Anxiety and Women's PMS/ Menstrual Issues

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:57 am

My anxiety is heightened at that time of the month for me too. Some months are worse than others. The tools in the program seem to be helping with that. I also take a vitamin B complex and a calcium supplement which seem to help some too. Darn that Aunt Flo

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:57 am

Originally posted by deedee00:
Hi DebDeb.

I know how you feel with the lightheadness. I had it for many, many, years. It was horrible.

I can't believe I had even become anxious about having my Menstruation.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:42 am

Hi DebDeb. It gets better when you decide not to be afraid of it. That goes for the lightheadness and the other body symptoms. The fear is really what brings on the symptoms and keeps them here. When you stop being afraid, they actually goes away. After all, that's all anxiety is-fear.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:24 pm

OH YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That time of month for me is the absolute worst!!!!!!! My anxiety is so high, I feel like I'm going crazy, but like Missletoes said, she tells herself, it's anxiety and she knows what it is and it will go away. It's true, that has helped me and it's true, it doesn't always go away, but reassuring myself with that statement does help. I say, Ok, I'm going to feel like this for a few days, but I will get over it, and I always do. Just so hard. I tried all kinds of vitamins, and none worked for me. I think I'm going to try calcium again and B vitamins again.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:11 pm

It is great to hear I'm not alone. I just want to go to the ob/gyn dr and say FIX IT! Aunt Flo visited the day I received my kit. I was anxious and my heart was beating out of my chest the whole week before. You have given me hope - I am looking forward to a different experience next month.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:03 pm

I can relate to the anxiety only. I have been anxious for so long it is hard for me to remember how to talk to myself and be aware of my body when I've lived in my head all my adult life and been a victim of all the negative thoughts. Especially when I have been violated by someone. Sorry cannot relate to that time of month since I of age not to experience that any longer. However the anxiety yes I can relate to it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:45 pm

I, too, get very anxious at that time of the month.... In fact, I have been journaling my panic and anxiety for almost 2 years now and see a trail that starts about a week before "Aunt Flo" visits (I love that term, by the way), and last month I went to the doctor and talked to him about it and he prescribed me Effexor to take the week before my visitor, and guess what? I didn't need it this month, funny eh?
I guess just knowing that I had the medication was enough to keep me on the straight and narrow before it this time, because I dread and panic at the thought of taking medication of any kind.
I just kept saying to myself, I feel lousy but this too shall pass, and it did!
Anyway, that is my bit to the post.
Take Care all
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