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[TropicalVon69]

Morning ladies....did any of you struggle with anxiety starting hrt?.....started elleste last month and felt sort if a warmness and felt myself for a few days until prog part....saw doc as was worried....asked for femoston as I had read on here it is much kinder and don't have that warm glow I had with elleste and anxiety is through the roof.....does it get better?....already worried about the prog part of this as I seem to get almost clinically depressed on period....thanks

[nelliedee]

Cant help with the hrt question but I am the same as you where I have been getting clinically depressed on period week !!! Mine comes with irrational thoughts and then disappear after a few days. Just to say you are not alone. X

[TropicalVon69]

Its awful isn't it EM...I totally sympathise.....mine seems to be most of the month right now....with horrible distressing thoughts and full of rage nd anxiety.....I hiope hrt kicks in soon....I've had enough.....hope you're having a good day.....we don't deserve this xxx

[Hurdity]

Hi TropicalVon - sorry to hear about this - are you on the same dose of Femoston as with Elleste and what stage of the cycle are you at with the Femoston?

Try not to worry in advance of the prog part as you will only make it worse! Think and hope that it will be better than last month 

Hurdity x

[TropicalVon69]

Thanks Hurdity.....my period stopped 6 days ago I think and am on day 5 of femoston....I am still peri and elleste was 1mg and femoston 1/10......will try re the prog part....think full moon tmoz may not be helping lol xxx

[nelliedee]

My periods have been getting gradually closer over the last 3 years and lately every 3 weeks, since they started coming every 3 weeks I started feeling clinically depressed for a couple of days during period week, it would then lift. It almost stopped me functioning. I have had clinical depression before so I know what it feels like and the irrational thoughts sent me scurrying to the gp. I have only ever had true deep depression when hormones are at play so I wouldn't say I was someone who gets depressed easily infact I am the opposite usually anxious, a worry puss and that is the route of my problem I think. The hormones on top of alooking after my mum and the fact its Jan/Feb time has basically floored me. Sadly I can take hrt but have found propranolol helpful. I am hoping my periods stop soon as I am nearly 51. I hope you are having a better day xx

[TropicalVon69]

Looking for suitable curse words to describe the hormonal crap we go through EM.....hellish isn't it......horrible thoughts and feelings can just go to hell....today I am angry, which I feel is better than the depression lol.....was punching cushions this afternoon.....I feel for you and all of us......begone hellish nightmare we've all had enough xxx

[nelliedee]

They do say depression is anger turned inward so punching cushions it will be for me too (makes a change from dancing ) xx

[CLKD]

Everyone's Mum - what you have is organic depression.  Caused by a chemical alteration.  Clinical depression is related to events …. I have both, fortunately eased with medication.

I was always weepy the night before a bleed began even if a period wasn't due  ……… chemical/hormonal then.

I don't agree with that - anger is a totally different emotion ……… caused by a different set of hormones  .  One can be angry because depression can be limiting …….. having had anger, depression, crippling anxiety, I could write a book 

[nelliedee]

Thanks Clkd

I probably have both at the moment as I care for my mum 24 hrs a day who has advanced breast cancer, diagnosed in Oct so its prob taken 6 months to bring me to this level. = Clinical depression (possibly responsibility anxiety) ??
I also feel I am 2nd stage peri meno = Organic depression

Am I on the right track Clkd?