to be over     I really hope the HRT helps you and wishing you well, Love Magsxxxxx

[mags]

Hi Bev,   don't worry, I know how busy things are for you- as you say, let's hope 2014 will be a better year for all of us suffering, and let's hope too that we survive Christmas- looking forward to seeing myself on video   Love Magsxxxxxx

[Dyan]

To Mags, spider,SuziQ  and all you ladies that are struggling out there

 

Thinking of you all,especially at this time of year.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Maggies]

Hi Ladies

To all of those lovely ladies posting on here...there are many of us too. Lets remember what we have achieved in our lives...marriage, children, work, caring for everyone family and friend we know, some in life and some are now angels who affect who we are as people......and now Peri menopause!!! gosh we have worked so hard in our lives and I too have raging anxiety...I call it 'edge' and it makes me feel horrid .....I have had Post Natal Depression with my eldest Jack 22 and did fight it eventually , no meds etc.......but the Peri 'edge' can't hurt us although it feels lousy. I imagine putting in my pocket and try not to let it out if I can, also leave messages on my voicemail to help me when it is bad and I can track how often it happens.......It's hormones husbands. we are sorry but hold and cherise we ladies every day please ....

Onwards we go to 2014 and at sometime this Peri will pass as die puberty!!! ages ago for me at '50 but stay strong and keep well

Lots of love and hugs

Lyn

[mags]

Hi Dyan, and all of you who have posted on this thread    and  here's to a  better year in 2014xxxxxx

[mags]

Hi  Spider, just wondering how you are and how your Christmas was,  Love Magsxxxx

[littleminnie]

Hope 2014 is better for you Mags.
X

[CLKD]

For severe anxiety ask the GP for Beta-blockas, Valium as necessary and discuss other anti-anxiety medication.  DO NOT suffer, inf act when anxiety hits, within 20 mins. I'm curled into a ball 

[mags]

Hi CLKD , and thanks for that,  I have been wondering about beta blockers, I tried them a few years ago, but they didn't seem to do much, maybe the dosage wasn't right.  I am crippled with anxiety at the minute, woke this morning with my heart beating so fast and shaking so much  that I thought I was dying, I can understand you wanting to curl into a ball!   I you take a beta blocker at night does it stop you waking in a panic?    Love Magsxxxx

[mags]

Hi Bev, how are you, hope you had a good Christmas and new year, Love Magsxxxxx

[loubie40]

Hi Mags.
How strange that I came upon your post tonight. I had to stop my evorel sequi patches a couple of months before Christmas because I suddenly started to have major panic attacks which stayed all day. Like adrenaline rushes. I've got a specialist appointment in Feb but I'm still struggling with the anxiety and now depression. Out of desperation I have started acupuncture and whether it works long term we'll see but at the moment it's like someone has just flicked a switch and eased it. My Dr has also prescribed me metrazapine (not sure I've spelt that right) as I also started having intrusive thoughts. So we'll see how it goes.
My thoughts are with you as the anxiety is crippling and has affected everything in my life from relationships to my job.
But have a think about acupuncture.
Xx