Severe anxiety and panic attacks before and during period?

Hi there! Yes! Myself and my daughter both have this happen. Your serotonin levels drop really low before your menstrual cycle and your hormones are all over the place. Recently we have cut out all gluten and that has helped SO MUCH! Also, try yoga and meditation when you're feeling anxious. I hope i don't offend anyone by saying this....but i will admit that i used to think meditation and yoga was weird. I got to the point that i was willing to try anything if it helped me and i can 100% honestly say it has helped tremendously. It has helped my daughter too which i am so thankful for. I'm a yoga junky now. 😊😊. They have it for everything. Try it along with cutting all gluten out and see how your anxiety is during your next cycle. Take care and good luck to you. Xoxo

I’ve read up on this and it’s actually the hormone changes in your body! It’s actually really common and usually will go away once your homes balance themselves out again. 

Ive actually found my anxiety is better when I am on my period but in most cases your period increases your anxiety.

I lately realized the same but with me it's bery bad before period😢

I get really bad about 10-12 days before my period. Anxiety and panic attacks are awful and sometimes I even feel really groggy and depressed. Usually by the 2nd or 3rd day after my period starts I feel a lot better. Sometimes even perfect. I hate it too. I do a lot of meditating and walking during the bad times. I have also learned the more I focus on it the worse it is. I just try to keep on doing what I always do during my “normal” days and it seems to help some. 

Yes I get panick attacks mostly during that time

Thank god I’m not the only one! I get really bad panic attacks on the first day of my period, it doesn’t happen every month but im constantly afraid of it happening since they are really bad!

Hi Alex, I just wondered if you are still having anxiety during periods? I have looked into this a lot as I seem to have personality changing effects when I have my period, a couple of days beforehand too. I have horrible anxiety and feel down, and stressed. I have 3 children, and find it difficult to cope at this time of the month when normally I am fine. The past couple of months have been so bad that I have paid to go and see a psychiatrist. He tried to put me on an SSRI, but I don't believe that I need to be on something everyday so he has given me Lorazepam to take only when I get the symptoms.

What do you feel with your anxiety?

I have the worse anxiety before my period!  I thought it was just me.