Hello Lovlies,
I am nervous and jittery today. I'm trying to keep my panic under control but it is rough today. I was doing ok and out of nowhere I got nervous and jittery.
I know anxiety comes along with peri and it's symtpoms but is it normal for the nervousness and anxiety to come out of nowhere? What's your take on this lovlies?
Hi Jamie,I have been feeling quite good then two days ago the lightheaded feeling came back and I ve been really anxious today,I have started a light period,I wasn't sure I was going to get one this month as I ve been missing some months.So I would say yes anxiety comes out of no where,I think our hormone levels change so quickly in peri and that's why we get these awful feelings.I m not good with the technical terms,but I'm sure someone will be more helpful.I find guided meditation helps me to calm down x
Thanks Fudgeybear1 for your response. I am currently on my menses and it's pretty heavy this time which is different from the cycle I had two weeks ago. One of the side effects of my BP meds is dizziness so it could be that also. Either way, It is uncomfortable and a little scary. I'm trying to go about my day and not let it freak me out while im in the store but it is driving me insane.
Yes they seem to come from nowhere. I have got up before feeling ok ish by lunchtime feel like utter doom. Then spend ages trying to work out what I'm so worried about suddenly. When I'm feeling like that a loud noise, the phone suddenly ringing or someone knocking the door can startle me so badly it will give me palpitations for half an hour.
I also hate driving if I feel like that because it makes me realise just how on edge I am, gripping the wheel and on the edge of the seat.
Mine got worse after the menopause and has been helped a lot by HRT.
Now instead of feeling like that for days it comes and goes like in early peri.
Hello
I get really nervous and shaky after I've experienced a hot flush which makes me dizzy , well then I'm panicking I'm going to faint so makes my anxiety worse !!
Jamie,
They can come and go without reason. Just know that they will become less and less. For roughly two years I had a real tough time. Now it's an odd occasion that I get a spell, but knowing that I'm way better off than before helps me ride through these now. I tried and still do Yoga, deep breathing, listen to my relaxation tapes and more. Try different things including oddly enough, brisk walking to see what lightens it up for you.
Big hugs,
Annie
That is certainly me today. Im trying to get everything done quickly so I can go home and get in my bed and try to take my mind off everything.. I hate this feeling. I'm in the store trying to keep my anxiety down so the other consumers don't think I'm going crazy.
That's the part that makes me panic. I think I'm going to pass out and that scares me to shreds. I don't want to do anything alone. I hate being in the car alone.
Yes I can relate to not wanting to be alone. My husband had to be away 4 days in the summer. I usually enjoy a bit of me time and looked forward to it.
After an hour of it I was so upset tearful and worried I might die whilst he was gone.
Normally I'd have a pamper session enjoy a drink and chic flick in the evening this time i was busy phoning everyone to see if they wanted to come over.
Just so unlike me horrible.
Thanks Annie,
Im certainly working on. I try to do some deep breathing to take my mind off the symptoms.if I don't focus on the symptoms, I keep the anxiety down a little. My family tells me to calm down but they don't understand its easier said than done.
That is so me. That feeling is just so overwhelming. I used to love my alone time. Now I can't stand it l. I start thinking and oh boy here it comes.
Hi
Thats the same with me, I hate being in the house on my own and panic at work incase I collapse, just making my life hell at the moment, sometimes I just want to hide away xx
Wow Lisa,
That could have been writing you said. It's just baffles me how it comes out of nowhere. That's the scariest part. The symptoms just happen.
Hi Jamie,
I am 51 and i am peri. I have been having symptoms since i was 47, went to the GP had numerous blood tests which came back normal. Had panic attacks, awful anxiety and thought i was going mad. I went to GP last April in the middle of mamouth period (10 days) and after blood tests GP finally said i was peri-menopausal. I am glad that i know its that makes me feel like i can deal with it. I know what to do re panicky feelings. (you need to slow your breathing) as overbreathing you are taking in too much oxygen, which you body then wants to get rid of, which then makes you feel like you cannot breathe. You have to calm your breathing down somehow. I get days on and off where i feel extreme axiousness then nothing. I take Magnesium ok (b12 vitamin verson) and Agnus Castus. It does work for me. If feeling awful, walking the dog helps with anxiety.
Yes I have weeks when I'm normal and then it hits me, so anxious,scared, shaky, can't sleep, no sex drive, just a mess lol x
Thank you so much for your reply. I am learning to slow down my breathing and try not to panic. It has helped quite a bit. I have to get some magnesium. It seems to work as I've gotten a lot of suggestions for it.
That is totally me. Lol. I thought that at one point I was losing my mind.
Hi Jamie,
No probs. I understand, as all us ladies do. This site is fabulous and saved my sanity. I hope it helps you too. xxx
Yes, Jamie, nervousness and jitters shake me to the core at various times of the day, ....i try to even out the breathing.....try to get involved in some pass time....i like the suggestion of colouring books, exercise helps too.
since yesterday Ive started doubting my bp med too....we should stop googling really...read a note by someone about the side effect of my bp med - it brings up nausea, makes many sleep a lot, and hungry too !! my local doctor is away for two weeks. i wanted his help to change the bp med....heard we have to be careful to wean or switch bp meds !
Same here, but it's helping to talk to everyone on here as thought I was going mad !