I just finished reading the threads posted here where members wrote about the many emotional problems they have in dealing with the phases of menopause. I'm writing because I am post-menopausal and yet just started having new emotional symptoms which seem quite bizarre to me, and although I read a few descriptions of emotional problems which seemed similar, I wanted to hear from members who might be going through something like I am presently experiencing.

For the last couple of months, I have started having very disturbing sensations which begin with the feeling of my mind being "tired", and I can't deal with anything. Then I start experiencing nervousness, to the point where the slightest sound irritates me and causes more anxiety. With all this comes intrusive fearful thoughts (especially about the future, and fears about my husband or someone in my family becoming ill.) These sensations are worst in the early morning and as the evening approaches. I'm on medication, and have been for years, because I have a panic disorder, but the panic thing was controlled for a long time because of the meds - now with menopause, the meds seem to be losing effectiveness. These emotional sensations, which feel like a sort of "brain fever" (it's so hard to describe this) are making me feel very overwhelmed and scared. Can anyone relate to this, and if so, how are you dealing with it? I thought I was the "Queen of Anxiety and How to Deal With It", but this is ridiculous. I am considering bioidentical hormones, but I'm not sure about it.

If anyone can relate, please write - thank you -