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[mags]

Thanks JJ

[Dyan]

Mags- well done for today.
You did well

[mags]

Thanks Dyan- How have you been feeling? still better I hope- ; Love Mags :

[bev567901]

Morning Mags you did well yesterday with feeling sick & everything. Glad she is pleased with your progress too, long may it continue. Its good to have the sertraline slow acting thing confirmed too as that is what I have gathered off the net but to have it from your CBT lady too is good.
Well we have birthed 2 girls & 2 boys. You have the choice of being black & tan or chocolate & tan.  I would choose the B & T option myself as your new owner is going to be wonderful, money no object for you, in touch with his feminine side & you are going to be named after Shirley Bassey.    From a very very sleep deprived & tired me x

[mags]

Hi Bev-so glad to hear about the new arrivals- I will go for the B&T option- sounds as though I am going to have a great time with this new owner- money no object and named after Shirley Bassey- I couldn't wish for a better life!!  Hoping you and Beeny recover soon-Lots of Love Magsxx

[bev567901]

Well Mags you weigh 177 g, not sure if you are going to be Miss Bassey  but I am sure we will get something special for your kennel club name involving Mags so you will live on secretly
You know I was really dreading this birth, I really thought I might bottle it & be overwhelmed but you know it has done me a huge amount of good. Talk about being thrown into the lions den. My husband isn't much help due to various stomach churning bits. Its something I would normally be so excited about as I know what I am doing but I just thought I would panic & be a mess. Its taught me a lot. I have taken just 2mg of diazepam today as I know not to just stop it, I am having a glass of wine now as why not. Not the bottle opened last weekend I donated that to my husband tonight I have a nice fresh one    I think it is time to push the boundaries if I can like I had to last night as I had no choice. Confidence is returning I think. Lets work on this together & get our old selves back. I'm not even going to think of going backwards again. I feel empowered by such a little thing & instead feel like I have jumped out of a helicopter on 'I'm a Celebrity '  & eaten bugs.  Bev xx

[mags]

Hi Bev- glad to know I am going to live on in dog form! if only that could be me in real life- I have felt soooo low and negative for the last couple of days and my anxiety has gone crazy- I have been trying to do the little things that the therapist suggested, and I know that she is pleased with my progress, but I still just don't want to do anything and have lost interest in all that I used to enjoy.  I got myself into a real state yest thinking the sertraline is never going to work etc   I also struggle with wanting to stay in bed-I know it isn't really helping but it's all I want to do right now.
You are doing so well and  deserve a big pat on the back for dealing so well on your own with the birth- you had to do it and you did-    Are you still not going out-I'm not and that again worries me.
Well done again -you must be so pleased with yourself and to feel so empowered is fantastic progress. You deserved the wine too!  sorry to be such a moan-Magsxx

[bev567901]

It will work it is just very slow at doing its job sadly. Don't feel worried you will have good days, I had loads of down days last week after my cold thing. I felt 100. I am not going out either. Its just little tiny steps for us both. I think having the kids & dogs & now the puppies makes me have to do stuff, I can't not mop every day etc. Pretty glad I have them as distractions really although a few mths ago everything was overwhelming me just making a simple supper made me have a panic attack.  I am a million miles from being normal & being happy I feel like a hermit & look dreadful.   Its just one day at a time & I think you have improved lots in the last few weeks & the CBT is helping. Its a shame the sertraline is slow working but in some ways that is good I think. Some people say it can take many months I have given up reading about it now as I don't want to hear about people who felt better after 2 weeks. The hormones are also playing a big part & we have no control over them. I read somewhere that once you are through it all properly you feel amazing. The main thing is that you are working on it you haven't given up. Try & eat regularly as hunger can make you anxious & just give yourself time, there is no rush you will be better soon just keep telling yourself. I am always chanting its just the meno its just the meno in my head when I feel bad.
 
I shall be joining you in bed in a bit mummy dog was poorly in the night as she ate the afterbirths, seems to have given her a very poorly tummy so I was up all night sorting her out. I have no idea why I do this I must earn 1p an hour & I like my house clean so its a problem when things like this happen. Wish I lived on a little farm or something. Just as well I have more bleach arriving with the on line shop later. B x

[mags]

Hi Bev-I too find it very off putting to hear about people who say  the sertraline has worked quickly for them- and as you say the hormones are a lot to blame. My meno has gone on for so long now and although I am meant to be post, am still having the symptoms-none of the GP'S I have seen seem to be able to come up with any explanations- the nearest I got was from  a female one who has sinice left
and she thought I was very sensitive to hormone fluctuations :- I am going to throw a huge party when I do come out the other side however-and you will be invited!
I feel like a mess at the mo- my hair is badly overdue for cutting but couldn't face going to the hairdressers right now- when I wash it I just dry it with the hairdryer and leave it-but before I would always straighten it etc- Just can't be bothered.  As you say it is just little steps and we will get there eventually- You seem to be doing better than me  though-It must be the dogs and the children as you say and having to do things.
Hoping mummy feels better soon and  you too-Love Magsxx

[bev567901]

I think some people are very sensitive to hormone fluctuations. I think I always have been & they used to make me anxious at the best of times. Its very complicated & its hard to get GP's to understand.
My hair is bonkers too, my hairdresser was on maternity leave but I cancelled my last appt before that as felt too stressed. Cancelled last saturday's as too stressed! Its falling out, my roots are terrible & my fringe appears to have grown out! Its like straw & like you I can't be bothered. Have got some hair dye coming with the shopping today though but I always mess it up. A hair cut & colour can do so much for your confidence & we would feel loads better but maybe that is a goal too far for now. In the meantime we will have to be like Rapunzel & when we emerge from hibernation people will think we have extensions
Hope you have a better day today, small steps & don't worry if its not happening quickly enough. You will be a much better person for this when it is all over & it will be don't ever doubt that. B xx

[Sara]

I'm new at this and I feel awful awful awful.  I think I'm cracking up.  I keep feeling dizzy and getting palpitations but the worse thing is I seem to go into stages of panic.  I'm missing periods, or not or having two straight after each other but the last hormone test I had in June was normal. I get alot of reflux and the doctor has been investigating that for ages now I cant possibly go back for this again, our surgery has a get on with it kind of policy. I'm just pottering on or trying to.  Sitting here at work today feeling quite dizzy and that is not helping the anxiety because I keep thinking there is something seriously wrong with me.  Am I exaggerating.  Can someone help  Please

[Dyan]

Hi mags- sending you a
Just sent you PM too. X


Hi Bev-congrats on the puppies. What breed are they?
A for you too for coping with all that.X

[mags]

 Hi Bev-I think the Rapunzel thing may not be a bad idea!   Good Luck with the hair dye and thanks for all your great encouragement-

[mags]

Hi Sara- firstly  a :bighug:for you- no you are not cracking up or exaggerating- it sounds as though you are definitely in perimeno-  those hormone tests are very unreliable as our levels fluctuate so much daily- I would go back to your GP and insist on  getting some treatment for your symptoms-  Panic/anxiety is a very common meno symptom as you will know from my posts and other people on here.  It was one of my first symptoms and I honestly thought I was going insane- it is so horrible and hard for anyone to understand who has never experienced it.  Hoping that you will get some relief soon- Love Magsxx

[bev567901]

Hi Sara & no you are not cracking up. I can relate to all those symptoms 100%. I had lots of meds for reflux, nausea etc but gave them all up as they just didn't work. I started with palpitations, irregular cycles & then anxiety. My blood test came back normal (I am 51 next month) & I am having a repeat test next week. One thing I have learnt here is GP's should go on symptoms not blood tests. I have been going back & forth to the GP all year & just got so bad in the end I could no longer cope with all my physical symptoms. You say you are at work so well done on still managing that. I would feel terrible if I had those dizzy spells away from home. I think you will find a lot of ladies here who will relate to everything you have written so I hope you can get a lot of support & help. Bev x