Hi Ladies,
I just wanted to leave a post on here about getting through the menopause and no matter how difficult your symptoms are, it does get better.
I am forty five, I haven't gone fully through menopause yet but when I hit peri my symptoms were awful. I went through four years of hell, with terrible anxiety, horrible thoughts, and depression. I was literally ok then went to bed one night and woke up in peri menopause hell. I honestly thought I had lost the plot.
My symptoms would lift, go away and return a couple of weeks later. ,
My drs were really unhelpful. In the end I was put on Sertraline antidepressants, hrt and the mirena coil. I only got hrt because I found a really lovely menopause dr who agreed to see me without a drs referral. I no longer take the ads but am still on hrt patches and still have the mc in place.
I honestly thought my symptoms would never go away. I now live a normal life. At times of stress, I sometimes feel a bit anxious but nothing like before.
A really good book that helped me was about anxiety by Paul David, well worth a read.
Anyway, I thought I would leave this post for anyone who feels like they are never going to live a normal life again and show the symptoms can lift and go away. I really hope this helps anyone who is suffering with horrendous symptoms.
Sarah xx