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Pms causing extreme anxiety ?

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Plainlyme · 02/02/2023 15:39

For a whole week before I'm due on my mental health goes to shit.
The tiniest thing sets my head off overthinking, creating possible scenarios in my mind of things going terribly wrong. I get anxious about others talking about me, like everyone.
I can't bear to speak to anyone when I leave the house (only for school run when I feel like this)
I know it's probably related to hormones but should it be this bad?

I get so short tempered and irritable, I'm no fun to be around 😕

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Aquamarine1029 · 02/02/2023 15:42

Hormonal fluctuations can absolutely cause anxiety. Increased/new anxiety is a very common symptom of peri-menopause.

KangarooKenny · 02/02/2023 16:02

I had bad PMT when I started peri menopause. The Mirena coil helped me.

Plainlyme · 02/02/2023 17:23

Peri menopause? I'm 31 and birthed 4 babies, could it be this early?

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