Hello everyone and to spare details, I am currently day one on my cycle. I have had extremely heightened anxiety today. Almost sent myself into a panic attack a couple of times today. Symptoms include chest pains, chest tightness, feel dizzy and light headed, arms and chest feel like they are trembling. I also get this weird feeling like my heart is skipping beats or beating differently then normal. It sometimes causes me to cough. Anyways, my question is, do other women experience heightened anxiety during their cycles? I have chosen to not take meds for my anxiety as it caused me to become worse. Any suggestions on methods that work that are medicines? I had been doing really well the last couple of months, but days like today get my mind wandering. I start to get those thoughts that I have something wrong with my heart again. I have been to a cardiologist who told me this was all just anxiety and that my heart is fine. I know this is all anxiety and most likely heightened due to hormones, but this is just awful.
I get the same symptoms! About a week before my period is due to start I get extremely anxious, depressed and I panic over everything. My anxiety is pretty well under control lately, I only take 0.5 Ativan once every 1-2 days in the evening but during my cycle and about 5 days before and 5 after I have to take it more often, and have to really watch myself so I won’t have panic attacks. I think it’s something we just have to try to be prepared for, as much as we can anyways. I’m actually hoping to get the IUD implanted next month so I won’t have to deal with these bad moods anymore . Hope you feel better soon!
My cycle has been thrown off since I been off birth control almost 14 years ago.... my period comes and goes.... I was suffering a panic attack just not too long ago and I noticed that it was coming on when it was time for me to go back home....