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21-06-10, 18:05
I haven't posted here for a long time and I really thought I would not have to again. I used to suffer dreadfully with anxiety and panic which I discovered was due to hormones. My body has never liked oestrogen and I was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2006.
Following surgery which included removal of my ovaries, I was not allowed HRT as the cancer had been caused by oestrogen:ohmy:.
The interesting thing is that although surgical menopause is horrible I found my anxiety disappeared.I started using just a little testosterone which helped immensely with mood and energy.
When I got my all clear last year the surgeon put me on low dose oestrogen but I was unable to tolerate it as it made me feel terribly anxious so I have been trying all sorts of natural remedies to deal with the hot flushes which the testosterone doesn't help with.
About a month ago I bought a natural product called "LadyCare Magnet" which is worn next to the tummy and is supposed to balance hormones and get rid of menopausal symptoms. It started working straight away and at first I thought it was marvellous as my flushes stopped. After a couple of weeks though I began to notice myself becoming extremely anxious and then tearful. I started feeling fearful of everything again. I just had a vague sense of doom not linked to any particular thing. In the end I removed the magnet, but I had the most strange experience. My brain seemed to go into a bubble of horror and terror and the ordinary world seemed far away. I remember this feeling as I used to have it years ago and it has really freaked me out.
I am not feeling quite so bad now and I am using St John's Wort because I believe something happened to my brain chemistry. I had honestly forgotten what that feeling was like though. I had a nervous breakdown about 16 years ago and I thought I had put it all behind me. I feel as though I have lost all my confidence and every time I think about the feeling my stomach churns. I feel a part of me that I thought had gone has returned and I don't like it! I have lost any feelings of happiness. I am just full of dread again. I called the magnet people and they told me that if I have removed it the effect should go but I am quite scared.
Sorry this is so long but I just need to tell someone.......
janet c
Following surgery which included removal of my ovaries, I was not allowed HRT as the cancer had been caused by oestrogen:ohmy:.
The interesting thing is that although surgical menopause is horrible I found my anxiety disappeared.I started using just a little testosterone which helped immensely with mood and energy.
When I got my all clear last year the surgeon put me on low dose oestrogen but I was unable to tolerate it as it made me feel terribly anxious so I have been trying all sorts of natural remedies to deal with the hot flushes which the testosterone doesn't help with.
About a month ago I bought a natural product called "LadyCare Magnet" which is worn next to the tummy and is supposed to balance hormones and get rid of menopausal symptoms. It started working straight away and at first I thought it was marvellous as my flushes stopped. After a couple of weeks though I began to notice myself becoming extremely anxious and then tearful. I started feeling fearful of everything again. I just had a vague sense of doom not linked to any particular thing. In the end I removed the magnet, but I had the most strange experience. My brain seemed to go into a bubble of horror and terror and the ordinary world seemed far away. I remember this feeling as I used to have it years ago and it has really freaked me out.
I am not feeling quite so bad now and I am using St John's Wort because I believe something happened to my brain chemistry. I had honestly forgotten what that feeling was like though. I had a nervous breakdown about 16 years ago and I thought I had put it all behind me. I feel as though I have lost all my confidence and every time I think about the feeling my stomach churns. I feel a part of me that I thought had gone has returned and I don't like it! I have lost any feelings of happiness. I am just full of dread again. I called the magnet people and they told me that if I have removed it the effect should go but I am quite scared.
Sorry this is so long but I just need to tell someone.......
janet c