Hi everyone ,
sorry but this menopause is getting me down my emotions are all over the place . Sorry again?
Peace - stop apologising - if you need to moan and vent your spleen this is the place to do it .We understand .Its blooming depressing and only so many tines you can moan to friends and family Isn’t there .I had about 3 hours sleep last night due to hot flushes and anxiety - it’s exhausting having to deal with it every day .
How are you today Moijan?
Belle did you get any sleep ?
Meant to say. Thank you all for your kind wishes…was admitted by my own choice…needed to bomb the cellulitis with i/v salvos
the food and the beds are good, staff absolutely lovely but will be good when I can go home
mx
Especially for all you ladies…may all of us have a calm and beautiful weekend plus good sleep
Very organised !!!
Feeling miserable today ,husband off on trip that we planned months ago thinking I would be well- Christmas dinner on a steam train trip through beautiful countryside.I have missed so many things over last 7 months due to b***p cancer and anxiety .Feeling a bit sorry for myself today .Son coming home for night to cheer me up . Belle my hot flushes have been a lot worse this week since I stopped using magnet .Going to start wearing it again,see what happens .Got virtually no sleep last night .
Moijan, I hope you are soon recovered enough to get home.
Jill, it sounds like your ladycare magnet works. I think I’ve mentioned auricular Acupuncture before, but I had 3 boosters while I was off and reduced to a minimum again. Saturday night is Zopiclone night now. Mobile switched off (sadly other half’s wasn’t and he had a Daaaad! Call at 3!). Anyway, I slept through. I daren’t take it on a work night, but half a phenergen gives a decentish sleep. Realise I sound like an addict but hoping there is something you can take. It’s worth asking again maybe? I think phenergen is used also with anxiety but think may not be indicated for asthma?
I survived 4 short days at coal face but nothing too taxing, start to ramp up this week, so fingers crossed.
Wishing you all peaceful Sundays and enjoy some son time Jill xx
I will have a look at Phenergan Janey.It will need to be more powerful than anxiety /hormones !!! I tend to wake up an hour after going to sleep in state of anxiety and it continues from there .CBT therapist said it is because the body relaxes then the mind says hang on a minute we should be on high alert and pumps up the adrenaline .My excercise for this week is to make myself hyperventilate to simulate physical panic symptoms so the body eventually recognises they are safe signs .Hard to do when you have spent months trying not to panic / hyperventilate !!!
Peace -stop apologising for being down -you are struggling ,this is the place to be honest about how you are feeling and not have to pretend like you do with friends and family .We have had cancer , now dealing with all the fall out -it’s hard .Put my magnet back on - see what happens ,have had worse hot flushes and a really bad headache since may be a co-incidence ??
Very organised Sue !!!
Put magnet back on Belle - see what happens.
Let’s hope we both get some relief soon Belle.Not having a good one today. Yesterday wasn’t as bad but crashed at teatime and set the scene for a bad night .
Same to you Belle .Tonight could be the night !!!
Any sleep Belle? I had a few hours interspersed with hot flushes and anxiety !! Husband headed off for a few hours and son gone back so feeling a bit low and tearful .Son will be back for a month in 2 weeks so that will be great support although will have to try not to rely on him too much. Dreading Christmas as struggle to get through regular days right now never mind with visitors .
Peace - was GP any help ?
Hi Peace , no unfortunately no quick fix - if only !!! I didn’t know you could just take beta blockers when you are feeling anxious - have you found that they work for you at all ?
Thank you Rubycat -let’s hope your healing vibes help us soon !!! Fingers crossed for some calm and sleep tonight Belle,Peace and anyone else struggling .
Hi ladies,
yes am am home now…my situation reminds me to just say…please check any extra drugs you want to take…with a pharmacist…e.g., I’ve been sent out on clarythramycin which can lengthen the Q`T interval which
'is part of the heart rate…some sleeping drugs, and also eribulin can do the same…you can imagine what might happen if you took two drugs together that might do that…
i mean, you must please yourselves, but I always double check now…also some vitamins and minerals can make drugs less effective…e.g., zinc, interferes with some chemo.s
love and best wishes
Moijanx?