Anxiety caused by perimenopause ???
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Hi this is my second post on here ! I just feel so un well all the time and don't know what to do ? I've started taking Magnesuium to help me sleep and it is quite good, I hear it was supposed to get rid of anxiety but after a promising start I now feel awful again 😢 uptight, feelings of dread, tearful just generally awful . . . Maybe I should increas the dose or try something else ? Anyone else have these horrible symptoms ?
Many thanks
Deb x
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Jan999 debbie12340
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debbie12340 Jan999
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Thank you for your reply, I'm very grateful ! I'm happy HRT worked for you but I don't fancy it myself ? I'm 48 and still having periods, if you don't mind me asking how old are you ? Yes this a great forum for support.
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middlemuddle debbie12340
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Are you taking any B vits? B6 is particularly good for anxiety. I've also started doing Yin yoga and am finding it brilliant for helping to calm me.
debbie12340 middlemuddle
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Thank you for your reply ! Not I'm not currently taking them 😢 I have been trying to find a good liquid one ? If you know of one I would be grateful x
middlemuddle debbie12340
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helen95781 debbie12340
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I'm 46 and for years I have suffered with anxiety. I went, like you, to the doctors in tears saying I felt so ill. She doubled my hrt and I must say that I feel a lot better. I also take b6 and b12 and this has made a great difference to me too.
I know you don't want to take hrt but it would be worth chatting to your doctor about your fears of taking it. Now I'm on the hrt it has made me realise just how much I was lacking oestrogen.
Anxiety is horrible ( I still get waves of it occasionally) so I can sympathise with you greatly over it. Try to get rest/sleep when you can as I find its worse for me when I'm over tired! Be kind to yourself.
This forum is brilliant. It's so reassuring to know that we are not on our own.
Take care.
Always happy to talk with you.
Helen. x
HotDot7 helen95781
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the storm.
Storms do always pass dear. You will start feeling better soon. Books on perimenopause are great help too! xo. Take Care. 😃😃
debbie12340 helen95781
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Im so sorry to hear this, it's jsut the worst thing isn't it ? Do you put your down to Peri or other reasons ? I'm in a difficult situation because I know this sounds silly to other people my anxiety goes into over drive if I have to attend an appoinment !! So I don't go to the Doctors unless it was absolutely necessary ! I thought if you took HRT you still had the symptoms after you stop taking it ?
Thank you for your kindnees and saying always happy to talk
Debbie x
debbie12340 helen95781
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So sorry for all the spelling mistakes ! My IPad had a fit and I didn't check it before I sent it ! 😢🙊
debbie12340 HotDot7
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Sorry to hear this 😢 I hope your better now ! Sorry to ask but what is an Ensure ? I'm really looking for something to keep me calm, I've started Magnesium so fingers crossed.
Many Thanks
Debbie x
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helen95781 debbie12340
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I might get symptoms when I stop taking the hurt but I would rather have something to get me through now. I will deal with later later. Hope you get my meaning!
Take care.
Helen x
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debbie12340 HotDot7
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Thanks for your reply. May I ask what it is called ? Are you in the UK ? I would love to get some. Yes I had been going out on my Bike but it never stops raining now and it's so cold 💨😢 think I need a treadmill . . . . Take Care x 😊 x
debbie12340 helen95781
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yes I've had various symtoms for approx 8 years ! It started with dizziness and feeling faint ! Had loads of tests and happily found nothing, Now I worry about feeling dizzy and being in shops on my own !! Silly I know ! Now I have general anxiety which is made worse at the thought of an appointment ! I just hope one day it will go away 🙏
Big hug Debbie x
helen95781 debbie12340
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I completely understand about dizziness and feeling faint. I get this most days. Being tired doesn't help! I try to get a nap for an hour in the afternoon if I can.
It will get better I'm sure. It's hard I know and its difficult to be patient when each day you feel the same.
We are all in this together. ( sounds like high school musical!)
Helen. x
HotDot7 debbie12340
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its called Ensure states High Protein on the bottle found it at the pharmacy. They have others too to help energy. We are atheletes eh at this time cuz we feel we just ran a marathon! Need to be pumped up with Lotsa energy.😃
xo
Tazchurch debbie12340
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debbie12340 HotDot7
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I looked up Ensure and in sure it said it was a weight gain drink ? Am I mixed up
Debbie x
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