I am currently going through perimenopausal and I have been on HRT for over 2 years plus taking DHEA, test cream and vitamin supplements being Vit D,B,C, Zinc and Iron. My doctor advised my hormone levels are all good but I am suffering from anxiety on a daily basis, which includes crying a lot and a couple of panic attacks. I have had low levels of anxiety for many years which didn't effect my life too much. But now I rarely have a day with out feeling anxious.
I spoke to my doctor & she said the anxiety doesn't have anything to do with menopause as my hormone levels are good. But I feel it does. The HRT helps as I don't have hot flushes and initially stopped the headaches, but now I seem to have a headache all the time.
Does anyone have any advise on other things I could take to help my anxiety. Should I stop taking the HRT so I could take other things to help my anxiety?? My doctor did prescribe Antidepressants but I don't won't to take them.
I hope you don't mind me coming on the thread.
What you are going through sounds horrible, and it must have been unpleasant to hear your doctor doesn't have anything to do with menopause as my hormone levels are good doesn't have anything to do with menopause as my hormone levels are good.
I experience very similar to you, on HRT and suffering anxiety, HRT never got rid of my anxiety or did it? I do have an underlying cause, some real problems, as known by those around me, I started perimenopause at 42, I am now 56, and feel a return of physical symptoms, the scared anxious parts of me are saying the physiology of stress is causing a return in my meno physical symptoms.
I don't know much about DHEA, while I take stuff, I ask a lot of questions on reddit forums as the technical chemical stuff does my head in, all I need to know, from enough of the right people, online, to convince me, what I take is safe.
I use reddit a lot.