Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Curlygirl on December 01, 2022, 07:05:31 AM
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Morning Ladies
How many of you suffer from health anxiety? I’ve been ‘dying’ from many an illness over the past 12 months. Even having my period and it be a little different, which it obviously will be at this stage of life, absolutely freaks me out.
What do you do to help with this issue?
I also suffer with general anxiety too. I wake at about half 3 - 4 am and it starts to build. Can’t settle then and end up having to get up and pace about the house/do things to pass the time
Much love ladies in this difficult time ❤️
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Hi Curlygirl
Yes ever since menopause (about to start my 5th year) I have health anxiety. Doctor Google does not help, from a problem that would never bother me, sends me into a panic. All of 2021 I was at my doctors weekly if not two times a week, if I made it two weeks it was a miracle. I also suffered depression badly last year too.
One of my health problems was facial pains and headaches over hundred times a day some days. I now think of that problem as a blessing. I ended up at a neurologist, I’m now on 100mg a day of amitriptyline, my depression is gone and my health anxiety is easier to live with. I’ve only seen my doctor a handful of times this year. You’re not alone, I was lucky enough to answer a messenger message from an American lady asking for help. We share the same health problems and help each other deal with our health problems. It’s now turned into a great friendship, we message every day and plan to meet in the future.
I still have health anxiety, but due to medication and a friendship, I’m managing to deal and live with it.
Hang in there :)
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Hi Curlygirl
Yes ever since menopause (about to start my 5th year) I have health anxiety. Doctor Google does not help, from a problem that would never bother me, sends me into a panic. All of 2021 I was at my doctors weekly if not two times a week, if I made it two weeks it was a miracle. I also suffered depression badly last year too.
One of my health problems was facial pains and headaches over hundred times a day some days. I now think of that problem as a blessing. I ended up at a neurologist, I’m now on 100mg a day of amitriptyline, my depression is gone and my health anxiety is easier to live with. I’ve only seen my doctor a handful of times this year. You’re not alone, I was lucky enough to answer a messenger message from an American lady asking for help. We share the same health problems and help each other deal with our health problems. It’s now turned into a great friendship, we message every day and plan to meet in the future.
I still have health anxiety, but due to medication and a friendship, I’m managing to deal and live with it.
Hang in there :)
What a great outcome you’ve had. Nice to know that is does get better ❤️
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HA is the pits,think a lot of us suffer from it on here,we started a thread on "the funny side of menopause" called what have you diagnosed yourself with,if you look at it,you'll see what a bunch we are,it should give you a giggle too(if your up for it) :)
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HA is the pits,think a lot of us suffer from it on here,we started a thread on "the funny side of menopause" called what have you diagnosed yourself with,if you look at it,you'll see what a bunch we are,it should give you a giggle too(if your up for it) :)
I shall have a look at that, thank you 😊