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[mags]

Hi Loubie and thanks for your post,  are you in peri or post meno?    My symptoms started in peri but were always cyclic, but have been worse this last year as you will know from my posts.   Glad to hear the acupuncture is helping,  I did try it for about a year but it didn't seem to help much with the anxiety, I think I told myself it wasn't working and maybe was blocking the effects if you know what I mean, but we are all different in how we respond to treatments and medications.  Good luck with the meds and  I totally agree that the anxiety is crippling and I truly sympathize with how you feel.  Let me know how you get on,  Love Magsxxxxx

[bev567901]

Hi Mags, Sorry I have been awol for so long. It has been really busy with work & basically I have worked my socks off all over Christmas/New Year with stud work & now the pups have reached a really busy stage. I literally have not stopped & feel guilty for the lack of quality time I have spent with the kids.  You will be pleased to know that Mr Tibbles is a very happy boy & adores the pups, can't keep him away
So how have you been was it better or worse than you thought? Has the extra med kicked in yet do you think?
Its all over now though phew!
I used my diazepam at times of need as I have had pup viewings too which can take a couple of hours each. I guess I feel pleased with progress as the run up to New Year was period'y & it started New Years Eve so yesterday was agony & today has been really bad. I have just kept really busy today & we took the decorations down but I was nearly sick in the attic. Some months are worse than others I think.  That going out hurdle is still to be tackled though, I did hope it would be done by now & luckily my husband forgot the pledge I made to run naked down our lane. Just as well I was mucking out at midnight ha.
Things can only get better   I hope so xxxx

[mags]

Hi Bev, and don't apologize,  it sounds as though you have been hectic.  Well done for surviving Christmas and don't worry about not getting out, that will come I am certain, these things take time and it's little steps.    I was better than I expected , I got to my daughter's on Christmas Eve teatime as she was having a buffet, and I didn't think I would make it as I had felt bad during the day,  and I was ok,   On Christmas day we just had the boys round and my youngest daughter, as my other daughter had her father in law for Christmas dinner, I was ok until about two o'clock and then had a big wobble- probably from the champagne and had to retreat to bed !     Boxing day was a bit better, eldest daughter and her hubby and our grandson came in the aft and I got up before they came and just had a few little anxiety surges, but kept going     On New years day we had a few visitors as it was my hubby's birthday, and I managed to stay up all day and was ok, again just a few hot flush/ anxiety surges and my mood lifted quite a bit      Yest was my best day for a while , after the morning anxiety subsided I got up and dressed and went for a little walk, and then came back and cleaned the kitchen, then went to Asda in the aft for a little browse, I stayed up all day which is unusual for me.  I still have the anxiety and dread feelings but I suppose they will take time to go.
I'm sorry to hear you have been feeling sick, strangely I have too, my appetite has gone again and I really didn't eat much over Christmas, and don't know if it's the sertraline or what, they also make me very tired on this higher dose, but I was warned about that.
This morning I woke feeling sick and anxious and very tired,so maybe I went a bit mad yest :
Mr Tibbles is so cute, I had to laugh at the video of him chasing the pup's tail, it's lovely that they all get on so well. I am sure that when they have all been sold he will miss them, and you will too.
Hope you feel better soon and I think you are making great progress in  working again and doing so much   I wouldn't worry about the naked run down the lane- you will do it one day and your hubby will think it's his birthday ;)xxxx

[CLKD]

Eat regularly girls !!!! to stop low blood sugar surges which = anxiety ........... and on the days you feel 'better' DO NOT do too much becasue you will use up energy gained 

[bev567901]

Wow Mags you sound much improved, you did it!!!  Sounds like you have done lots & the Christmas Day wobble was probably tiredness, I think I would have gone to bed at 2pm given the chance & I bet lots of other ladies would say the same & probably did. Your lack of appetite may be the sertraline it made me that way & now you are on the higher dose the sickness could be that too. It should wear off though. Mine was just period pain yesterday you know the really bad sort where a horse is kicking your stomach all day
Well with all your achievements you must feel much more positive. I find the waking part the worst too & I just push myself through it as I know it will go after a short while. It helps that I have to get up to see to everyone & I am up first. Some mornings are a huge effort though.
You will have mixed days but I bet the better days become more frequent now & you can build on that. There is no rush at all, it probably took a long time to go down hill without us even knowing it. Its 2014 got to be better eh? When is your next doctors appt? 
xx

[CLKD]

After a panic attack: some which lasted hours : I would be exhausted  I would ache from head to food, inside and out ......

[mags]

Hi Bev, and thanks, I think you are doing really well too, especially being able to carry on despite the period pains and feeling sick,  do painkillers not do anything for it?  I can remember having bad ones before starting peri, and I used to get terrible backache and cramps for the first few days   I used to take solpadeine if I remember rightly.  I think we can both congratulate ourselves on getting through
Christmas, and also a lot of other ladies on here
My GP apt is wed next week, and the day before that is my CBT.    I hope you manage some rest, and that you feel better soon, as you said it can only get better   Love Magsxxx

[mags]

Hi CLKD, panic attacks are exhausting, I think it must be because we use up so much nervous energy

[CLKD]

Yep.  A Psychologist once told me, many years ago, that a panic attack could only last about 10 mins..  …….. my longest lasted nearly 2 days and nights    …….. I shook so badly the bed rattled

[Dyan]

I had one for a whole day- started in sainsburys.
In the end I must have slept it off.

[CLKD]

Slept in Sainsburys - that's who I kept stepping over on my way past the ice-cream cabinet     

[lubylou]

Hi,
I am new - just joined forum- and read most of this thread. I wanted to offer some encouragement and support to those who are doing daily battle with anxiety and depression. I have had severe depression and anxiety, panic attacks and agoraphobia, all reactive to life circumstances and not meno related, but the devastating impact on having a “normal” life is about the same whatever the cause. I can honestly say that at one point in my life I never thought I would be able to have natural feelings and enjoy life. But I have now had many years of happiness - although I still get depressed and anxious occasionally, maybe a bit more than I need to. Depression and anxiety is a treatable and recoverable illness. I hope this doesn't sound patronising or glib, that's the problem with written word, rather than speaking face to face or phone. Keep hanging in there; I am sure you will find a way through this rough time.
Lubylou

[mags]

Hi lubylou and thanks for your post, I agree with what you say about anxiety and depression having an impact, whatever the cause is, and  if it's  not meno related then it  will feel the same.  I have had situational depression before without the panic and anxiety, so that did feel different.  You don't sound patronising at all,  and I am glad that you have found relief and can lead a normal life. Love Magsxx

[loubie40]

Hi
Just came upon this post and I could have written it as its totally the same thing that's happened to me. The evorel sequi brought anxiety like I've never known and I went to the acupuncturist out of desperation before my hospital appointment. It felt like she'd switched it off! Just been to see the specialist and he verified that the symptoms Inc anxiety was an intolerance to progesterone. Just starting oestrogen only femseven for 4wks then eased onto the sequi part so fingers crossed. But I won't give my acupuncture up for anything!
Best wishes to you. Xx

[Taz2]

Here's to you doing better on the Femseven loubie. I had problems with Evorel but was much better on Femseven although still suffered ten days of grumpiness before the bleed. You may find that if you are still experiencing pmt symptoms on the Femseven then Utrogestan as the progesterone element might suit you better. It's worth persevering until you find the right combination for you.

Taz x