Anxiety? Perimenopause? Both? Overwhelming Physical Symptoms.

Hello wearykitty

Hope you don't mind me asking how you coping now, and what you done to help you cope. I've just been told I'm menopausal I'm 53 been struggling since Jan 17 with anxiety, cannot believe menopause can make us feel like this.

Hello wearykitty. I am still here! Please don't feel bad about yourself. If you feel that your doc is not helping you - go to another. Have you tried seeing a Gyn? When I was at my lowest point - I did use hormone therapy. For my case - it was like day and night. I slowly weaned myself off the patch after a year and now still have mild episodes of hotflashes. I do take a very small dose of overthecounter sleep aide to make sure I do not miss out on sleep. I trudge out of bed in the am and do a brisk walk and keep my my mind busy. Find that doctor that makes you feel cared for. Hope this helps!

Hello Wearykitty

Hope your ok, just seeing how you coping, I am 53 menopausal my worst symptom is anxiety which I've never had before, currently on 6wks sertraline has I can't take hrt, I can see an improvement, but still struggling to accept that menopause causes all these symptoms.

This is an old thread, but I can so relate. Pushing 47 and it is as if someone flipped a switch. Overnight I am an emtional, anxious mess. How the hell do you get through this without hormones?? And doctors don't seem to know diddly!!

Hi Everyone, One thing that I've recently learned is through some preventive genetic testing. I would advise that you all read about the MTHFR gene variant. It has to do with how well we can process our B vitamins through methylation. If one carries one or both genes, this gene variant can contribute to anxiety. I just found out that I have a copy of the C677T and the A1298C gene mutation. (Look up these gene variants online, too) So these can be related to anxiety. There are other genes related to anxiety, but these two have been studied greatly. Please read about them online.

I now take take a simple folate vitamin with methyl folate. My brightness and mood have increased now because I'm processing the B vitamins. Thorne makes a MTHFR folate, also, Methyl Folate L-5-MTHF with Metafolin by Douglas Laboratories. My doctor advised to start taking the vitamin whether I get the test or not because the gene variant is so common.  

Now that I know that  I inherited a single but different gene from each parent, meaning I didn't get the double whammy MTHFR (two copies of the same gene), I simply take one or two of the supplements a day and feel so much better. It is common so I bet many of you have the MTHFR.Quest Labs are a spin-off of the Cleveland Clinic and are national. In some states, you can request the blood test yourself. In other states, such as Ohio, a doctor must order the test. Some insurance covers this test. If you self-pay, it will cost $186. Prices will continue to go down on all genetic testing as more information is learned. 

I hope that this information will help many many of you! All the best to you! 

Hi Wearykitty this is how i feel also my life has high stress and makes it worse. But i get all over body panick attacks i hate it and no one really understands it. I am on antiperspirant and xanax and my nerves feel like there gonna explode. Because i smoke i cant do hrt ive tried to quit but stress makes it hard, i feel so alone.

Welcome to the world of peri menopause i had a hysterectomy at 39 hot sweats is all i had till jan this year then bang thought i was gona die you name it i had it palpitations,dizziness ,fatigue waking up every night at 3am having full on panic attack from sleep and unwell all the time had all bloods done ecg even rang 999 one night felt that bad and nothing serious has happened to me yet so yes just all down to the lack of bloody hormones and this crap they call the menopause and from what iv been told and read it could last for years iam now 46 even had 8wks of work will what drs said was peri menopausal anxiety so big hugs lovely and just try to keep calm and not think the worse and dont google pmsl xx

I have suffered the exact same for 10yrs plus, yet still I'm not sure if the Drs have got it rite, as these physical symptoms are so strong, yet they always happen out the blue, no warning what's so ever.

they absolutely knock the hell out of me, leaving me drained, yet 4 of my GP's have done nothing to help, they just give me some pills that are useless, even the COGNATIVE behaviour done nothing.

10 yrs a lot of time to go through this and I have severely aged with it, drained me.

I wish there was a answer to this, would not wish this on anyone.

Thank you for sharing this. I've been dealing with debilitating anxiety for the past couple of months and I'm assuming it's due to perimenopause. I haven't gotten my period for 3 months now and 4 months ago it was just spotting. I'm noticing the anxiety is constant. I have tried natural remedies to balance hormones, but that didn't work. I'm on a high dose of b12, vit D, B complex, calcium, magnesium, zinc, ginseng. I've been doing deep breathing, prayer, affirmations, guided meditations with hardly any relief. I started Cymbalta 40mg again 5 days ago after being off of it for 4 months and nothing seems to be helping. I have had to take Trazodone 75mg and CBD oil to sleep for about a month and a half now as I wasn't sleeping at all . I don't want to go on hormones because my mom got uterine cancer from them. I'm so glad I'm not alone in this nightmare. Would appreciate anyone sharing what has worked for you, if anything to relieve this debilitating anxiety. Thanks for all the support!

weary kitty did u make it through how are things for u now ? i hope u are still on this site