Something hasn't felt quite right with me for quite a while now. I'm 43 and am peri menopausal so have started on HRT about 9 months ago but that hasn't helped my mood
Would you say I'm mildly depressed, based on the following symptoms? Hard to know what's due to hormones
Feeling lonely and an underlying sadness constantly
Forgetful, can't think clearly, can't read a book anymore as a result. Awful memory
Dread any social occasion and even the school run sometimes. Terrible social anxiety
Rock-bottom self esteem and feeling like no one likes me, even my kids sometimes
Anxiety and catastrophising
Indecisive
Just a general feeling that I'm not really present and have nothing to offer anyone
I recently tried a course of CBT, and meditation and that didn't help
I'm wondering if I should try anti depressants, but I'm also worried I'd either be on them forever and / or have a terrible time coming off them
Just to add, I have a nice job, loving partner, exercise etc so there's no reason at home to feel flat all the time