Have you upped the dose of your regular anti-depressant? When my brain feels low for more than 3 mornings I add 5mg to my regime: I take 10mg at night and usually 5mg each morning, the extra 5mg really helps within 3-5 mornings. My GP is OK with this.
It may be that hormonal fluctuations are causing the alteration, however: trying an extra dose of AD first, then adding HRT if you require it.
Why would you need HRT unless U are experiencing other symptoms? One shouldn't immediately blame menopause for everything
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although we do.
I was housebound for several months in the 1990s with anxiety: thought that I would never leave the house or go into our garden - gradually with ADs I recovered enough to improve my activities and these days am generally OK. Especially when doing things spontaneously
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Try not to worry too much about leaving the house. If you need to sleep, do so. Sleep heals. If you can listen to the radio, watch TV - though I could never follow a story line at that time - read .......... let us know how you get on.
This too will pass
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