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Mental health and menopause?

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juliaC:
Newbie here, but not new to HRT.  I'm on evorel sequi and have been for 6 years without any problems.

2 weeks ago I started getting hot flushes for the first time and sweating in the crease under each breast.  This is causing the skin to itch and get sore.

Last week I changed to the combined patch for this month and after 3 days I felt depressed, not just low mood but deep depression (out of nowhere), extreme anxiety and irritable.  I had a chest infection at the same time.. I had been absolutely fine before!

Does this sound like oestrogen dropping? 

Has anyone else felt like this, suddenly, out of the blue?  Never had a 'reaction' to the combined patch before..

Kathleen:
Hello juliaC and welcome to the forum.

I haven't had your exact experience but low oestrogen since becoming post menopausal has played havoc with my mental health.

My trusty meno book talks about a rollercoaster ride of mood changes and that certainly has been my experience. My moods can be up, down or dare I say it, fairly normal at any time of day and these changes can occur for no reason and arrive out of nowhere.

I don't have a solution I'm afraid but hopefully other ladies will be along soon with some advice.

As far as your chest infection is concerned I think some ladies have noticed that anti biotics have impacted their HRT so perhaps someone will have more information on that subject.

Wishing you well.

K.

sheila99:
Meno symptoms creeping back in is likely to be because your own production is falling. It isn't at all unusual to need more oestrogen as your own supply wanes.

Epona52:
Hi juliaC,
yes exactly the same here, I have suffered all through with anxiety, panic attacks etc, and started the really bad sweating last year, and now this year low mood tearful like I'm depressed for no reason, absolute sympathy for you it's horrible, I would at a guess say low estrogen or sometimes it takes a while for symptoms to settle when changing hrt, hope you feel better soon
Best wishes x

juliaC:
thanks Kathleen, Sheila and Epona

I'm a bit better but was surprised how extreme anxiety and deep depression came out of the blue one day.

I've increased my estradiol and seem to have more stable moods.  I'm flushing tonight and not sleeping though but patch was half off earlier.  Doctor has suggested a blood test.  At least I've increased a bit which should help if it's that.  Never felt like that before, I've had anxiety and depression a bit in the distant past but always with a trigger.  This time no trigger whatsoever.  I just woke up that day  ;D

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