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[Mbrown001]

It's a pity that these discussions can get a little heated.

Surely we are all just here to support and not try and tell someone else what they should do.
Sharing experiences is invaluable in my opinion and sometimes just coming to the forum and writing things down is what we need to do to see things clearer.

It's great to read of others successes if we are having a wobble. Sometimes that is more than enough for me.
I think of it as virtual hand holding 


Mrs Brown

[babyjane]

I think of it as virtual hand holding 

What a nice thought.

Cathh3110, I hope the reply posts have reassured you a little 

[Annie0710]

I developed social anxiety as soon as meno started up (again)

Never suffered with any anxiety before so definitely hormonal, I've tried so many hrts and nothing has helped, maybe testosterone a tad but I would love to not worry about being social again.  I've never told Drs so I've suffered in silence

Who's the fool ? Maybe it's time I do fess up and take something really low dose x

[CLKD]

  ........ Hurdity typed: what we normally quote on this forum .......   

I have to say that I have NEVER been approached by any Survey etc. regarding my mental health or my menopause journey.  It makes me wonder how information is actually gathered 


Hey ho!  What ever works should be available.  Until 1 tries a medication or a mix one isn't going to find out and if depression/anxiety is what a patient presents with in Surgery with no other symptoms, regardless of whether it is hormone led, then treating the depression/anxity is important.

[Mbrown001]

Me neither CLKD. Perhaps the information is collected from our GPs but it would then just become a statistic rather than a real person real event.

There is nothing quite like hearing how it has been from another person.
I really do beleive that in order to truly understand depression or anxiety then you need to have experienced it.
I was tearful in peri but my anxiety did not start until much later in my meno journey.

Mrs Brown

[CLKD]

   Mrs B!

[Annie0710]

I really do beleive that in order to truly understand depression or anxiety then you need to have experienced it.


Mrs Brown

Agree 100% !!!!!

[babyjane]

I have experienced it and I still don't completely understand it.  I get cross with myself at times.  I am sure if I had an obvious physical illness I would not find it so difficult to talk about to others 

[CLKD]

That's also why mental health issues are way down on any Government's Agenda because it isn't talked about! 

[babyjane]

Does anyone else taking escitalopram find they have trouble with slow intestinal transit and constipation.  Since I have upped my dose I have noticed this happening more 

[samweller161]

hi babyjane

I have to say that the Escitalapram does not affect my digestion/inards at all.  Make sure you eat a lot of fibre, fruit and veg etc and see if that helps?  I suppose as a lot of folk have anxiety which doubtless affects their bowels, they are pleased for a bit of a "bung".

SP x

[babyjane]

thanks, I have a reasonable amount of fibre in my diet anyway.  In fact I have not changed my diet from when it worked ok which is why I thought it could be the meds.

[Mbrown001]

As an anxiety sufferer....if anyone told me to give myself a shake I really wouldn't be responsible for what I said.

If I could then I b****y well would ....don't they realise that.


Mrs Brown

[CLKD]

Welcome jackspratt 

As for bowel alterations, mine are 'iffy' anyway but it may well be the different dosage.  What does it say on the leaflet BJ?

Now about to swallow my evening meds with a cuppa