My DS is almost 3 years old and I am 42 and have returned to work in the last couple of months and am now working in a call centre for a very large debit/credit card company.Prior to pregnancy worked in cust service 20 yrs and have experience of dealing with awkward customers which is not a problem if I know what I am doing! The 3 week training for new job was pretty shocking and for last 6 weeks have been thrown in to taking calls which has been very scary when not knowing what your talking about but this is getting better, basically at times when I need a little assistance the nature of the job is that there is not always somebody available to help ie colleagues on other calls or floorwalkers who are there to help (sometimes 1 or 2 at a push amongst a sea of staff)are dealing with somebody else and I am left floundering whilst keeping the cust on hold which I do not feel is good cust service. I am told by team leaders that I do have support but it not always available at the appropriate time. Sometimes I feel so helpless that I burst into tears which I am so embarressed about. I have over the years become a very anxious person and less confident in certain situations such as the new job or confronting issues with people including friends/family I spend a lot of time thinking/fretting about the situation before finally speaking up and burst in to tears in the meantime. For the last couple of months I have been taking Starflower oil tablets and HTP which to try and help mood swings and other issues, I have also recently started taking Valerian at night not to help me sleep but to help with the anxiety. I have become aware that the tearfulness starts just after ovulation up until my period which I have now discussed with the doctor could be PMS. I have had some bloodtests for thyroid/iron which are ok. Herbal options were discussed by doctor and I am now looking at taking Agnus Castus. Like everybody I am desperate to get a quick fix because I am coming close to walking out on the job which I do not want to do because it is so conventient, i work 3 nights a week 6 to 11 and live 5 mins away and the pay is approx £500 pcm for 15 hours a week which you dont give up lightly! My partner is very very supportive and does not want to see me so upset and says to give it up. I know if I can get my hormones sorted I will be ok. Any advice on what tablets herbal or medication would be the most effective for me.