PMT anxiety/panic attacks/overthinking/constant chatter

[CMF]

Hi,

I am 46 and have always suffered anxiety on and off. The last few months I have had triggers that caused anxiety and I will have a particular thing that I panic and worry about. I have started to notice that it happens more around that time of the month. I do suffer other pmt symptoms but am noticing a pattern with the anxiety now. There will be a trigger, I will feel panic/anxiety during the day and wake at times during the night as i constantly think negative things about it about. It will then it will lift, like a dark cloud has been removed from my mind and I think more rationally and of positive things re what I am anxious about and tell myself how silly I was being. I will then feel ok and more upbeat until the negative talk sets in again-i.e when I wake the next morning. When this happens I try to remember that I was feeling ok and why I was feeling ok and that it is the anxiety making me think negatively but it is an ongoing cycle. I know hormones play a part in this. I have a dr apt next week but I am assuming it is hormone related as my last few anxiety/panic attacks have been around the time of the month. My cycles etc are also changing.

I am taking magnesium and B6 now and drinking chamomile and green tea.

Has anyone been though this or had experience with pmt anxiety.

cmf

[Just Sara]

Hey CMF;

I've been following your journey and thought I'd pop in to say 'hi'.

The Perimenopause thing can be horrible; throwing you from one thing to another. I found that when hormones were out and anxiety came out of nowhere, I'd self talk to establish some grounding. Telling myself out loud that things were a normal process of ending one cycle to prepare for the next, had a positive affect. Sometimes it's just knowing we're normal and things will be terrible sometimes that makes all the difference.

Anxiety can be triggered by bodily sensations too, memories are also stored in our body's cells. Connecting with your body as an 'organism' helps to alleviate fear associated with not knowing what's wrong and trying to guess or analyse why it's happening.

Magnesium helps the heart and brain chemistry. There's a mix called Recharge and Relax by Ethical Nutrients I use. I also take Essential Greens powder for balance of digestion.

Not everything is about our minds. Cutting down simple carbs like flour and sugar can have a dramatic affect on mood and sleep. 'That Sugar Film' is a good doco to watch that has great info about the affects of sugar in our diet.

Balance is the key to getting through a woman's 'curse' as they call it. Mind and body as one.

Wishing you well with this part of your journey.

Dizzy xo

[CMF]

HI Dizzy,

Thanks so much for following and posting. Yes, yes, yes to everything. I do the self talk and I really try and reflect on how I feel when I'm feeling good because that's when I can cope with things and remind myself that it is the anxiety that is causing the stress, not the actual situation I'm stressing about.

I'm aware of the sugars and carbs and do try to cut down and have been told about our cells holding memories.

Thanks for all the info, I don't feel so much like I'm going crazy. I missed a period last month and looks like I may miss it this month. The high anxiety has been around the same time each month. Today I feel on top of the world, very positive and in charge. I'm going to hold on to this feeling as long as I can before the next hurricane hits.

Thanks again

cmf x

[CMF]

HI

Well i thought I'd post an update here. After seeing my dr and having hormones tested i now know i am in perimenopause. i have been given a natural supplement to regulate hormones which i have taken for pmt in the past. I took them for a few months but become extremely, uncomfortably bloated so i stopped. I was doing ok, feeling positive, had plans for this year as my little one is at kinder ie get fit, do a course, things around the house but I'm struggling again now for a few weeks. It is the same as last year. Like a permanent pmt. Tired, moody, anxious, bloated, hot flushes and have not been getting my period. i tell myself i've been here before and got through but of course it does not make it easier.

I guess i will either start the supplements again or go back to the dr.