Perimenopausal query/panic

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Hello there all you fine clever ladies

I am 49 and 50 in November. I am in otherwise good health bar needing a mild dose of antidepressant for my tendency to get anxious and depressed which is invariably sufficient.

However the past 3 years I have been increasingly more anxious which I put down to hormonal changes and not the actual tablets being a problem. I sometimes really panic and it takes over me a fair bit.

I have booked to see the lady GP who I get on quite well with but you know what they can be like i.e. standoffish and dismissive - I wish to ask if I could get hormonal tablets of some time to helps things settle down.

Does anybody know or have experience of this? My periods are either 3 weeks 4 weeks or 3 and a half weeks they change fairly often. I may have two regular cycles then a strange early one.

Is there a tablet that anybody knows of i.e. a particular brand or brands that people swear by that helped them ?

It isn't a panic attack as such although I nearly had today talking to O2 as I have probs with my SIM at the moment.

I live alone with my 8 year old son no family support and my ex although he sees our son he lives 100 miles away in London and I live in Derbyshire these days. My money is quite tight like many of us these days and I live with a fair bit of stress I guess. However it isn't atrocious stress just usual rigours of being a single parent alone.

Any thoughts please? It would be most appreciated! I really don't think it is counselling related but tablet need.....

I am 49 too.I am on my second day of taking Femostan.This as an hrt tablet for women who are still having periods.I was finding it difficult to function due to a completely foggy brain and post-period depression[which i never used to have].The gp performed various blood tests to exclude anaemia/thyroid problems etc. and also tested fsh[indication that you are menopausal].My fsh wasn't raised[levels are very variable during the perimenopause]but she still prescribed the hrt.I feel a bit better already [but this might be a placebo affect].

Oh well done you teta - I don't really wish to go on HRT but it is interesting to hear all about your experience however. Thank you.

I have just seen online Kalms tablets can be good for the menopause. However it is all cost.

I will await any other comments.

I have been getting what I can 'emotional pain' in the chest which isn't cardiac on and off for a few months and I have checked very carefully online about heart symptoms I am healthy do not get out of breath etc I just feel it is a symptom of stress I was wondering what could be done about that as well as general panic.

Any other ideas or comments most welcome!

'Hormonal tablets of some description' op usually mean hrt[oestrogen or pregesterone or possibly even testosterone] or the pill.It sounds as though an antidepressant with some anxiolytic affect might help you.Exercise might also help with depression and anxiety.Its been shown to work as well as antidepressants in mild cases

Years ago my HV recommended Magnesium OK to help me with mood swings. I felt they helped quite a lot. Available over the counter and cost about £10 for a month's supply back then.

Hi again well thanks for that tip Horsemad.

I ordered Kalms tablets online I had forgotten all about Kalms tablets and I will just take a few of those on extra anxious days alongside Rescue Remedy.

However I will definitely bear in mind the Magnesium Ok I remember seeing them over the years too...!

I already take an antiaxiolytic teta but find my emotions take over me despite doing long walks and fresh air/mowing lawn etc.

I am sure the Kalms will assist. Fingers crossed anyway! Doctors approve of them too i.e. they do not contraindicate with AD's.