Hi has anyone had to cave in and go on anxiety medication? Im 48 I believe my gut issues are the cause of my mental state but im also of age- My mother started in her 40's she passed in 2011:( so i cant ask her anything. I cant take it- too many symptoms to list both physical and mental. Excitibility and suicidal thoughts taking over.
Hi SUSAN. Yes i have cave in my ansiety these week has been horrible with my heart palpitations , My reatless legs , lump in the throat . i take Ativan and i tried to take it as the last resort. my 2 friends die within a week of each other of sudden death. and im here with ansiety and im trying to do the breathing, excersice and seems not working. all my symptons started at 45 . this group brought me confort because ill be in the hospital every week and i know is all perimenopause and every time since 2015 all test i have which are hundreds of test , precidures from heart, colon , brain, mri/ct all came normal . the only thing is i have a cyst in my pitutary gland , and i have a benign pac which my heart beat beat extra but other than that is normal. oh i have my neck all mess up and i have migranes. im 49 now im alone my hubby is on deployment and i have a son he is 12 and im trying to stay strong i want to cry but my tears wont come out.
stay strong. we are here and im here to talk
hi susan
i went on meds over 10 years ago for aniety which seemed to work but looking back it was probably peri menopause that caused it. i am 50 in april and have not had a period for 15 months and my anxiety has stepped up again x what meds have they given you and what dose?
When I explained my symptoms to my gp, she was dismissive and gave me the ole, "Get on with it" speech. She offered me Lexapro, but I refused to take it. The anxiety is overwhelming. Hang in there and I am sorry for the loss of your mother.
Hiya love
I tried when meno started last year, I'm 43. I found I couldn't get past the first few weeks of meds to get to feel better. It just made everything feel worse initially and I couldn't handle it and stopped. I wish I could just take a tablet tbh because its a full time job just trying to manage the anxiety. If they suited me, trust me I would take them.... But I completely relate to how you're feeling. I take herbal stress tablets, meno pace, use rescue remedy, hypnotherapy and meditation and just started acupuncture which is good. Xxx
Hiya love
I tried when meno started last year, I'm 43. I found I couldn't get past the first few weeks of meds to get to feel better. It just made everything feel worse initially and I couldn't handle it and stopped. I wish I could just take a tablet tbh because its a full time job just trying to manage the anxiety. If they suited me, trust me I would take them.... But I completely relate to how you're feeling. I take herbal stress tablets, meno pace, use rescue remedy, hypnotherapy and meditation and just started acupuncture which is good. Xxx
Hi Susan, I tried Lexapro 10 mg for 3 months over the summer. After the initial side effects...I was kind of numb and no emotion all the time. Also, I would do something...example drive somewhere and completely have to memory of doing it, scary. I stopped it because I was getting a lot of head pressure and increased dizziness. I suffer with migraines so I am being treated for those...little success so far, All these meds trial and error. We have to be guinea pigs. I had no trouble coming of the Lexapro though. I would say give something a try for a couple of months and see.
Hi Susan, I caved in about 2 months ago and started on 10mg Lexapro, i was having aniexty daily and panic attacks about 2/3 times per week which started about 3 months of not having a period. I have to say for me lexapro has been a life saver, i had some small side effects the first 2 weeks but after about a month i felt much better. everyone reacts differently though to antidepressants Hope you feel better soon !
i am taking valium, pamelor, hrt, bp medicine dint suffer we all need what we need ❤ be well
I read these everyday. And this is one issue that gets more responses than most. This is a huge issue!!! And its not being addressed. I had PTSD from being a detainee of Saddam Hussein. That was years ago. I had to take meds because I had panic attacks daily. I got my head around it. The attacks stopped. I swore I would never have another one again!
In the last 2 years I was been under stress from bad neighbors the attacks came back. I got meds and I quarter them and take 1/4 tab when I feel anxiety coming on. If I have a full blown attack I take 1/2. It calms me down so I can get my head around it. I probably take a 1/4 tab about once every 2-3 weeks. The hormones are the tipping point. If I had stress and had my hormones right I would have been able to handle the neighbors. Do I want to stay on meds the next 10 years NO! So I take multiple approach. I got these really good CD's by Martin Rossman MD. I use them in AM before I even get out of bed. And sometimes at night before I go to bed. I started swimming in a local indoor pool. That helps. I changed my diet. I have lost 12 lbs. But 25 more to go. All this helps. But it has not killed the anxiety. So I am going for ovarian rejuvenation. I want to see if this will work. Google it. Many woman are doing it but you don't hear much about post menopausal women and the procedure. But one of the persons behind this movement has told me many older woman are doing it. When I have brought it up with dr's I am dismissed entirely. There is so much more to women's health. Don't buy the party line do your own research.
Oh my goodness how awful i am soooo sorry to hear of your loss. That has to be so hard to deal with on top of how you are feeling:( I too have had ton tests, brain MRi, blood work you name it, everything comes back normal. I have a 15 year old and an 18 year old. This really sucks i will keep you in my prayers ❤❤
Hi Diane i tried effexor 35MG once a day then twice a day for 2 days. It was the most awful experience I felt like i was on cocaine, if i had to imagine what that was like. I couldnt stop racing mind couldnt relax jittery hallucinated. I stopped, I couldnt take it anymore. The Dr I go talk to prescribed Luvox but im afraid to take it. I get weird pressure in my head like my nose is going to pop off- My sense of smell is heightened so bad its torturous:(
Thank you Staci I miss her terribly:( My pcp basically told me im fine and to take medication but i so dont want to. I know a few people on lexapro and they say it has helped them a lot. My psychiatrist prescribed Luvox but im afraid but i have two teenage daughters i need to get it together.
Hi:) I tried effexor i only took 4 maybe 5 doses and had to stop. I feel so overly sensitive to everything even anything herbal its awful idk what to do. I see all of these people taking supplements and feeling better and everything i do has opposite effect. Weird vivid dreams every night, extremely heightened sense of smell ugh the list can go on and on. Literally feel like im shuttjng down. I pray for all of us on here ❤
HI Lou thank you- tried effexor didnt make it past one dose one day then 2 doses the next 2 days. It was awful. I get what youre saying about driving somewhere and having no memory. I feel very disconnected. I also get terrible head pressure like my nose is going to pop off and my sense of smell is through the roof like im suffocating. I do know a few people on Lexapro that are doing well on it but like you said we have to be guinea pigs im just experiencing so many mental things im afraid:( debilitating anxiety, VIVID weird dreams horruble taste in mouth... so many other things that im afraid of adding on the side effects of a medication. Altho i guess it could help too im just too afraid to try:(
Thank you I do know a few people taking it that its helping them:) I know i need to try sonething this is such an awful way to live. Not even living just existing. I hope you feel better too:)
Thank you Loretta I hope that is working for you:) I need to find the courage to try something. You be well also ☺
Hi beth im so sorry to hear all you have been through. Can i ask what med you take? Part of the problem is that ive done so much research the past 5 years ive fried my brain. Ive believed my problem all along is gut health. Its like what came first the chicken or the egg- Does anxiety cause bad gut health or is a bad gut the cause of anxiety which makes it worse for woman during perimenopause since most of your hormones are produced in your gut? Ive never felt control of my body but the past 5 years have been the worst and still going down hill as ive developed an eating disorder i fear food. I dont know if anxiety med will make my gut issues worse and the symptoms in my head. I absolutely believe you were dismissed, anytime id ask my dr a question he'd laugh and tell me no it wasnt true and to take simething there was nothing more he could do. wouldnt wish this on my worst enemy. I know its wrong but its so hard being around people who are in control and happy and relaxed and then i feel ashamed if myself because there are so many people suffering with worse. I pray for all of us ❤
Hi Susan, I am on nortriptyline...was told I have vestibular migraine. I have been on since Dec. I have had horror movie like nightmares since and have been sweating every night for the past month. So, I contact the neuro that prescribed it about the sweating and he said it is not a side effect. Although it is listed as a side effect. I went to my primary last week about it. Useless, took blood and prescribed me Gabapentin to help with the sweating. I am not taking it. Bad enough I have to take the nortriptyline, which is not helping anything so far. They prescribe all this crap and they don't care that we actually need to function. Totally ok to be afraid!
Hi Susan My doctor prescribed anxiety tablets for me and i had a side affect so i stopped taking them, i also have gut issues mine is acid reflux, ive had this for months now, im on omoprazole and ranatadine so hope this helps, ive gone onto HRT and i think this is helping, im trying to manage my anxiety by walking and keeping busy. Ive been going through the menopause for 5 years now im 49... Hope you start feeling better soon.