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[ladyunlaoised]

HI Girls,

I'm struggling at the moment with high anxiety levels, I'm 55 years old, on HRT - Femeston 2/10 mg.  A lot going on at the minute in personal life - heading for a messy divorce in the coming weeks which has left me so unsure of myself & so unhappy - I keep getting panic attacks and I can't seem to live in the here & now - I worry constantly about what tomorrow will bring.  It's getting me down so much - I feel so low most times.

My question is are there any self help meditation apps or mindfulness app's out there that can help me?  Or has anyone suggestions.

Thanks in advance 

[CLKD]

Medication to ease your through the next 2 years!  It takes time and energy to learn to relax as well as finding time to practice.  Been there etc. (not the divorce but other stuff) ...... some ADs help anxiety, Betablockas can be useful, Rescue Remedy helps some people, or an 'as necessary' drug to take when anxiety takes over.

Sorry to hear that your marriage hasn't worked.  Always difficult, one has to mourn what was, what might have been - counselling might help too.

[Tempest]

I second CLKD's suggestion and I've been horribly resistant to taking medication in the past! I hope to start Mirtazipine shortly and a few ladies at MM have had good success with it.

I'm so sorry you're going through all this at such a difficult time in your life. I can't imagine anyone who WOULDN'T be anxious! We're here to support you whenever you need us.

Hugs,

Tempest xxxx

[CLKD]

Once the anxiety has been eased then look into other types of relaxation therapies.  I had a tape years ago which was useful but not recommended whilst driving - wonder why 

[Bane]

Hi  Ladyunlaoised sorry for the hard times you are going through. Start the medication it will ease the anxiety and time will heal you.

[Clare11]

Hi 
Medication can help, sometimes we need a little help. If only for a short time.
x

[ladyunlaoised]

Thanks girls for the replies.    Maybe medication is the first step forward, I don't like being reliant on them too much but the anxiety and my mind being full of questions and thoughts of the future is so very hard & daunting !!!!   Just can't seem to switch and calm my mind down 

[Yammy1]

I have an emergency pill (xanax) I break it in half when the anxiety gets too much, it works fairly quick and is ok now and again. I find rescue remedy sometimes helps when those horrid feeling start, takes the edge off. Hope you feel better soon x

[babyjane]

when my anxiety got out of hand three years ago I fought the idea of medication, I felt I ought to be able to sort myself out.  Eventually I trotted along to see the doc and agreed to try the lowest possible dose of a medication for anxiety and even then I cut it in half  .

To cut a long story short that was 18 months ago and I am still on a low dose (but not quite as low as I started with) and it has become a friend to me and improved quality of life a lot of the time for myself and my family.  Every day is not perfect but the other day I asked my husband if things were generally better and he said they are.

Sometimes I have a wobble and want to get off it but if I reduce the dose I soon realise why I take it, after all if I had a limp I might use a stick for balance.  Well my brain has a limp and needs help to balance.

Hope that helps 

[Yammy1]

I think when I have op in two weeks time ( bowel, bladder and pelvic floor repair) I will have to go down the medication route, I really can't cope with feeling fine one evening and the next morning In a state of panic. Dizzy, nauseous, and downright petrified, this August it will be five years since my hysterectomy, please  tell me this horror  can't last much longer. I'm 53 and I feel 83 . I have an emergency pill(xanax)which I break in half when I find I really can't cope. The dizzyness is truly the worst feeling ever, it terrifies me

[Dee46]

Yammy1
I know the feeling one day feEling ok & the next feeling like you want to escape from this hell. When you get dizzy do you also feel like you are detached? I sometimes do & get a blurry eye, this anxiety is awful i wishad it would bugger off 

[Yammy1]

Yes Dee46, It's the worst,scariest feeling ever. Because I fell and banged the back of my head 3 weeks ago I'm worried sick, although I didn't pass out or vomit at the time the last couple of days where the bump is ( much smaller than it was) is stinging me, Logically it's probably healing but as you can imagine i'm thinking the worst. I know I keep going on about this but i'm really scared

[Dee46]

It is awful i just feel like I am looking on at the world but not really in it, oh no Yammy  that is not good I gather the dizziness caused you to have the fall? I overthink everything now, I am sure your head is healing but it is easy to think it should be better by now! I feel like that everyday with this anxiety will it ever end!

[Yammy1]

Oh Dee46 it really is awful, isn't it. It takes over all my thoughts, I just want the old pre meno me back , I'm terrified I did damage when I fell even though I've been fine up until a couple of days ago, It's probably vertigo but my head won't believe it,  I'm too scared to go to doc in case she sends me to hospital, I really have a fear of hospitals, my stomach is shaking and turning as i type

[CLKD]

   BJ!

Relaxation therapy can be useful, as can swimming and yoga.