Anxiety

[VondaSP]

Until about 3 weeks ago, I suffered from only a few hot flashes, but all of a sudden the I started have terrible anxiety. I don't feel depressed, but the anxiety I suffer causes me to shake and I have this anxiety everyday. Is this normal. I also don't sleep anymore. I take .5 mg. Ativan and that's the only way I can get to sleep. Is this normal?

[mapleleafgirl57]

Since menopause I get bad anxiety but found it better after going on progesterone and lowering estrogen. Too much estrogen can make you feel mad, get your levels checked.

[sick and tired 47]

Hi all!! Yep , I have been there!! I know EXACTLY what you all are going thru... NO FUN at all!!!
I had sudden onset of anxiety, no sleeping, hot flashes (I  am perimenopausal). I tried everything, and desperately tried to stay away from anything addictive/narcotic.
Here is what has helped me-
Melatonin, 5 htp, l theanine to sleep, small amounts of each. I open capsule or cut And most important, get hornones checked. I thought I would lose my mind til I got my hormones checked and was very estrogen dominate, very low progesterone. I am finally sleeping again, anxiety is much better since taking bioidentical progesterone. It took some time to get my levels up so be patient.
I had to go off the progesterone earlier this year for several months due to some abnormal other hormones levels and all my anxiety, sleep issues came back..... I now jokingly tell my dr I will have it clutched in my cold dead fingers when I am 100!!  I hope they try to take me off of it ever again!!
And Vonda, yes I shaked all over - inside and out with anxiety- still do if I am really upset or scared. I never had any of these problems before perimenopause.
I can NOT wait til this menopause stage is over...and hopefully my life is normal again.

Good luck to all- you are NOT alone!

[peggy64]

HAve you had your thyroid checked? That is my standard question, as it is hard to get the sex hormones regulated if the thyroid hormones are not balanced either.

[2hot2cold2old]

Oh my! I have the anxiety so badly I am taking 1 mg Clonazepam daily & 2 melatonin at night. It's like I have had too much caffine but haven't. I ....I shake INSIDE & I know that sounds crazy plus I only sleep EXACTLY 3 hours at a time. I can go back to sleep but it's all really very strange. I WANT MY LIFE BACK! I feel like if I could have my period it would all be okay but 2 in 10 months just mean it's getting worse.
Try to relax by breathing exercizes when it happens honey & try to distance yourself from ant 'self-imposed' stress. I guess we're as normal as it's gonna get???