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[Ladybt28]

Hey Sharon - just to throw into the conversation, I was on lisinopril for High Blood pressure and I had to get it changed, it started reacting with my hrt. It made my feet and ankles swell and I got a bit of strange rash on my legs.  It was weird because I had been on the lisinopril for years!  GP looks at me and goes "oh yes, that happens sometimes, its well known with Lisinipril!" and promptly changed the blood pressure meds to Lercandipine.  Problem gone!  Just in case anyone has the same problem x

[Sharon J]

Hey Sharon - just to throw into the conversation, I was on lisinopril for High Blood pressure and I had to get it changed, it started reacting with my hrt. It made my feet and ankles swell and I got a bit of strange rash on my legs.  It was weird because I had been on the lisinopril for years!  GP looks at me and goes "oh yes, that happens sometimes, its well known with Lisinipril!" and promptly changed the blood pressure meds to Lercandipine.  Problem gone!  Just in case anyone has the same problem x

Oh all this is making me so mad today, I'm totally exhausted can't remember the last time I slept, just laying on the bed and looking at my skin, no swelling or anything but skin looks so dehydrated on my arm's and legs. I've got old lady skin at 48      

[Ladybt28]

Sorry SJ, I didn't mean to send you off on a full body analysis!    As CKLD says, lack of oestrogen drys things up but maybe you just need more water?  The sleep thing, there are posts on here about Valarian root (natural) works a treat to help sleep and/or Melatonin (natural what the body produces at bedtime) to help sleep, both of which I have used cos the over the counter sleep stuff or the ones the doctor gives you just makes you feel drugged or drunk or groggy! 

Add it to your list along with magnesium!  Sleep deprivation is a terrible thing and whether you are menopausal or not, it really messes with the head and the body. x

[Sharon J]

Sorry SJ, I didn't mean to send you off on a full body analysis!    As CKLD says, lack of oestrogen drys things up but maybe you just need more water?  The sleep thing, there are posts on here about Valarian root (natural) works a treat to help sleep and/or Melatonin (natural what the body produces at bedtime) to help sleep, both of which I have used cos the over the counter sleep stuff or the ones the doctor gives you just makes you feel drugged or drunk or groggy! 

Add it to your list along with magnesium!  Sleep deprivation is a terrible thing and whether you are menopausal or not, it really messes with the head and the body. x

No you haven't, I just think it's all getting to me a bit this afternoon. I'll add those to my list x

[kayellvee]

Quick update: after a terrible night, dreadful anxiety, nausea, etc no sleep, I finally made it to the doctors this morning.  It was hard, but at least I managed it.  Saw a totally new doctor, have been prescribed escitalopram 5mg to start with and leave the HRT for now - I really need to get this anxiety under control because I just can't function properly.  She said she'd phone me next week to check how I was doing on it, which made me cry, it was so unexpected and so kind

[Sharon J]

Oh that's really good to hear,   I so glad you've actually managed to see a doctor that's is caring.   Well done for getting to the docs 

[kayellvee]

Thanks Sharon    It was really unexpected, I don't think I've ever had a doctor voluntarily phone me to see if I'm OK before.

[squeaker99]

It looks like a few of us are struggling with the same thing. I've managed to get a GP call back today
(my sons friends dad...!) so am hoping for some guidance on the Sertraline which is making me feel
nauseous. I was reading in the Guardian that there is a new sleeping pill coming out in 2020 which is
good for insomniacs who can't sleep due to anxiety. Bring it on I say! If I could get a decent amount of
sleep I think everything else would fall into place. My husband just suggested to go for a jog today
but on 3 hours bad sleep and 7 hours anxious fretting I don't think I could jog to the end of the garden gate.

What peees me off is that if this is caused by hormones it will keep raising its head again and again. I thought I
was over this crap phase in the spring and now its come back ten fold.

[kayellvee]

Sertraline, for the brief time I tried it, made me twitch!   

I know what you mean about things rearing up again squeaker - I had a bad MH episode in 2013/14 and I swear it was peri-related to a certain extent but no-one would listen.  I really hoped I'd never have to suffer like that again and I've been fine up until last month.

Just really hoping the Escit will help without causing too many issues - I don't think I could cope with any more stomach-related issues right now. 

[kayellvee]

Bad day.  Started the escilatopram this morning - def more nausea and dry/burning mouth (although the latter has eased a bit since this morning), anxiety really bad today as well, prob cos of the nausea.  Feel very jittery indeed.