Hate the nervousness/anxiety - Menopause Message Board

bpblues · 01-18-2007, 05:46 PM

Can you recommend what I can take to cut the anxiety of all of this. I am on Femhrt and it doesn't seem to help like doc said it would. I don't like it. I try klonopin but wonder if there's something else. Of course I'm anxious to try new stuff because I"m afraid of what I'll feel like, but I need something. I was fine without periods for about 5 months and then BAM a bad period with horrid anxiety and mood swings. Help!

Dansgrl · 01-19-2007, 09:29 AM

I finally gave up and went on Lexapro. It has done wonders for me. Every morning I'd wake up in tears and just knew that I was dying from something. It was so horrible! Now, I rarely have an attack of this nature, but do suffer higher anxiety around the start of my cycle. I also take Omegas and good multi-vitamins for women.

Good luck!

marian100 · 01-19-2007, 05:51 PM

hey bpblues,

hang in there. i have been in peri since 1999. 2 1/2 years ago i got hit with a bad case of anxiety. i started taking buspar. it is a good anti anxiety drug that is not addictive and has little side effects. then this may the anxiety came back. right before a period. my doc upped the dose and i did well until the end of dec. i had all the symptoms of bad pms. anger, hostility, scalp breakouts and anxiety. i hadn't had a period since the one in june and i thought i was finally in menopause. but no. so now i am on celexa, an antidepressant. i just started it so i don't know if it will help. i also go to the gym, take a good vitamin, flax seed oil ( an omega 3), promensil, and started using progesterone cream. hopefully something will work. keep the faith. this can't last forever.

MAD MAZ · 01-21-2007, 03:53 AM

Oh I so do HATE the anxiety, I have always been a anxious person, but this is so bad I am scared.
I am 41 years old and was told that I am in the menopause my FSH was 30!!

Have any of you had your heart go fast??

Debtone · 01-22-2007, 01:43 AM

I have been peri for 2 years now and although I have always been abit anxious, I got really bad a year ago and had to have alot of time off work.

I don't like the thought of taking pills so I decided to take up yoga and meditation, I do it at home and I must say the difference in me has been amazing.

Anxiety is all about relaxing your body and although I still feel the anxiety now and again it isn't nearly as bad.