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Hi ladies. Happy New Year to you all!
I've just signed in here after taking a break because I was overloaded with information. BUT, today I decided to sign back in. I am also following the Anxiety posts along with this one. It's funny how both subjects are quite similar. Many on here tell their stories about how they are anxious, losing weight, not sleeping, nauseated, tingling in arms and legs, breathing is off, and much more. I was wondering if maybe it's not menopause and could be an anxiety disorder? I say this because I've been experiencing all these sypmtoms and have been told by doctors that it's anxiety. I don't think it is. I've asked countless times (to many diff specialists) if it could be post menopause (I'm 64) and all of them do not want to go down that road. I've asked if I should have a hormone blood workup done and they will not do it. After reading several of the posts here it makes me feel a bit better knowing I am not alone. Right now I am currently on anti depressants (day 3) because they think its anxiety. I have held out taking them for months and felt I should try even though I despise meds. So far? Day 3 is brutal with side effects. So, if your doctor suggests that you have anxiety, really look deep into trying to see if it is that or menopause. The only thing is, they don't really know much about menopause and go down the anxiety rabbit hole instead. That's my opinion anyway. I could be all wet and sound like I'm in anxiety denial but I really feel everything happening to me is totally hormonal, not all in my head. I hope someone out there can relate to this and may have another outlook on this and maybe some advice, Who knows. Thanks for reading my rant.
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tracy74346 Elmtree57
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Everything with doctors is anxiety but there are reasons for the anxiety which they have no interest in trying to figure out so just push pills that don't fix the root problem. I tried 4 different ones they made things worse because if it's hormone related those pills don't fix our hormones. Doctors suck in my opinion. xx
toria_07298 tracy74346
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couldnt agree more! lets hand out antidepressants because we dont know the answer hmmmm xx
toria_07298 Elmtree57
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doctors hand out antidepressants like sweets, and it makes me angry! i had a stressful year many years ago and was a bit depressed, i ended up on 5 meds (polydrugged) let me tell you the withdrawal is bloody brutal, and the doctors give you no help to get off of them xx
Elmtree57
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I hear the frustration in the last couple of responses. Although I am very frustrated also, I really don't want to bash the doctors too much. There are some out there that treat above and beyond. I guess the complaint comes to funding of research. There is none there, that I know of. Anyhow, we have to stick together and maybe, just maybe, we will see something happen in our life time. I talk to my young adult daughter about it and she is aware. Good luck to everyone!
tracy74346 Elmtree57
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In your post you've said you've seen doctors and they don't want to go down the menopause road or do blood work, so to me that means they don't care. A good doctor unfortunately is very few and far between the reason so many of us suffer unnecessarily. Lots of the women here have the same story/symptoms and doctors say anxiety because that's the easy way out. I had no anxiety up till 5 months ago and nothing in my life changed other than more peri symptoms and doctors telling me at 46 I'm to young which is absolutely ridiculous. Doctors to stay up to date with these issues and its very frustrating for the one suffering. I hope you get some answers and the meds work for you because they made me more sick and the side affects were wicked. good luck xx