I agree with Sheila.
Sounds like menopause to me.
I, like so many others are offered antidepressants before hrt, which I declined, ( I had them in peri, and had a bad episode with them) so asked for hrt, and with trial and error, trying different ones out, I settled on the tablet form. All my symptoms settled and now I’m virtually back to how I used to be.
Don’t get me wrong, antidepressants are brilliant if you really need them, but doctors are so quick to dish them out BEFORE hrt.
Some ladies take both, with brilliant results, so don’t rule them out completely.
I’m sure if the hrt didn’t settle my anxiety to a point where I couldn’t handle it anymore, I’d be on some sort of antidepressant or anti anxiety medication by now. But luckily, the hrt has worked for me.
For sleeping, you could try that night nurse remedy, it’s advertised on the tele, or an antihistamine.
I actually take antihistamine, not only does it make me sleep, but it kicks my tiny amounts of anxiety back into touch when that rears it ugly head too. I’d rather take that, every so often, than antidepressants.
Keep going, you will, get through this crap time.
Oh and welcome, glad you’ve found us.
Jd xx
