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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Tired of feeling crummy

codymama
codymama
I have not felt like myself in over 3 yrs or more. In fact I forgotton what it feels like to be myself. I have 0 self confidence and feel like I do not deserve to be happy. I went for a massage yesterday and told myself that I did not deserve it. I have anxiety and O.C.D. and I am on meds. and see a therapist. I am also being evaluated at Partial hospitalization on Monday which is a day treatment. I do not feel like doing anything. I feel like crying I have a headache. I can't focus on anything. All I want to know is this perimenopause or anxiety/O.C.D. I severed the ties with my parents because they were verbally a busive to me even in my married life. I just want to know what is causing all my problems. Help please
Becky
dazedanconfusedd
dazedanconfusedd
Becky...I am so sorry you are having such a hard time! The ONLY time I really leave my house is for my therapist or another doctors appointment! I am like you, my anxiety is through the roof, ALWAYS WITH ME, even when I do take my meds! I am in therapy as well!

I know with peri-meno comes BIG time anxiety, so for those of us that already suffer from anxiety it is like a double wammy! For my hot flashes and MAJOR mood swings, I started taking the herbal stuff called Estroven with multi vitamin at walmart for $10...been taking it along with two other of my friends for a little over a month and even my hubby says it has done WONDERS for my not being so moody!

Good luck and keep me posted on how you are doing! We can be support buddies! :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have always had GAD, those cute little initials that mean "general anxiety disorder"...tho for the hell of me, dont consider anything "general" about anxiety! har. I had to change my antidepressants when I started perimeno because my meds couldnt compete with my crazy hormonal issues.Perhaps, you need a change too. Actually I'm 99% sure ya need a change. The crying and fatigue are the oh-so-fun synptoms that anxiety creates....ugh..depression. It IS hormonal, but does it matter what it stems from? Its the pits!