I'm a middle aged mess

[Letmedowneasy]

On my work this morning I was sat in traffic and looked in my rear view mirror and saw a little boy and his Mum in the car behind. He was so cute, sat there looking at the world going by and I just burst into tears at now adorable he was.

What's wrong with me, I am premenstrual but I'm not usually this bad, does the craziness get worse when you head towards the menopause? I feel so anxious and emotional all the time, it's really not helped that I'm working alone with a new and so far spiky colleague who is making my usually lovely job very challenging.

Sorry but your post made me smile because I burst into tears yesterday when I heard a song called We Are Young by Fun.
The words -
tonight....we are young...so let’s set the world on fire...we can burn brighter than the sun.
I had a flashback to my days when I was young and thought I could set the world on fire.
Alas, those days are truly gone. I feel like a little ember, just smouldering away on the edge somewhere.

Get help. Drugs, therapy, whatever suits you. Deal with the anxiety.

Poor you, sounds like your hormones are up the spout. See a doctor, there might be something that can make you more stable.

@Charles, I don't feel like I'm quite an ember yet but I am starting to realise there is a new stage of life coming at me!

I'm going to have to get to the doctors, I just didn't think I was that bad until today.

@Charles11 I’ve cried at that exact song before for that exact reason!

Op if you’re in your 40’s, is there any chance you could be pregnant..,?

HowManySleesps sorry you did too, but I’m glad I’m not the only one. I’ll have to just help my kids to set the world on fire now

This is me all the time. Not a new mum, (DD10) not near menopause (im 31) I use it as a sign that these things are what I need now.

If I cry at a cute kid I know I'm craving family time. If I cry at something like the song above I know I need some let my hair down time etc

Anxiety is a very common issue in peri-menopause. (As are mood swings) It doesn’t need medicating as such, but if it gets difficult to manage you might want to consider HRT.

Thanks for your kind words, I've tried all day to get a doctors appointment but I've had no luck so I'll try again on Monday.

Something is wrong because I can't seem to calm down, I've been taking rescue remedy and doing some meditation breathing but it's not helping.

Peri Menopause?

That's what I'm starting to think it is. Does the doctor do a blood test to check?

NICE guidelines say a list of symptoms for peri menopause should be the guide, not blood tests, as hormone fluctuations make tests inconclusive (you’d have to repeatedly check through a cycle and have a baseline). They might want blood tests to rule out other things but don’t let them fob you off with ‘blood tests say ok’.

Letmedowneasy

Mine didn't as he said it's unreliable for Peri Menopause, he went by my symptoms.