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Association of Anxiety , high bp and menopause?

I am a 49 yr olf female. Since the last few months have been getting continuos anxiety attacks along with a few hot flushes. It all started in 2008 with severe anxiety and my bp shooting up to about 160/100. Ecg, stress test, coronary calcium score, thyroid, usg abdomen and also a Urine Vma levels were all normal . I was started on metoprolol for the bp but the dr kept increasing the dose. Also i had a hysterctomy in 2006. my gynec confirmed that i was menopausal after the tests. Bp was still not getting controlled and i was started on telmisartan and also amlodepin along with the metoprolol. The bp was then controlled well for about 3 months, however the anxiety continued. Since the last week my bp is also increasing to 140/90 along with the anxiety and also i am experiencing what i think is hot flashes. Can you please explain the connection between these symptoms and their relation to menop[ause. What can a person do about the same . Are there any medications other that HRT. i feel very incapacitated and feel that my quality of life has gone down due to these symptoms. Pls help
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I never had a problem with anxiety til I became perimenopausal. I was helped by hormonal testing and bioidentical hormone replacement.
I would recommend finding a good dr who checks your hormones, thryoid, cortisol levels, blood sugar, ect...
For me I was very low in progesterone, high in estrogen and cortisol . I am slowly starting to feel better after a few months of natural progesterone ... I hope you will feel better soon too!
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Hi, I am post menopausal and have had anxiety attacks all my life but they definitely increased when hormones started in. got so bad that I had to quit working. So def the hormones will affect anxiety and it  ***** bad.
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