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RE: The perimenopausal brain: the 3 am chronicles

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Yes it is a wild ride and some days I don’t like it at all. The anxiety is something I recognize as well and I hate it so intensely. But we will support each other, won’t we?

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The anxiety is driving me crazy. I'm riding it now as we speak (or type), always feeling on edge like I'm facing a lion and ready to fight it off. Lack of sleep triggers it, and so do unhealthy eating choices. And the migraine...oh God...I wish I could get this menopause done and over with, instead of waiting for years for everything to shrivel like a prune or go south.

My husband suggested me to read a book and it helped me to understand. Stupid enough my mother never talked about it. When I think about it now, she was laying a lot on the couch that time and had a sever depression. And that is the only thing I don’t want now. So I’m searching a way to deal with it. But it drives me crazy as well. I don’t recognize myself since.

My mom also suffered from migraines, but I was unaware of any other symptoms, so I assume anxiety was one of them. She would chain smoke like a chimney when she felt edgy. I don't recognize myself, either. Since fatigue set in, I've struggled to work out too.

Yes me too. And people want to help, and I understand. Starting with the question: what do you want to do now (being selfemployed). Certainly on days where just surviving the day is a big issue. So I do recognize it. Not going out with friends as well. It has a lot of impact

Very true. I skipped church on Sundays, or if I attended, I would fall asleep during sermons...so what's the point of attending then? My body wants to sleep, but my mind is racing. It's a vicious cycle.

Exactly that feeling. Couldn’t have said it any better way