I have been in this terrible state of severe anxiety, fear,s of sort, crying for any reason at 48 I act like I,m 10 at times with all these crazy symptoms. I hate the person I am lost mt job I loved as a nurse due to this mess. I have used every Hormone out there even Bio been a mant adp, and nothing but horrid sideeffects also tried herbs nothing. They seem to start to help in the beginning then horrid sideeffects. I take Ativan but that only holds me for a couple of hours. The nite sweats are terrible, I hate getting up in the morning because it all starts again the minute my foot hits the floor. People sat hang in there, this will pass it,s all in your head ,you have to push harder I,ve heard it all. When does it end? I have had this for 3 yrs since my hysterectomy and can see now end Often at nite I pray I don,t wake up because this hell. God Bless us I keep pushing and saying it,s all the menopause, but there are day,s I just want to give up. When does it end? I just want all this to stop I need my life back, this is not living it,s exsisting.

since the ativan isn't really helping you,maybe you should ask your dr. for xanax...
and what hormones have you tried?some women don't do well with bios yet do well with the synthetic ones...

I have tried Menostar, Climara, Vivvelle Dot, Premarin,Estrdiol, Remifemin, Xanax gives me panic attacks

I really wish I had a good answer for you. I'm still looking for answers myself since my md's won't check my hormone levels. I actually found that xanax wears off quicker for me and klonopin makes the anxiety worse. Maybe you have some room to go up on the ativan dose? How much do you take?

I tried taking birth control for a month and it definitely make my anxiety worse (especially in the morning). I had a terrible time finding and AD. Right now I'm SLOWLY tapering up on zoloft and am finally starting to feel better. I have had to take a little extra ativan when I increase the dose, but if this works, I'm willing to try it. I still get frustrated that it's taking so long, and I'm terrified that I'll get up to the goal dose and it won't work.

I'll pray for you.

Angela

Right now I take 4 mgs. a day one MD told me that at times Ativan Xanax ect won,t even help if it,s Hormonal symptoms. I really don,t want to go up on it. Right now I<m trembling and nervous out of nowhere and I took the Ativan 1hr ago.

I am presently taking 4mgs aday and don,t want to go up on it Right now I,m trembling and nervous inside out of nowhere. I had one md tell me that ativan xanax ect.. won,t help at times if it,s the hormones doing it. lol to you.

Well, I know how you feel about not wanting to go up on the ativan. I really hate needing to take it at all. When I first started, I went to my primary doctor in tears because I was so afraid I would get addicted and never be able to come off. I asked her if she had other patient's on it and she said she had patient's that were taking up to two mg. four times a day. I don't know if your doctor is right about it not working if the problem is hormones, but I doubt it. When my symptoms are at their worst, (like anxiety of a 9.5 on a 1-10 scale) it definitely takes more medication to stop the anxiety. Xanax helps me most in the short term, but that's in addition to the ativan I take three times a day.

I'm really hoping the zoloft will start helping me soon and I can take less and less, but for now, I'm not going to worry about addiction or what other's think about me taking it. We have to do what it takes to take care of ourselves.

Don't give up
Angela

The one thing that stood out to me was that you mentioned having a hysterectomy. I had one at 30 and my symptoms reared around 37 -38. Anyone know if the symptoms can be worse after having a hysterectomy???

I can answer that with a big YES through research and speaking with MD,s menopause brouht on by hyster is the worse kind of menopause because we are abruptly shut off of hormones. Are you symptoms similar to mine?

Hi little lil, Can I ever relate to your post!!!!! I am 49 and last year was the anxiety from H***. I cannot work either because I either have raging anxiety or I feel sick with joint aches, pain and horrible fatigue. I can only explain this feeling as being sick but almost unable to describe what kind of sick. My body feel crappy, icky, gross, stiff, painful, overtired, exercise intolerant, blood sugar problems. memory problems, period problems, crying problems, pissed off problems. I had breast implants removed 3 weeks ago thinking it was mostly due to having these foreign objects in my body for nearly 10 years and I have noticed improvement but I also am smack dab in the middle of moving and I have pretty much lost all ground with my health. I am tired, burnt out, cranky, stiff and in major pain from doing to much lifting. I hate this!!! Before all of this peri, a move would have been a mere hiccup in my life. Now, it's a major cause of relapse. Hang in there, I know the anxiety will get better because I certainly am better in the anxiety department this year. Aside from the anxiety how do you feel with your energy level? Your not alone..............Debra

Hi little lil,

I think all we can do is cherish "the good days/hours/minutes" thats how I,m trying to do this.

You couldn,t make all this up could you? Just one thing after another..................

kathS

I wish I was making this up, Iwish it was all a bad dream but it,s not.

Misunderstanding sorted

If it helps any, know that you are not in this alone. I've been going through the anxiety and swings in health issues for many years. I was period free for 4 months and then it came back again after my doctor telling me I was probably in meno. Not yet, and I'm 55. It feels like a bad dream and I have had all the symptoms that I've read in these posts including the joint pain and feeling sick but not knowing what's wrong. I feel like I'm losing my mind at times and go through severe depressions. I have been on a lot of different medications and found out I can't take hormones they made me worse. I take Xanax and Klonopin and that helps, but not like it used to. I get severe nausea at times usually right before my period. The sweats and chills are horrible to deal with too. Each day I say another day is behind me, but what a way to have to live. Try and enjoy the good days even tho they may seem far between at times. I don't know what other words I can say to help you, but many of us are all going through this as you can see on these boards. I hope you get some relief soon.