Since I started "peri"...I have developed new fears like driving in traffic or driving long distances especially by myself. I also have worrisome and scary thoughts that spike my anxiety. I have heard a few women have gone through this but is this related to fluctuating hormones that effect our chemical balance in the brain or what is it?
Hi valarie, it is due to changing hormones. I experienced fear of traveling to far from home, also became claustrophobic for awhile also. Since going through menopause those symptoms have disappeared completely.
I don't know how long or when it will end for you, but it does stop eventually.
Hallo Valarie, ich hatte selbst diese Symptome, es ist besser geworden, aber ich habe mich noch nicht vollständig davon erholt…
Ich bin noch nicht sehr weit rausgegangen, seit die Menopause begonnen hat... aber ich bin weiter rausgegangen als seit Ewigkeiten, ja, ich stimme zu, es sind die Hormone, die das verursachen, hoffentlich wird es vollständig verschwinden, wenn ich in der Postmenopause bin.
Hi Valarie
Thank god is not just me!! I have this for the past 2 years! Everytime my husband mention vacation and travelling I try to find any excuse so we don't go, and if we do its hell for me..trying to pretend everyrhing is fine! Also, scary thoughts going through my mind as well my children are so tired of me calling them every day countless times if they don't answer I panic so bad telling them to be careful asking them if they feel ok..I use to travel with my work every week on planes, cars, trains and now grocery store is fine by me
Hopeful all of these will go away soon!!
Hallo Valarie
Ich hatte Ängste, genau wie Sie beschrieben haben. Ich hatte nie Angst, allein zu sein, und plötzlich hatte ich ständig Angst,
dass ich manchmal im Stuhl hin und her wippte und zitterte.
Es kam aus dem Nichts. Das begann vor etwa 4 Jahren und ist jetzt weg, aber es ist einfach eines Tages verschwunden. Diese Wechseljahre-Sache ist verrückt. Ich bin jetzt 49 und fühle mich langsam wieder etwas normal. Ich habe immer noch wirklich starke medizinische Angst! Hoffentlich verschwindet sie auf die gleiche Weise.
Thanks for the reply maureen. Wow I've heard and read some pretty scary stuff. I hope and pray we all get through this stronger than ever. The health anxiety is pretty common from what I understand. I'll definitely keep you in my prayers!
I had this for a few years as well. I had a five mile radius that was my comfort zone, anything outside of that made me ill to think about going. It was horrible and no one understood. Everyone said I had to break out of my comfort zone. I couldn't. For three years I needed my husband to go everywhere with me.
Before all that I did all kinds of things.
And I am slowly getting back there now again except there are other troubling symptoms that keep me close to home...like bowel issues UGH! Does it ever end?
I am 47 and have been riding this roller coaster of different symptoms for 6 years now. Each phase is just as hard as the one before, just different symptoms! lol! Hopefully I don't have much further to go
I appreciate all of you sharing your stories. I swear this whole peri & Menopause thing just makes you feel Eli like you're going craz.. I have this fear of that just losing my
mind. Depression runs in my family. My Grandmother was very severe. She ended up having to go into a psych facility. They could never regulate her meds but of course times have changed and we can treat mental illness better now. But my Mom said she got worse at Menopause well that just fuels my anxiety that I already have, She went through shock treatments etc. So that is my fear based anxiety problem. I've lost friends because they say I've changed I guess cause I'm more cranky. It's just a weird thing how it plays with your mind. I'm praying for al of us. #menopausestrong
I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother but think positive, it will be fine..I know it's scary I know someone she commited herself to a facility she couldn't deal anymore with the anxiety. Im sure all of us come to a point feeling we going crazy! YOU know what helped me the most being on this site. Everytime I felt overwhelmed and scared...I would read everyone's commons over and over and it would made me feel better knowing I wasn't alone and I wasn't going crazy..
I lost friends also because I kept my distance from everyone not wanted to talk..
Hope you will feel better soon..xxx
Ich war genau gleich. Es war wirklich schlimm, aber es hat sich etwas gebessert,
aber ich muss leider sagen, dass ich immer noch leide und ich bin 56 und
postmenopausal. Ich mag es, in meiner Komfortzone zu bleiben und reise nur wirklich
10 Meilen allein, was mich immer noch etwas nervös macht, aber ich werde es tun,
weil ich hingehen möchte und ich werde so viel wie möglich versuchen, wieder
normal zu sein. Ich glaube, ich habe das alles jetzt so lange, dass ich irgendwie
konditioniert bin, also muss ich mich daraus befreien und ihr Mädels müsst das
gleiche tun.
Ich war gestern mit meinem Mann auf einem Musik-Konzert, ich hatte große Angst davor,
weil ich seit Jahren nicht mehr auf einem war, und es war gar nicht so schlimm!
Also lebt euer Leben und macht Dinge, auch wenn ihr sie beängstigend findet oder
ihr werdet enden, unglücklich zu sein und überhaupt kein Sozialleben zu haben.
Ich wünsche dir Valarie und euch allen das Allerbeste☺
Thanks for your reply. My Grandma didn't have to stay in she just went for a while. She was a sweet wonderful woman. Back then they just didn't know how to treat things like they do today. I know this is temporary but the symptoms are scary and I live alone so I have more time to think. My pain is so severe I don't feel like getting out I think it's just inflammation in my pelvic area. Drs are missing something. I just pray daily that's allowed I can do. Thanks for your input.
I have a grandmother and a couple of aunts that lost it through menopause as well, so for me it is also a very scary thing. I feel like i kind of lose it at times as well although thankfully it is easy enough to shake at this point.
One thing i did do that made a huge difference is start cancelling every negative thought as they come and replace it with a positive thought. DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELF TO DWELL ON A NEGATIVE THOUGHT. ever. Replace it right away with something light and fun...a good memory, a goal or dream...anything, just make it positive.
It really does change things. It is hard at first but gets easier over time.
It is only when we allow that negativity a place that it can take route and drive us nuts