Miscarriage and hormones, anxiety

[Memememe20]

Hi everyone I’m new to mumsnet but I’m desperate to find people who have had the same thing as me so I know there is an end to the feelings. So basically at 11 weeks we had a miscarriage in December 2021, since literally 24 hours after everything was out I started getting really strong physical anxiety, so mentally I feel fine, we have grieves, we are doing another round of ivf and me and my husband are totally fine. So the anxiety is not coming from sad thoughts, my head is totally fine but my body is feeling extreme anxiety, and I am having quite severe mood swings and achey boobs, the ivf clinic tell me this is the estrogen drop an it will get better in upto 12 weeks and it’s been 8 weeks already and I feel no better in my body, I have had a period, so thought things would have resent bu now, I absolutely hate it I feel like I am in constant fight or flight, has anybody else had this after a miscarriage and if so how long until it goes! I had no problems with any of the hormones as all with the first ivf round! Any comments will help x

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I am sorry for your loss x

Hi meme20,

Firstly i am so so sorry for your loss. I had a very earl miscarriage at 6 weeks and for the first time probably ever i started experiencing anxiety, including panic attacks. I like you, although having my moments of being upset, mentally felt okay. But my somach especially would tighten at the thought of going to work which i never had an issue with before.

My GP also told me it can take awhile to level out, and i would say it took me a good 3 months to feel a bit more normal - but i do suffer with anxiety still, just less intense on a day to day basis.

It does get easier, sometimes your mind and body are more in sync then you realise, and can have physical signs instead of mental thoughts. Its a crazy time for your body, dont feel like what your going through is not normal xxx

Thank luckylemonade I too have anxiety as A thing I’ve had for years but am very controlled with it so to have the physical anxiety this long after the miscarriage and still so strong worries me and I’m so sorry for your loss too. It is a relief to hear that it gets better, i asked the ivf clinic for estrogen to slow down the drop off but they flatley refused so I’m
Just pushing through, thanks again x

Had my third miscarriage in December, can't seem to bounce back either. Random tummyaches and back pain and feeling very low for no reason. I think we need to give ourselves time. It was both a birth and a death, it's a lot to process.

Hi I know this is an old post but I’m just wondering if things improved at all? I had a miscarriage at 12 weeks, 5 weeks ago and I’m struggling with the worst anxiety of my life, constant panic attacks and the physical symptoms come on so fast and intense sometimes for no reason. My legs completely turn to jelly, my hands go tingly the list goes on.