Full time working mum struggling with menopause, and anxiety.
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Never thought the Menopause could be such a battle.
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Know what you mean ☹️
Hi - I don’t know how old you are but you will come out the other side. Not that that helps right now. If you’re on hrt let the professionals know that you are still struggling. If you’re not and you don’t want to, try and find pockets of time for yourself - a facial, yoga etc because this will help lower your cortisol levels.
Educate yourself as much as you can that helped me and maybe think about joining a group of people that are going through the menopause such as a menopause cafe type club. Having the support of women going through the same thing can be invaluable
I totally get how you're feeling. Menopause can be so confusing and overwhelming, especially when you don’t know what’s coming next. I've struggled with anxiety, stress, and depression alongside all the other menopause symptoms like hot flashes, until my daughter suggested I seek professional help. It’s important to realise you’re NOT alone in this, and you don’t have to struggle through it alone. There are so many options now to make things more manageable—from medication to holistic approaches.
Having someone to give me personalised advice was such a relief, and if you’re thinking about it, I really recommend finding a menopause specialist. I found mine on Doctify (here’s the link if you’re interested: doctify.com/uk/find/menopau....
It was honestly such a weight off my shoulders to have that support, especially with my upcoming ovary removal and the extra stress of dealing with the BRCA1 gene mutation.
Stay strong and sending so much love! ❤️
Thank you so much, I have started speaking with a specialist as I also suffer from anxiety, stress and depression. Xx
Sorry to hear that you are struggling.
Just a thought, has your GP tested your thyroid function recently? Although anxiety and depression can coincide with the menopause, these can also be a sign of a struggling thyroid and too little thyroid hormones. Especially low levels of T3, which is the active thyroid hormone, have a great impact on anxiety and depression. Although physicians are usually testing just TSH, it would be good to test T4 and T3 also to have a better picture of your overall thyroid function.
Many people are deficient in Magnesium, which is an important mineral and has wide reaching functions in our bodily processes, including energy. Magnesium can help you cope better with stress and anxiety. However, most Magnesium supplements contain cheap ingredients such as Magnesium oxide, and they do not work well as your body cannot readily absorb these. Better forms are Magnesium citrate (can be laxative though), magnesium glycinate or taureate.
What can also help is supplementation with Vitamin D3. Many people in the UK are deficient in Vitamin D, due to the lack of sunshine and Vit D in the diet. Even the UK government recomments Vit D supplementation in the winter months, although if you are severely deficient, the recommended levels would be too low to build up your levels sufficiently. You can test your Vit D privately, if your GP would not do it, and then supplement based on your levels. Vit D3 supplements up to 4000IU daily are classed as safe, however you need to take them with Vitamin K2, which directs the calcium from your diet into the bones (many supplements offer Vit D3 + K2 these days). And if you take Vit D3 and K2 with some magnesium as well, you can help your body absorb it much better.
I would strongly advise against multivitamins, as they have too low concentrations of essential vitamins and use cheap ingredients, that cannot be utilised by the body. They also contain iron, which prevents the absorption of all the other ingredients, so not money well spent. Besides, it is better to supplement essential things that you are deficient in and not everything else you don't need.
Sorry for the long post, just though I give you some pointers and thoughts to start from. Hope you will feel better soon!
Thank you. Yes I have an underactive thyroid and already on treatment for that and I was just prescribed vitamin D and folic acid and I am taking magnesium, so starting to feel better x
Glad that you are starting to feel better - it is a long road, especially when you have a thyroid disease as well, but with the right treatment and supplements you will get better.
Just a tip, folic acid is not well absorbed by the body, especially in people with thyroid disease. So even if you have been prescribed it in higher doses, your body may not be able to make much use of it.
5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) is a better form and is available as good quality supplements, often as a Vit B complex. Very efficient for energy and general well-being.
All the best! 
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