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Inability to handle stress?

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shan28265
shan28265

Does anybody else find they fall apart with any amount of stress? I used to be able to handle anything, but now the simplest things set me over the edge. I get chest pains, pain down my arm (my heart checked out ok). Today I had terrible anxiety getting a blood test. Everytime this happens, my confidence erodes a bit. Does anybody else experience this?

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  • JR1971
    JR1971 shan28265

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    I'm experiencing this too. It seems that minor issues at work kick in my anxiety and then my heart starts pounding etc.. I'm in year 3 of perimenopause and have panic disorder since I was a child. I had my anxiety under control for the last 20 years but now it feels like it did prior to my treatment.

  • yeep63334
    yeep63334 shan28265

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    Yes, it is very obvious that my ability to handle stress has decreased drastically. I am post menopause and its been 5years since the onset of menopausal symptoms.

    i used to lead a consultancy and dealt with many issues at one go. Now, a small matter can send my heart racing, my body tense.

    So i find adjusting my lifestyle helps. And there are seasons i am more able to handle stress and then there are seasons i am less able. so i take it in stride and give myself room on days i am less able. i also find magnesium helpful to manage my nerves better.

    Hang in there... i am hoping across time our abilities to handle stress will make a comeback, albeit not completely.

  • Salesmanswidow
    Salesmanswidow shan28265

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    yes absolutely i couldnt even take my daughter for a filling the other day, her elder sister had to take her i felt so bad, some days i cant even drive im so anxious :0(

    • shan28265
      shan28265 Salesmanswidow

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      This is me now also. I used to be so independent. Now I don't like going anywhere when I know I have to be there for an extended amount of time. My husband has to take the kids to a lot of their appointments and I hate it. For me its the fear of literally being sick or passing out and knowing I just can't get up and leave at any time. I have also stopped driving unless it is close to home because of the dizziness. Wish I would have been better prepared for this awfulness of peri.

    • Salesmanswidow
      Salesmanswidow shan28265

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      Peri is just so debilitating 12 months ago i was fine fit healthy etc now im a wreck even the thought of leaving the house some days is horrendous (i can go days without leaving the house to be honest) no one understands how bad it is, the dizziness is really unsettling i get it even when i go to the doctors which is such an effort, had bloods all fine, bp fine etc :0(

  • anxiousface
    anxiousface shan28265

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    absolutely i relate to this. i used to have a very stressful job where i was responsible for most things and was able to handle all matters without a second thought but since menopause i am a dithering wreck. can't handle meetings or even a telephone conversation because i know ill forget what im saying.

    my legs turn to jelly and i become a bit dizzy and can't think straight. iv lost my confidence in most things but struggle along in my job with less responsibilities.

    if i know someones coming to my office i go to pieces inside, i get really anxious as i think i will faint in front of them its debilitating and no one would understand only us thats feeling like this.

    i really feel for you shan its really horrible what we've to go through.

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