I,m 3 years post (Total Hyster) and still have horrid anxiety at times. Sometimes it,s there and manageable other times it feels like a massive surge out of nowhere starts in my stomach then up throughout my body. It feels like your going to go crazy it comes on so quick. Then the anxioue thoughts sob just want to cry, can last for minutes or hours though intensity let.s up When I get these I don,t even want to move at times or know what to do withmyself. For the kast 3 days I was doing great controlling the anxiety then bang out of nowhere get hut with this.What the heck is going on in our bodies that this happens? I have total hormone imbalance can,t take HRT. Take Ativan but when this happens Ativan doesn,t touch it, Just started low dose of Elavil, my last chance I,m so sensitive to meds. Can anyone relate? Thanks I post alot about anxiety because I,ve never had any of this before my surg. and it scares the heck out of me. My own MD told me My case was to COMPLEX due to loss of Hormones and sensitivities to meds he has NOTHING else to offer me!!!!

That only describe the "he**" that this time of life is. You are not alone. Anxiety is weird and not asked for. it just happens. Who invited it?

little lil,

I'm 10 YEARS POST, and still have very bad anxiety. I too take ativan and now beta blocker for racing and started today on BP meds. I have no idea why this is happening to us. I think I've bought every book, I have to say that the ONLY thing that makes me feel better is coming here on PS and getting my friends to hold my hand and pray for me. I feel like such a loser so many times, but the ladies here are used to me here, LOL and they put up with me ....I'm super sensitve to meds too and cant' take alot of the SSRI's, maybe you arent taking Ativan enough, when I was at my worse I had to take it 3 times a day, just to settle down a bit to even function. I have to admit I have had weeks and months of feeling okay and then these days been kind of falling on my butt ...we have to hold each other up and keep going. What else can we do. I was listening to a CD today in my car on my way to work , I didnt' think I could work today I didnt' sleep much last night, but it talked about being grateful for something every day in our lives and to try and change the focus of negative thinking. I know I have ALOT to be grateful for, i'm sure you do too. So, today, you and I should try and focus on ONE good thing in our lives.

1) Today I am grateful that I have my friends on PS

Hugs

Moozie

I understand. I am not post yet, and I am on bsp's but somedays are awful in every way. My tmj is so bad and sinuses too and now my stomach is acting up. I then get very anxious from all of this and am really tired of feeling like this, like I am going to go crazy. Why is it though that none of my firends are going through this so bad? I feel like such a loser sometimes and wonder why I can't just shake it off. Usually it's not too bad but the last two days are not good. I really just want to go to bed. I feel shaky, headachy and nervous, for no reason at all, just edgy and I hate it. I, too, am grateful for you guys and would be lost without you. Keep in touch so we can hold ourselves together.

I too am grateful for everyone on PS Thanks