at a loss with my anxiety, nausea and panic during my period????

Question

My periods are horrible, I have generalized anxiety disorder, i have a fear of vomiting, agoraphobia that seems to have gotten better minus the week of my period. I went to my doctor today and it was like she just didnt understand what I was saying to her. Is there something i can do to make my periods easier? My doc just prescibed me alesse birth control, and said it should help with my mood. I dont want to cover up these feelings, I want to know why I feel this way and what I can do about it.... anyone know whats going on?? im desperate

Answer 1

Omg, finally i read something that ive been looking for for a while now! I suffer from this too, i have a bad phobia of vomiting, social anxiety, agoraphobia, GAD that always ALWAYS decides to get worse at the time of my period and my doctor too has said to me that they just dont understand what im talking about, which is annoying! Ive seen a psych who is now veiwing medications to put me on to see if they help with any of it.
Apparently its just hormones (which is the most annoying thing to hear) and we pretty much have to put up with it unles we want to try meds, which is also annoying!
If you want to have a chat with me about it, feel free to mail me through my profile because i definatly know what you are going through!

Answer 2

These are actaully very common symptoms during menstrual periods.

The changes in hormone levels acually affect the brain chemistry as well (serotonin levels primarily).

The best "natural" way to treat this is VIGOROUS exercise - at least 30-45 minutes every day.

This will decrease the amount of menses, the pain, the cramps, the anxiety, the nausea, and the panic.

If you accompish this for at least 2-3 months and you have not satisfactorily relieved the symptoms - then you need to use medicines.

The birth control pills your doctor prescribed are a good start (may take 3-4 months for the full effect - sorry).

If that doesn't work, the single MOST effective solution is fluoxetine (which is the generic for Prozac).

Prozac is extremely safe in these situations, can be used as needed (or started a few days to a week before the period).

In fact, it works so effectively - the FDA allowed the makers of Prozac to sell it under the name of Sarafem.

That is silly - because you will pay a lot of $$ for a pill that is really cheap as a generic - and the generic works great (more than 80% of women with symptoms like yours have good or excellent relief with fluoxetine/Prozac/Sarafem).

Answer 3

It is probably hormones. They affect diff rent women in diff rent ways. If it is possible I would try seeing a counselor. It could be psychological and therapist are really great about dealing with those sort of things. It took me a long time to get up the nerve to go to one but I love it and look forward to every session now. It is really great just to be able to talk to someone who understands what is going on. However, most of my "moments" are around the time of my period too. So we have figured out that my hormones increase and cause a chemical imbalance during that time of the month. For some reason birth control makes it worse. I guess because I produce enough hormones on my own to make me crazy, anymore is just more wood on the fire. I have started on Celexa to help control the chemical imbalance. It was hard at first to get over the thought that I was abnormal but then I realized that two out of three people around me were on medication so I am normal and you are too. Just seek some help with a professional who can help you sort it all out. Best Wishes to you and God bless.

Answer 4

Usually all the symptoms you mention above are not necessarily your period, but often these types of conditions worsen at this time of the month. If you doctor did not help go to another one, write down all your worse feelings before you go, because sometimes its hard to explain everything when there. Tell them you need help.

I suffered for years thinking it was just my period, until found a really good doctor who explained that my symptoms just worsen at that time of the month and helped me to get to the real problem. It turned out I had aspergers, but you could have anything - so really find a doctor who wants to help so that you can sort the problem out and get on with your life. Too many woman suffer thinking it must be there periods, when usually thats only part of the problem.
Alz www.AsPlanet.info

Answer 5

I am single mum. I have been suffering for panic attacks for some 15 years now, though it was not until recently I understood what they were. They were progressively getting stronger and more frequent, stopping me from some days even leaving my house. I read this book and it all made perfect sense.

I am not saying I was not terrified of putting theory to action, I was more scared of that than the next attack! But I decided to view it as a game, one I had control of and could therefore not lose!

Answer 6

I agree, your symptoms are aggravated by your hormones but you need to find out why you have them in the first place.
I would try & find a therapist to help you sort them out.
I would keep a journal & see what other times they tend to show up. Have you always felt this way? Did it begin with purberty? Did something bad happen to you?
These are all things to think about.

Answer 7

this is probably because of your oestrogen hormone level in the blood make you feel anxiety and uneasy during your period. suggest you to see a gynae doctor to see whether they can help you...