hi all, i have suffered with anxiety and panic for many years, but the last 4 years they seem to have got more frequent and more intense,i have just been put on cipralex again this is the 3rd time in 3 years, it does seem to help and as much as i feel i.m getting better i come off them, then 6 to 8 months later anxiety returns, if i have to stay on these tablets for life to control it then so be it,i am also menopausal and the doctor says that menopausal symptoms can cause anxiety panic and depression,app some women suffer real bad with it,and it does coincide with when the anxiety got out of control again.anyone having similar
Hiya, yip I also am suffering from severe anxiety health and social and im also menopausal 
.its a living hell and im at the end of my tether with it all, im on propranolol 40mg twice a day and have been since February doc started me on hrt last week so am hoping things improve pretty soon but im not holding out much hope, as you said if we have to be on medication for ever more so be it if it makes us feel better,if you are anything like me im not really living my life just now im just existing and thats no good for anybody
I suffer with depression and anxiety anyway and I'm menopausal. It seems to have made my depression a lot worse. I wish there could be an in depth blood test for hormones.
thank you for the replies, the doc will not give me hrt because of the cancer in my family and the risks to me,yes i agree with you that it is just an exsistence ,im hoping these meds kick in soon,i woke up recently at 3am with a severe anxiety attack i was petrified and the only way i seem to be able to make it stop is to make myself sick
yes kat that would be great if they could,but my doc just expects me to get on with it,i pressume she had an easy menopause lol
I'm going to ask if there are some kind of blood tests for this. Even if I have to pay for it!
glad your feeling better xx