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Mar 14, 2014, 09:36 AM
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This is really a question for other women on the forum. How do you deal with Anxiety during TOM? Mine gets really bad during my monthly. It's been extremely bad this month to the point of panic attacks happening while at work. I just got over one that lasted about 30min - 60min. I typically only have them at night before bed or in the car.
I already try talking myself out of it, walking, and breathing exercises which eventually helps but I wish I could do something to help prevent them or at least figure out a quicker way to come back down. I think what triggers it (beyond all the hormonal stuff) is dry mouth, which is a side effect of my medicine Lexapro 10mg. When I have dry mouth I feel like I cant breath for some reason. Suggestions? |
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Mar 14, 2014, 10:08 AM
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I always have a glass/bottle of something in my hand. I purchased Biotine which claims to help with dry mouth, but hate the flavor.
QUOTE=ChangingMyMind;3639037]This is really a question for other women on the forum. How do you deal with Anxiety during TOM? Mine gets really bad during my monthly. It's been extremely bad this month to the point of panic attacks happening while at work. I just got over one that lasted about 30min - 60min. I typically only have them at night before bed or in the car. I already try talking myself out of it, walking, and breathing exercises which eventually helps but I wish I could do something to help prevent them or at least figure out a quicker way to come back down. I think what triggers it (beyond all the hormonal stuff) is dry mouth, which is a side effect of my medicine Lexapro 10mg. When I have dry mouth I feel like I cant breath for some reason. Suggestions?[/QUOTE]
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Mar 14, 2014, 11:27 AM
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It sucks because it makes it hard to eat and drink anything when I have anxiety. I always have the lump in the throat feeling so I don't want to eat. I just got lunch but can't eat because of that feeling.
Sigh. Guess I'll wait till i passes. |
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Mar 15, 2014, 05:33 AM
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In a nutshell, badly. The headaches and cramps and being forced to get up at regular intervals just make me feel like crud. I push away from friends and family yet more - not helped by the fact that my immediate support network is almost entirely blokes. I get anxiety about if people can see what's going on, that I've made a mess.
And then comes the anaemia making movement yet harder and feeling guilty and awful about having dealt with it so poorly. I just try to drink plenty, keep eating and make sure I make a note whenever I take painkillers so I don't end up without them.
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100mg Quetiapine XR eve, 250mg Pregabalin bd, 50mg morn, 100mg eve Trazodone, 1mg Lorazepam eve, 20mg omeproazole morn, 135mg mebeverine thrice daily, 30/500 Co-codamol bd. Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, Anxiety, Panic, Depression, Psuedo-pyschosis, Chronic knee pain, Stomach "problems", Chronic anaemia. Dyslexia/Dyspraxia. Just trying to get through one day at a time. |
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Mar 15, 2014, 06:03 PM
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It's bad for me too. When my anxiety is bad food is like saw dust so eating is hard. As far during that time of the month all my regular symptoms are heightened. Plus cramps and intense exhaustion. My mind is so much more cloudy which makes managing the anxiety harder. I try to drink lots of water and I talk to my female friends about it.
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