Hi becks, I can really relate to your suffering with this horrible debilitating anxiety, it's understandable that the diagnosis with your heart has caused you to feel overwhelming anxiety, but reassuring your GP has said its nothing to worry about, but I know only too well it's easy to say don't worry about it, very hard to do, I've been at the level of anxiety you are at now, I've never completely got rid of it hence my post, but I do handle and manage it much better, if you don't mind me asking how old are you? And what stage of menopause, my anxiety developed when peri began and was my first and most severe symptom, do you take any ADs? Sometimes we need some help to halt the feelings, prozac definitely helped me when my anxiety was bad, I was house bound for 6 months, 6 weeks after starting prozac I was able to start getting my life back, hrt is not a quick fix or a cure all, but it very well may help if your hormones are low, I too was worried about starting hrt, because I also have a fear of side effects I don't like taking meds, but there came a point when I didn't care anymore I just wanted to feel well, a combination of things can help, anxiety is so destructive to our life's I've felt like it's cheated me out of what should of been the best years of my life, but I'm am so much better now, just wish I could get rid of that last lingering bit that's always there, hormones definitely play a huge part with anxiety, maybe talk to your gp about giving hrt a go, there's nothing to loose when you get to this point, I'd of done anything to be rid of the overwhelming feeling and panic, I really do understand how you feel, do you have anyone to talk to like a family member or friend because just talking can really help, feel free to ask anything I will try and help you if I can, I also know how alone anxiety can make you feel, bless you, you must be feeling absolutely rubbish right now, take care and sending a big hug xx
