Hi newbie here. What is my problem?

[Scarlett28]

Is menopause making me feel like this or is it ADHD, OCD, RSD, anxiety, repressed childhood trauma?

I can not focus/concentrate anymore. I’m all over the place at work, I rarely can make it through a movie & reading is difficult. I’m highly sensitive to others words, especially my parents & sibling. I need my routine, I live alone & spend most of my time alone walking & working on puzzles. I eat healthy & take vitamin d, bcomplex, zinc, magnesium, omega. I took sertraline for 3 years but it just made me feel flat & my counselor told me to stop talking to my parents since I have childhood abandonment issues & don’t feel accepted.

My periods stopped at 46. Is there a test. I can ask my dr for? Any information or other experiences welcomed🙏

[Lara1244]

Hi Scarlett - I’m so sorry to hear about the problems you are experiencing. Your GP can do a blood test which will establish whether you are menopausal - they test levels of hormones in your blood. You may have experienced an early menopause. I hope this helps.

[Junkjournal1]

Hi I feel the same I’m 52 years old been on Sertraline for many years after a real bad setback 3years ago with hrt not agreeing with me I was in a really bad place. Today I’m sitting here with total relapse literally in the last 24 hours. Menopause? Anxiety? Depression? I also suffer from ibs d which is doing my head in. Been on so many different diets think I’ve got it under control then bam I spend hours of my life on the toilet. I also feel that everyone else is so much better than me when I look at their lives I’m feeling quite worthless and insecure at the moment.

[Scarlett28 in reply to Junkjournal1]

Hi, I totally understand. The only thing sertraline has done for me is stop the crying. Now I’m just eating healthy, taking a few supplements & exercising every day. I have good days & bad days, but oh those bad days. I just felt myself slipping this afternoon so I grabbed my headset & got outside & walked for the second time today, I’m glad it helps me some. I used to have really bad ibs in my younger years, too many antibiotics.Yes I fear I’m missing out & worry too much about everything. I’m divorced, no kids, no friends, no pets…pathetic.

[Raggedy-Ann]

Hi Scarlett28, You're probably in peri-menapause. I been going through the change for a few years now. Whew the hot flashes hit me every night. There is one thought that helps me. All the women in the world go through this. It makes me feel like I am a part of this sisterhood with all women. You are not alone. I too am divorced and have no children... I do have 3 dogs, small older dogs. I highly suggest getting a dog. You can share all that love you have inside you and get love in return.