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by Sandee_B » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:59 am
Hi Shelly, if that's you in the picture, you are such a gorgeous gal! ANyway, I can totally relate to you. My anxiety and panic came out of no where last October. I'm 32, and I have simular anxiety around periods and pms and that. I would check with your doctor about getting your progesterone hormone levels checked. I'm going to tomorrow. PMS and menopausal women have ups and lows and then some just have very little progesterone in their systems at all and that can cause anxiety. Progesterone cream is actually prescribed for menopausal woman to help with thier change in life and it is also prescribed for ladies with horrible pms, some just use it 2 weeks a month to help level out their hormones. This is all pretty new to me and that's why I'm going to talk to the doctor. I have a 3 and half year old and a 21 month old and last fall, before the panic attacks, I was just all of a sudden not doing well on my birth control, so they switched me to a sister pill of Yaz and it just got worse- panic attacks. No one ever mentioned checking my hormone levels because that could be part of it. So, just a suggestion for you to look into. Also, the program is available in monthly payments as low as $30.00 a month and that's what I do because we're so broke, I'm a stay at home MOM. But, if you think the program was working for you, you just have to make a couple cuts a month to afford it. It is the only thing and well of course God, but it has just gotten me out of the cycle of anxiety. It also sounds if you have a ton of anticipatory anxiety, where you're constantly thinking, when next will it happen? I also went through that- and what they say in the program about when you're not afraid of the panics and symptoms they'll stop coming. And it's true. Everyone has set backs. I had one 2 weeks ago when I was pms-ing and wasn't keeping up on my program and self care and it sort of snuck up on me. But, It's just practice. Self talk is good for you. Your brain can only believe what you tell it and it you keep filling it with the positive stuff and keep with it, sooner or later your brain won't remember the old stuff. Also, try reading Shad Helmstetters What You Say When You Talk TO Yourself, it's all about positive self talk and how the brain works. The book is only $6-$7 dollars at like Barnes&Noble or the like. I have recently picked up Battlefield Of THe MInd by Joyce Meyer. It is suppose to be really good, and has gotten good reviews here. I can't stress enough how important the program is. So, you say your stubborn- use that towards your recovery! And also, don't get down on yourself about so much. You made it to Blockbuster and had the feeling- ALL RIGHT! You did it! That's an accomplishment. Anyway, feel free to e-mail me if you want. We sound like we have a lot in common, age, kids, and the panic attacks recently started. I felt kinda different because I haven't had this for years and years like some people, but there are all kinds of us! Good Luck and God Bless!
Shelly