Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
I have experienced anxiety for many years. Do you have thyroid trouble, or menopause??? May play a factor with this little demon.
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
I can honestly say that I did have anxiety growing up but nothing that left me dysfunctional. I used to call them my "adrenaline rushes" and I would have one very rarely.
Then menopause struck at the age of 40. The anxiety and panic attacks were OUT THE ROOF! Doctors didn't believe it was menopause as they said I was too young. To pacify me, they did the bloodwork but the FSH levels can be a moving target if you are peri-menopausal. They came back normal. But I knew better........... I knew my body was going thru changes that could only be explained by hormones related to menopause. My doctor sent me to a pdoc. Pdoc said I was bipolar. What??? I just wake up one morning and I am BIPOLAR? This was based on my mood swings in addition to the anxiety, panic attacks and agoraphobia. Anxiety brings on it's own type of hot flashes, but then had menopause hot flashes on top of it and I lived in HELL for two years until I asked for ANOTHER FSH blood test. Doctor called me with the results and was stunned. Most women who have completed menopause, their highest FSH level is 70-80............. mine was 160!!!!
I am DONE with menopause. Finished. But the panic disorder and anxiety remain the same. I never left the house for 2 years.......... but now I do get out, but I still suffer from agoraphobia to a certain degree. There are only certain places that I will go. I've given up a lot because of it.
And yes I was offered HRT........... but refused it. With all the new studies now saying it can cause heart disease, etc., I'd rather deal with this "chemical imbalance" and continue the fight as I know THAT won't kill me. For some, HRT can help with the anxiety.
And life.............. day by day............ goes on............