I tried Zoloft for 2 weeks .. couldn’t handle the side effects ...
Ι agree lori its horrible!!!
I tried Lexapro that was ok but im not good taking meds so i stoped it!!!
Does it work for you Jackie?
Don’t worry about it Jackie ... I’m taking more pills right now too including Xanax Valium sleeping pills ... whatever it takes to get through this . The days are hard enough as it is so without a good nights sleep I know that I’m screwed. I try to be reserved taking only 1/2 a pill and that seems to work .... hopefully we won’t be like this forever . It’s HELL!
Tried lexapro many years ago for 3 days was vomiting even water ... if it’s so hard getting on them can’t imagine how hard it is to get off them
Yes I suffered too at the age of 27 with panic anxiety probably a breakdown then again at 41 now again at 52 . My childhood was very traumatic too ! After I crashed at 41 I got my mind back after many months even years and managed to live with the anxiety and panic . Plus I had my husband for support . Now single again it’s a whole different ballgame ... and other symptoms popping up . Trying to remain hopeful that things will level out soon but it’s a tough journey on your own. Thank God for TV medical marijuana and a glass of wine . I also try to workout every day which keeps me sane .
I just started taking it, so I'm not sure, yet.
Well good luck but if it makes you feel nervous or weird ... try a different medication . My friend was on celexa and liked it . I think some people are super sensitive to AD’s hopefully you’ll have some luck on it
Lori question for you or any other lady out there reading this ..some days my heart rate is low as 63 and some days is upper 80s low 90s . Do any of you experience that? My body feels shaky and nervous took my heart rate and its 91! Ice been running around all day i dont know if that what causes it..
Yes, Maria...had tachycardia at my yearly visit with my gyno last month. Wake up that way a lot. Hear my heartbeat when laying down, etc. It's VERY unnerving. But crok what I've read it's normal during this time in our lives. 😕
Normal, not crok...damn phone!
Why are you taking your heart rate ? Have you been to the drs ? I’d recommend unless you have a condition and your doctor has advised you to do it .... don’t!!
This meno can turn your body upside down .. can make you hyper but mostly extremely fatigued .
There are many weird symptoms associated with it so try not to hyper focus on your health. The best thing to do .. which I did is get a full check up including all your blood work and if like mine it’s all normal then it’s just meno or Peri .
I've struggled with up and down heart rates for years. Usually my resting HR is around 60 but it could shoot up into 80s/90s sometimes's only at night, or sometimes for several days, or sometimes just hours.
Now I have anemia so my resting heart rate is 70-75 and much higher when active. Or nervous! Yes it is always uncomfortable when the heart goes faster than what we are used to but generally it's ok if you've been checked by a Dr. And ruled out any issues then you just have to assume it's hormones or anxiety or diet related. Food additives can make the heart jumpy! Make sure you don't have anemia as that can cause increased heart rate.
Also some people have post Prandial tachycardia and /or P.O.T.S.
Those can both cause mysterious high heart rates. I get the first one if I eat too much or sometimes even certain foods. You can look it up online and see if that sounds like your situation.
Ive noticed this for years in my 40's.
if i eat a lot at night or sugar alot of it..i used to have a pounding heart, that would take a few hours to slow down (while i digested food)
around 3am im a little calmer i notice
now if i eat a lot at night its like scary uncomfortable so i dont.
things arent the same anymore, and that included our entire metabolism, and digetive system to say the least.....
xoxox
Exactly. ... esp now with the anemia my heart is already 10-20 beats faster per minute. So if I'm at 70, once I eat even a little it will bounce up to 80-85 for several hours. I hate it but. ..not much I can do. I'm on day 6 without bleeding and just praying for some more time before the next one strikes. It's so horrible. But the funny thing is, my estrogen was unrighteous high, 599, and now it was at only 45. So I'm thinking, maybe the damn s**t will finally drop for good and I'll just go full menopause! Lol. Most people don't pray for their estrogen to drop. But I do. Because that's the only way these wretched periods will end. But this only started for me in May! So in may I bled 25 days. In June, 18 days. In July, 10 days. And I had horrible breast pain from like last year when I had the high test result till just a few weeks ago. So I guess it's feasible that the estrogen could finally be dropping and maybe just maybe I'll have a lighter period on this one. Even the last one was bad at only 10 days because I lost about 550 ml (that's including clot volume...sorry if tmi) and that's about 4.5 liquid cups or more than 2 blood donations! The one before that I think was like 7 cups! So yeah.... I'm pretty nervous about my upcoming one. I don't know. It's just so awful. If I think about it I'll just start crying and crying so I try to think positive and hope for the best. My holistic doctor dumped me. ..she actually dumped me because I didn't want to start the HRT progesterone. But the thing isi really just want to go thru this naturally. If the bleeding doesn't stop I guess I'll have to consider something if I don't have enough time in between periods to get iron in my blood. I've only had 6 days so far, for example. So I still feel pretty crappy but a bit better than a week ago. I read that it takes 2-3 weeks to start to get relief of symptoms but a year for the iron to rebuild in the bone marrow. Anyways. .. all the other things I've suffered with for years are nothing compared to this. So. ...once this s**t goes away I will kiss the ground and pray for the hot flashes. ..lol. have you had those yet?
It sounds as though you are coming towards menopause and that things are going to be building again with regards to your iron stores it's actually a very good thing.
I would just be patient and wait it out it sounds like things are working themselves out though that's great forget about the progesterone unless it becomes a very unstable thing for you and you intuition will tell you that
Xoxoxo!
It is so hard. I don't want to sound over dramatic but I feel like I'm clinging to life some days. I try to be brave but when you've lost 7 cups of blood in one period and 5 cups in the next it will give you severe PTSD and trauma. I bled 25 days in may, 18 days in June and 11 days in July. I'm dreading my next period. Funny I had all kinds of anxiety before this but now looking back those were the salad days. Lol. Now I just pray that if the bleeding stops I'll never fuss about anxiety again. I got a fitbit heart rate watch and I've learned to monitor my anxiety. Some days I do get a bit freaked out but most days I'm able to stay calm even with the anemia which causes high heart rate. So damn if I can survive this I guess i can survive the rest!
Hi Maria, I’ve experienced that. Last year, my doc thought I was showing symptoms of MS, one of them was that squeezing sensation. Well, I thought I had what’s called the MS “hug”. I got brain scan, all clear. Just crazy hormones, but my anxiety went nuts in the meantime. 😊
Τhank you so much..today is fine ! I think is because my period is coming anyday now!!