so nearly 50, peri, been on HRT for 7 months - In general it has helped but I get these overwhelming moments where I feel I just can't cope, my heart races, I can't stop thinking and analysing everything and I feel really sad and can't be bothered with much at all, I deal with it by thinking tomorrows another day it will be alright in the morning. I can't bear the fact that I don't know when its going to strike- it can be mid afternoon and generally most mornings I wake with a sense of dread . Thats not my old natural state of mind, I'm usually bubbly and energetic. When will I be me again (I do feel better than before HRT when I got really low) I have 2 teenage boys one who is in Yr 10 so heading towards GCSEs and I already feel nervous for them (school say one is starting to fail so lots to do there )which affects how my appetite is where I eat little as I feel sick a lot ! I have tried everything I take a great supplement tailored for menopause, magnesium, calcium, zinc and turmeric. I have a dog so walk a lot, I work for myself which is a physical job most of the time. I eat relatively healthily I'm usually better if I'm surrounded by people but don't like being on my own now which I am a lot of the day time (aside from coffees etc with friends) finding little motivation though to work aside from earning money which I need to do. Anyone else feel this way?