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[CLKD]

It may well depend on the Surgery.  Blood tests are reliably un-reliable so a GP probably won't request them.   Many still rely on 'age' rather than symptoms  which is why a food/symptom/mood diary could be of use to show a pattern.

How R U spending the weekend?

[CLKD]

Which dose of AD have U been prescribed: sorry if you've mentioned but it's hot and I'm tired :  and how long have U been taking it?   Why worry about coming off HRT?

[Mariab]

I'm on 20mg of citalopram and have been on it since last October, so a wee while..
Hrt was started last July..but have most improvements since the citalopram started...
I'm a little worried stopping hrt as maybe things will get worse..but before I started it  didn't get this feeling quite so often. X

[CLKD]

It may be your own hormones rising and falling which can over ride medication.

MayB discuss with your GP about upping the AD dose? 

[Mariab]

I did ask about that but she wanted to see if upping eastrogen worked first...
So maybe time for another discussion 🤔

[CLKD]

Take that list with you ;-).  How has today been overall?

[Mariab]

Horrible start, eased about 12pm and now coming in and out...so up and down really...can't seem to relax..I around be a pro by now  ....
Scared for the morning now....

[CLKD]

I used to be scared to go to sleep due to busy, involved, awful dreams.  Now the dreams are busy, involved .... picking up a person not thought of for years++ and a news item, mixing them up to abosulte chaos. I often think 'what was that all about!'  and wake, knackered.

[Mariab]

Yes arnt dreams weird..
I've always had vivid dreams and still remember some from when I was little..also used to realise I was dreaming in my dream and would do what I liked like fly, steal a horse for a ride, walk out of school  ...but I had alot of nightmares too...still dream lots now.

[CLKD]

Morning.  I love my flying dreams so effortless: round the Pier at Aberystwyth.   Wolves was my childhood dream ........ would hardly dare move after and had to walk with back to the wall to the bathroom when I woke.

[Mariab]

Mine bad ones was an old lady sitting on the bed with huge eyes and a huge twethy smile !!
And cats trying to tickle me...
Mmmm 

[CLKD]

I've never dared to have my dreams analysed 

[Mariab]

Hi all, I thought I would give an update to my situation...it may help one others hope wise....
Well I did speak to the doctor and she upped my AD to 30mg as from the 1st of September and I have dropped my eastrogen gel to 1 and half pumps and honestly I feel so much better...
I'm getting abit of insomnia and aches etc......but I'll take that over the anxiety....

[Sophya]

Have you thought about taking CBD? I'm taking it for my anxiety, and it helps a great deal.
I'm subscribed to the Lyphe clinic. They help me with the dosage, and I have monthly consultations there. You can try it, nothing to lose.

[Mariab]

Hiya, I have had cbt already and it does help massively..I've get everything in place just when the anxiety hits you, you forget how bad it feels and it sends me into a tizzy...
But I am getting better at handling it now... meds have helped alot also