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Caffeine elimination/reduction - blinding result for perimenopausal anxiety and panic!

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equinox · 10/07/2013 06:18

Hello all you fine ladies.

I just wanted to share with you my breakthrough result concerning anxiety panic and emotional pain in the chest. I am 49 and knew the issues were perimenopausal.

I have had these symptoms since October of last year and as I knew there was nothing the GP could do I have attempted to solve it myself to no avail until only last week!

I finally cut down on tea drinking which I adore from 7 to 1 1/2 cups daily I just have a cup at breakfast and half a cup at lunchtime now so as not to feel too deprived and decaff coffee the rest of the time. The detox symptoms the first 4 days leave a bit to be desired so best to take it slow and drink plenty of water to alleviate the nausea, headaches and feeling shattered etc.

I can honestly say the perimenopausal symptoms went within 48 hours of caffeine reduction it was incredible I have felt so relieved and impressed it is unbelievable what havoc we bring to our systems through toxins isn't it!

I do hope sharing this will help some of you out there who have also been suffering. I do still take the full dose of Kalms tablets as a safeguard as there may be a small residual bit of anxiety there but really very little.

I am also noticing I have increased energy and feel 'cleaner'!

HTH.

OP posts:
lilolilmanchester · 10/07/2013 17:53

will give it a go, thanks for the suggestion!

equinox · 11/07/2013 08:32

You are welcome it has enormously improved the quality of my life!

OP posts:
Bellaciao · 23/07/2013 21:49

Great to see someone dealing with anxiety through other means than taking the ADs the doctors are so willing to prescribe to menopausal women in your situation equinox!

guineapiglet · 29/07/2013 20:54

Thanks for this i have terrible anxiety at times, chest pain etc. I only have one strong cup of milky coffee per day and only drink redbush tea, 4-6 cups a day. Did you just cut these drinks out and replace with water or other juices etc?

ShotgunNotDoingThePans · 29/07/2013 20:58

Just to say to anyone suffering the dreaded hot flushes: Menoforce sage tablets have completely solved this for me.

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