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[Shell babes]

KarinteT - yes I agree and feel like my anxiety is controlling me and everything I do. It’s almost like my life has stopped. I’ve read a few books about not fighting the anxiety and accepting and allowing it but I find it so hard to do when it is such a dreadful feeling.

[KarineT]

What was it like for you before tbe menopause?

[Shell babes]

To be honest, I’ve always been a worrier but nothing like on this scale, it was always manageable. I do feel that oestrogen from HRT seems to elevate my cortisol levels too much especially in the morning but if it’s too low, I have no energy. I’ve tried upping it, downing it, switching it but I end up feeling worse if that’s possible.

[Nas]

Shell, i totally hear you. I’m exactly the same. Early morning anxiety is awful there seems no way of controlling it. Ive tried upping doses, lowering doses, coming off HRT, Estradot, evorel, gel and haven’t yet found the right regime. It’s all consuming and exhausting. Are you under a specialist at a menopause clinic at all?

[Shell babes]

Good to hear I am not alone. I live in Preston so there are no menopause clinics in the North West.

[Shell babes]

I paid a fortune to see a private Gynaecologist but it was a waste of time.

I also paid to see a Meno Specialist in Liverpool (nearest one to me) who did prescribe me some T gel after 1.5 years of asking my GP for it with no success as it isn’t licensed.  Apart from that she suggested all that I have already tried but I haven’t been back as it’s too far.

[Shell babes]

After a lot of reading, I’m sure that the morning anxiety (for me at least) is something to do with adrenal fatigue.  I just feel like I’m sloshing around in cortisol when I get up and it wakes me up at an early hour.  I am trying to eat healthily and drink adrenal cocktails although I am rarely hungry. I just feel so exhausted in a morning so I had some bloods done at the GP last week and I get the results on Thursday.