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racjen

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Re: do swollen boobs and heavy periods indicate a high level of estrogen
« Reply #15 on: March 31, 2019, 03:51:49 PM »

Well yes, looking back it was a truly horrific time, but when you're in the middle of these things you just have to get your head down and do what's necessary don't you? I was later diagnosed with PTSD alongside everything else, and had some treatment for that, but I don't think trauma ever leaves you completely, so it probably still is affecting my state of mind and making it harder for me to trust life again  :'(.
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Re: do swollen boobs and heavy periods indicate a high level of estrogen
« Reply #16 on: April 01, 2019, 08:00:12 AM »

Yes, I usually have to go back to bed for an hour at lunchtime, even though I'm sleeping better on mirtazapine. Feels like physical and mental exhaustion, the anxiety takes so much effort to cope with.
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Re: do swollen boobs and heavy periods indicate a high level of estrogen
« Reply #17 on: April 01, 2019, 10:18:27 AM »

No, no-one has any said anything about adrenals, and tbh I think what with researching about cancer treatment, which is a massively complicated and contentious area, and then about menopause, which as we all know is also a massively complicated area, although the adrenal thing was there somewhere in my peripheral vision I've just thought 'oh god I don't think I can bear to add any more complications to this whole thing'.  So where do I start if I'm trying to work out if that's part of the picture?
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