Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Sazzle42115 on August 11, 2022, 03:06:02 PM
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Anyone else really anxious all the time?
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Used to be. My GP gave me anti-anxiety medication to use as necessary. I have an emergency drug to take when over whelmed.
How is your diet? Low blood sugar can cause anxiety surges. Eating regularly with plenty of fresh fruit/veg and dairy might help.
Is the anxiety cyclical?
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If this has begun since being on HRT, I'd be thinking about the estrogen... the wrong dose, too much or too little, or histamine intolerance can all cause anxiety.
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Hi Sazzle! Yes ..me! .. ive just posted to ask the same question .. the anxiety! .. gets me in waves .. I often wake in the night in an instant panic .. but noticed I'm often having a hot flash at the same time..and the waves can get me when I'm calm just sitting watching TV!
I know anxiety can cause odd sensations but this feels different and like hormones are in charge...I get goosebumps in waves .
I feel them coming up my arms ... im on everol sequi .. week 3 .. ..the main reason is to see if they will help with the anxiety... the body ache , hot sweats, insomnia and brain fog I could cope with but the anxiety heightening by the day was just too much .... not seen a great change tbh.. but gonna keep with the patches and hope they help in some way ...Rainy
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Hi Sazzle! Yes ..me! .. ive just posted to ask the same question .. the anxiety! .. gets me in waves .. I often wake in the night in an instant panic .. but noticed I'm often having a hot flash at the same time..and the waves can get me when I'm calm just sitting watching TV!
I know anxiety can cause odd sensations but this feels different and like hormones are in charge...I get goosebumps in waves .
I feel them coming up my arms ... im on everol sequi .. week 3 .. ..the main reason is to see if they will help with the anxiety... the body ache , hot sweats, insomnia and brain fog I could cope with but the anxiety heightening by the day was just too much .... not seen a great change tbh.. but gonna keep with the patches and hope they help in some way ...Rainy
I really feel for you. I'm going through just the same symptoms apart from I don't get the goosebumps but awful waves of anxiety starting in my stomach and spreading everywhere yuck.. Have had to change my HRT 4 times over the past year and it's left my system absolutely in a total mess. The symptoms you have said I get too and its the anxiety bit I hate the most it gets to a certain level when it's almost uncopeable with :( plus waking in a total panic hot and sweaty heart pounding - its beyond horrible. I am now back on Oestrogel the last 12 days the original one I was on for many years . I am told it is going to take quite a while for things to level out. What a nightmare hormones are for us ladies. I do hope you start to feel better soon xx
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Could your symptoms be a 'hot flush' - sometimes it can begin with nausea = anxiety ?
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Anxiety and insomnia were my worst symptoms. Cured by hrt but it did take 3 months and very little improvement in the first month. They seem to need a build up of oestrogen.
If you still have hot flushes and have been on hrt for more than a month (they usually take a couple of weeks) you may need a higher dose.
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Thanks for the advice sheila99 ..im def gonna give the patches c time to kick in and relieved its not just me turning into a mess with the anxiety ....
I did some reading pippa52 about histamine surges causing anxiety!!!and anti histamine can help ease it Who knew ...I took 2 chlorpheniramine..4 hours apart today and they called me pretty instantly!! Amazed ... will take 1 before bed and hoping the night anxiety eases ....I hope your symptoms subside .. im feeling your pain with the waves
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Thanks for the advice sheila99 ..im def gonna give the patches c time to kick in and relieved its not just me turning into a mess with the anxiety ....
I did some reading pippa52 about histamine surges causing anxiety!!!and anti histamine can help ease it Who knew ...I took 2 chlorpheniramine..4 hours apart today and they called me pretty instantly!! Amazed ... will take 1 before bed and hoping the night anxiety eases ....I hope your symptoms subside .. im feeling your pain with the waves
Hope so much you have a good night … fingers crossed for you xx
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Morning ladies...well I took the antihistamines before bed.... and had about the best night's rest I've had in months !!!.... don't get me wrong ..I still had broken sleep but felt like getting back to sleep was no prob...no racing heart or urge to dive out of the bed in a panic ..no big sweats or waves of anxiety waiting in the back ground ! .. so maybe it's a slight break through ....and no groggy head like paroxatine can tend to give me ...xx
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Rainy, I commented on your other post - look into histamine intolerance if you've found that anti-histamines are helping you so much. Especially the work Dr Tina Peers is doing into estrogen and histamine intolerance...
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Isn't Nytol basically anti-histamine?
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Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine medication mainly used to treat allergies. It can also be used for insomnia, symptoms of the common cold, tremor in parkinsonism, and nausea. It is taken by mouth, injected into a vein, injected into a muscle, or applied to the skin. Wikipedia
I found it vile.
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Isn't Nytol basically anti-histamine?
I don't know about nytol but some of the otc sleeping pills are antihistamines.
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Thankyou Joziel.
The difference is pretty astounding...ive take chlorphenamine...just the cheaper version of Piriton...ive been reading up ..no docs have ever mentioned it to me .. its def made the past 3 days more bareable! X
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Hey.
I never suffered anxiety until I was approaching 45..then bang…it hit me out of the blue and has been constant in my life since then, I am now 49.
I was on cilitrapam but that did nothing, I am now on paroxetine 40mg. I was on 20 for a few years but January this year something changed and I had to up this.
I still wake most days with anxiety, but after an hour or so it passes.
I tried HRT and had a few months of relief
But then it all goes rubbish again. I’m having an HRT break at mo, really to see what my cycle is and also if there are moments when anxiety worse.
Exercise massively helps, walking outside is so good for your mindset. I have stopped drinking alcohol and have one caffeine coffee a day…
It’s been awful 😞.
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Hi Emsie
I hate to hear you've hadto deal with anxiety, at least as a long time sufferer I've had time to get used to it ( well sort of) ..So its gotta be hard for you to suddenly get it in your 40's.....Gotta be a hormonal thing for you..... something I've been trying to find out myself for years.. whether it's psychological or an imbalance ..and the more lovely ladies on here
I talk to the more it seems its probably the latter! ....40mg of parox! .. hows that make you feel??? ..If your still getting the anxiety would docs review? .....I've started to keep a diary to see if there is a pattern to the anxiety, even jotting down coffees I've drunk and foods I've eaten, if I've overdone things, sleep patten etc?..I've cut back on alcohol massively coz I seem to get next day hangxiety constantly now! ...The HRT patches are quite gentle on the body.. well they have been for me so far ....but its early days and I know HRT is like a mine field if things aren't working well.. so I hope you get that sorted soon, it may be the thing that will get the anxiety finally in check
RK x
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Its been very hard, I am still not sure how I got through the first year on no medication.
Parox is fine, much better than Cilitrapam I am able to function much better.
My docs are useless, totally useless to the extent they are under review, so unfortunately they will be of no hope.
I keep a diary of how I feel and when anxiety is worse.
My plan was to go a year with no HRT to see what is going on with my cycle - I came off HRT in March and have had 2 bleeds so far, the cycle between the two was 23 days (prior to the coil my cycle was every 30 days). So just seeing whats going on at the moment.
I do a lot of exercise which helps.
Hopefully when I go back on HRT I can find the right regime that works for me.
How are you all today? x
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Hi Emsie.
Well you've done great to get this far!... I had a blip this morning..sweating hot and slightly anxious even tho id taken the antihistamines last night ..but looking at diary ..I had 3 coffees yestarday!.. something I have purposefully cut out recently to see if it made s difference! So that's hasto go as it could of been what's caused my rubbish wakeup this morning......
RK x
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I feel you. I have the same problem. Since I broke up with my boyfriend, I have been dealing with severe anxiety. We have been together for five years, but unfortunately, things didn't work out. Now, because of my anxiety, I can not sleep, and I have lost my appetite. So, to overcome my problem, I have been visiting a therapist who has recommended I use CBD. I am not into smoking, so I use it via vaping systems. I am kind of new to e-cigarettes (https://www.e-zigaretteria.ch/), but at least they help me overcome my issue, and this is important to me.