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[Kmorris]

Hi Focus, sorry I can't give you any advice about your problem, but just glad to see you posting and know you managed to get some sleep ....and at least for now feel a little bit better.

Hold onto this thought....those lulls you talk about? They really do get longer and longer, and one day you'll find yourself again....perhaps a bit battered and bruised, a bit older, a bit wiser, but still you....still you.
xx

[dangermouse]

My timeline was something like this:

Age 36-46
Vague symptoms that made me feel as if I had a nutritional imbalance

46-46.5
Extreme nausea, anxiety, lost 2 stone very quickly as could not face food (now understand was gastric migraine)

46.5-49
Used pill for 6 months (migraine calmed a lot) and progesterone cream on and off after that. Long periods of feeling very hot and then very cold.

49-50 Reactive to everything, migraine, hot flushes

50-50.5
Periods stopped and symptoms worse for first 2 months

50.5 (now)
All has calmed a lot. Also been working on improving gut and seeing osteopath who is loosening tight neck/head/jaw to relieve additional pressure on brain stem.

I remember those lulls that were fleeting days, then hours, then minutes of normality that made you remember. They are now reversing to mainly normality.

[Focus]

Thank you so much ladies.

I was/am worried that I'll turn into another person entirely, both physically and emotionally. I really liked who I was before, in every sense of the word. I struggled really, really hard to get to that point, in circumstances that would have broken many people. I don't want to lose that person.

I went hard at the gym last night and slept really well again.

I feel like I'm able todo nice things for myself again (today at least): tidying, cleaning, washing, decluttering. And I'll go to the gym again early evening.

[CLKD]

That list Focus wouldn't be on my 'nice list'  , however: doing chores gives a sense of achievement at the end of the day.

 

It's The Change - does what it says on the tin ;-)

[dangermouse]

This wont change your beliefs Focus, as thats something you resolved so will not come back.

Sometime its the anxiety about the anxiety that become so overwhelming. Understand its simply from hormone imbalance and distract away from worrying about it. It will pass.

Im sure you are careful but make sure not to overdo exercise to ensure your adrenal system can cope with the additional hormone imbalance stress. Refuelling after will really help as well so save any calorie restrictions for less active days.

[CLKD]

Eating little and often works for me.  When I then go into anorexic mode I know that I have fuel behind me.  It takes a burst of anxiety and I'm there, not able to eat  .  Since the age of 3.  I have to eat 'well' and know that the emergency drug works for me.  I don't over eat but try to include lots of slow release foods and veg..  Not keen on fruit unless it's smothered in sugar 

Little and often ;-)