Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
I was just wondering whether any of the ladies on here experience a worsening of your panic/anxiety when you are due on?
I find that the week before 'P' day I notice I am feeling generally unwell and very anxious, panicing and all the usual. I then after the event feel fine, can anyone explain this?
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
Hi Hazy
After 18 months of anxiety, my docs have said that my menstrual cycle is the major cause of my anxiety. It is about 10 days before my period. Not sure what hormones it is but they appear to drop too low at this time causing the anxiousness. I am on cipralex which has helped but to be honest, knowing the reason actually helped to. It gets me through knowing "its not me" its my hormones....
The reason this has only come to light for me is prior to this time I was always on some sort of contraception, therefore not having periods in some cases and not a "real" cycle in others. My hubbie had the snip two years ago so I finally came off contraception and then this anxiety started very shortly after.
Its taken a long time for the docs to get to this conclusion and to be honest I have seen a few therapists who do disagree but I have to say, i think they are wrong, in my case. I don't "dis" therapists, they do a great job and have helped me, infact i am starting CBT very shortly to try and teach me better "coping" techniques.
Hormones, menstrual cycles etc can have a big part to play in this lovely little world of anxiety sufferers!
x
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
Same as abov, 10 days before is when it starts for me then ends on the big P day. Up your anxiety strategies during this time.
Lots of threads to read on this.
Happy P day to you, happy P day to you...
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
hi i have it is called pmdd which is nothing to worry about in that it won't kill you but it is horrendous look it up on internet and you might feel better x
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
Yup , usually a day or 2 before it starts , my anxiety gets bad then for about 3 days , it's torturing
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
I came on yesterday 2 weeks late and really heavy and since then my my anxiety and panics have been thro the roof???? xx
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
yep but just lately my periods have been irregular so I always seem to be anxious waiting for them to start!
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
Yeah, the week before my cycle is definatly worse anxiety wise
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
I am really bad for 2 weeks prior to coming on , it eases slightly once it starts so all in all I only feel normal for 1 week a month .
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
Yes same as above suffering big time at the moment feels like one thing after anoth back to bc worry now as tender boob is back and weird twinges I hate this
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
Im on my day 4 of my period now and its unusually heavy but my anxiety is through the roof i feel awful with it like im on the verge of a panic attack all the time, i feel v low and extremely tearful and cant be bothered to do anything yet b4 it came i was feeling loads better?? X x
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
i'm like it all the time, but yes it is worse, and when im on too...
Re: Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?
YES! Mine anxiety always gets worse around that time xxx