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[Kathleen]

Hello again ladies.

I also do all the right things but still feel overwhelmed at times. I am on HRT and  also Venlafaxine which is an AD.

I feel better sometimes but I don't seem to be making much progress which is beyond frustrating.

Low mood and tearfulness seem to be dominant these days and I am hoping that my next appointment with Newson Health will be productive.  Fingers crossed!

Wishing you all well ladies.

K.

[Floo36]

I feel for all of you, Im a mess with anxiety, overwhelmed, shaky, nervous, its like I'm being zapped with a cattle prod constantly.  I only sleep with the help of sleeping tablets and then only for a few hours and wake in an anxious state.  I have all the emotional and physical symptoms of Peri, its brutal.  HRT just isn't going in no matter what I try.  Im booked in for the implant on Saturday as a last resort, getting there ( 3 1/2 hour drive, my husband is driving and having to take my elderly mum because she cant be left alone) is going to be a challenge with the scared state I'm in. 

We have to hope that things don't stay this bad for the unlucky few of us that cant take in the HRT.

[Kathleen]

Hello again ladies.

Floo36 - Just before my first appointment with Newson Health I spoke on the phone with an NHS consultant Gynaecologist. During our discussion he said that he had many patients who used the implant with great success.   I haven't tried this method myself but I hope his experience gives you confidence for your appointment on Saturday.

Wishing you well and please keep us updated.

Take care.

K.

[Skylark]

I feel for everyone.  This anxiety is so debilitating. I'm not on HRT (I came off voluntarily due to bleeding issues) and I get the distinct impression from my GP that now I'm off I can stay off. I've given up talking to people. Up until now I've managed to keep showing up and functioning, even my husband probably doesn't realise how overwhelmed I feel. Now, with this added anxiety about my biopsy results, every day is an ordeal. I woke this morning with a huge jolt and a feeling like I'd been hit by the anxiety train. I'm supposedly on leave but once again my downtime has been marred by exhausting fear and sadness. I've been through countless scenarios of what might be next and this is with the luxury of not having to think about work. I'm hoping the results aren't worrying so at least that will crank things down a few levels but I know I will still struggle nevertheless.

X

[Floo36]

Thank you Kathleen, it has given me hope.  Xxx

[Mindfulmoomins]

Hi everyone,

I am just resurrecting this post as I am struggling again after a very positive 4 years.

The ladies on here were an absolute lifeline when I wasn’t sure what the hell was happening to me.

Just a bit of a back story, I have recurrent depression so have had low periods and have had therapy and antidepressants which helped hugely. I also have a meditation practise and a spiritual life that feels very nourishing.

Peri knocked me for six and the anxiety and depression were frightening. Getting HRT right (I’m progesterone intolerant) took some time but I now take a high dose of oestrogen and a low dose of progesterone and have scans (all private as NHS wouldn’t do scans as I was using such a low dose of progesterone) and two antidepressants.

I have managed really well for several years so just want to share what helped in case it helps anyone else (before I get to how things are today).

Meditation - Tara Brach (all free online), there are also great free resources at Frantic World and Oxford mindfulness (I work in the NHS and these are ones we often recommend)

Exercise - really hard to do when you are exhausted with anxiety but after being very much a yoga and Pilates person I joined the gym. It was so incredible to get stronger at 50 (in the first 3 months you get ‘newbie gains’ where you build muscle much quicker that what can be achieved in a year - this was very motivating and uplifting despite the gym being an ‘interesting’ habitat at times).

Also walks in nature, looking at the tops of trees (releases something in the brain that is helpful I understand) and gardening (turning the earth releases something that boosts serotonin)

Therapy - having somewhere to take all the feeling about everything and my fears of not getting better, being encouraged and having a weekly check in all helped

Gratitude - writing down three things I was grateful for every day. Sometimes (actually quite often) I didn’t feel grateful but marinating in the good seemed to help orientate my frazzled mind very gently in that direction

So today I am 51 and wondering if the latest dip could be due to actually going into menopause and whether anyone else had this?

I am hoping to speak to meno consultant soon (Prof Studd clinic) about it.

I am tearful and low, anxious about things I normally manage but mainly anxious about how I feel and getting depressed. Taking really good care of myself but so disheartened to be in a low place again.

Thanks for reading all of that! I appreciate its quite long.

Xx