Ladies - Does your Anxiety Get Worse AT THAT Time of the Month?

[hazy]

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?

[smb25]

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

[PanchoGoz]

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...

[emmi]

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

[emmawalton]

yes i do i hate it

[petram]

most def xx

[lanah123g]

Yup , usually a day or 2 before it starts , my anxiety gets bad then for about 3 days , it's torturing

[nicola1980]

I came on yesterday 2 weeks late and really heavy and since then my my anxiety and panics have been thro the roof???? xx

[Laine]

yep but just lately my periods have been irregular so I always seem to be anxious waiting for them to start!

[Maxine1001]

Yeah, the week before my cycle is definatly worse anxiety wise