Help, can you relate?

Women's health
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Hello ladies

I'm hoping you can help if you have experience. I've been on bhrt for 3 months and much better than I was. Had bloods last week and the levels are good but unfortunately I still am struggling with anxiety which I've had for years. Now that the Hrt is good my doctor prescribed amitriptyline 10mg to help with sleep and anxiety. First day or so I felt great, but the last 2 days im having bowts of nervousness, really dry mouth, tense limbs and a feeling of being a bit frantic. I have tried antidepressants before, but always chickened out in the early stages when you feel worse..... Having just come through months of hell I'm not sure whether to push on because this is usual, or run far far away from the tablet but still be left not feeling quite myself. I'm hoping you can help me xx

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Hi ya 

What’s ur blood pressure like? 

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Hi sassy, my only advice to you on the antidepressants side is to stick it out it really does get better, I've been on sertraline 50 mg now for over 3 months and I am 90 percent back to my old self before peri, and like u it was worse in the beginning, my doc kept telling me the longer your on them the better it gets and he was right, I'm so glad I stuck it out, yes it took a while for me 6 to 8 weeks but I now feel great x

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HI Lou

Really good usually, 110/80 last reading x

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Thanks hayley, that helps. I'll stick with it! Xx