Menopause Support Group

Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age. It normally occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55, when the body begins to slow and stop the production of eggs, estrogen and progesterone production decreases, and menstruation diminishes, eventually stopping altogether.

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sandi 08/21/2015

I feel like I am in a living hell.; I am so depressed and it is so not me. I cry all the time. I have anxiety from hell. I function horribly. I hate it. I have always been a busy person. When does this hell end. Can anyone relate.?

loriann12 08/21/2015

Oh yes,
I can relate! Scary as heck for me. I'm so not this person either.
I guess it's finding the best way of settling in to this new person...

sandi 08/21/2015

What has your doctor suggested. If you don't mind sharing. I have made an appointment to go back and see mine. I know what she will say. But I feel I need to ask again. I hope I can get something natural to take.

hotgirl51 08/22/2015

I was feeling horrible, angry, sad, mad, etc. but i did some reading and started taking 3 magnesium capsules (500mg) and I've noticed a huge difference in my mood. I started the magnesium 8/18 and started feeling better 8/21. I still have hot flashes and night sweats but my mood is and depression seems to be gone.

sandi 08/23/2015

Thank you HotGirl51 for the information. I will have to check into that with my doctor, because of other medicines I am on. It is worth a shot for sure.
Sandi

loriann12 08/25/2015

Hi so you take a total of 500 mg of magnesium?

hotgirl51 08/27/2015

I'm taking 1500mg /3 500 mg capsules. I take one in the morning and two at night because magnesium can make you drowsy but i swear I'm more calm and not extremely depressed as I was before

mrichard 10/04/2015

Hi my name is Michelle and I had to have a hysterectomy in February and I have mood swings. I also have become someone I am not. I feel as though I am bipolar. I am miserable. Happy one minute angry the next. Then I just cry. I truly believed I was going mad. Sandy I feel your pain. Thank you for sharing because I feel better knowing I am not alone

megsmom8816 10/07/2015

I have been taking magnesium for six months, and it hasn't really helped with the anxiety or depression, but I think it has helped a little with the migraines that have increased with menopause. I am finally seeing a psychiatrist the therapist wants me to see...he thinks I should be on something for depression, but taking drugs scares me. I do take Xanax now for the anxiety, and it helps, but I don't know if I want more.

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