Menopausal Woes Community Group
Is there no one out there in all these groups that are needing to talk about the loss of sleep, the terrible 'flashes', the woes of memory loss, the constant mood swings? Anyone???
Hi all,
i just joined this site. I turned 50 in December. Almost 2 years ago I had an endometrial ablation due to heavy bleeding so I no longer bleed, but I still ovulate and have all the other stuff that goes on with it. I have a history of anxiety and some depression and have been on 10mg of Paxil for almost 20 years. Trying to wean off it has been awful, and going up on the dose makes me feel flat with no sex drive, so I've stayed here. Most of the time I'm ok, but the last few years I have more and more days where I get frequent surges of adrenaline, hot burning skin, restlessness, difficulty concentrating, and a general sense of doom and hopelessness. The adrenaline can be so relentless that I sometimes take a half a klonopin on those days because I can't stand one more second. Now I'm a little calmer but very demoralized. Has anyone felt this way? Does it ever end? Since it's only infrequently I haven't really considered HRT, but today was so bad I really felt like I can't keep going through this. Any words of wisdom appreciated.
I just signed up today. At 48 I can relate to things you are mentioning. I too have a history of anxiety and some depression. Been on fluoxetine for nearly 10 years recently updosed after another unsuccessful tedious slow taper. I have different symptoms of peri but the anxiety has been the most unrelenting. Can't seem to get much relief . Finally tried off and on taking of Xanax
Although I may not be able to give immmediate pearls of wisdom I can say that you are not alone on this journey and maybe we can support one another? ☺