I have had panic attacks since age 3 and my GP gave me Betablockas in 2002 to ease anxiety surges. I have taken Valium on an 'as necessary' basis and now have another emergency tablet for when anxiety floors me. I also take 5mg anti-D tablet at night and morning.
How is your diet? I was told by NAPS to eat every 3 hours, 24/7. At the time (1980s/90s) I had a puppy who needed to pee in the early hours so when I went back to bed, I had a biscuit: she soon learned that there were biscuits to be had on her way back to her bean bag
. The idea is not to eat more but to spread your diet around the whole day. Slow release foods such as porridge (
), bananas and granola can be useful and my stand-by are Dextrose tablets as well as packets of dried fruits and nuts. NEVER for sharing but for me
. In more recent months I have been buying breakfast bars and will be looking into the quick fix packets which pro-cyclists use.
You may find that progesterone would upset you even more as you had PND and PMT. Are you drinking plenty as that can ease constipation, as can the odd sachet of one of the products from a chemist (names escape me
) - Pharmacists have private rooms now so you may like to wander in and have a talk about what might suit? Senna did nowt for me but since beginning granola for breakfast, my bowels are much improved (we have threads about that here somewhere
).
Vaginal atrophy - another much read thread: for me it was more urine-type infections which actually weren't but symptoms of wanting to wee all the while, feeling sore etc. were due to atrophy of the thin tissues lining the vagina. Felt like razor blades down there
but my GP realised and stuck me on treatment - WORKED! Phew. I'll bump the thread
Somewhere here there's a page for husbands. Might be worth you printing it off for your OH as this ain't going to go away in a hurry. We have a buzz word when I'm feeling tetchy, one shout and he scurries for cover.
You aren't going mad. You are hormonal
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